Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook) Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
000
FNUS52 KCAE 181754 CCA
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
130 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013
.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL REMAIN HIGH TODAY AND TONIGHT
ASSOCIATED WITH A WEST TO EAST ORIENTED FRONTAL ZONE. AVERAGE
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE AREA WILL BE AROUND ONE INCH THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT A LITTLE FARTHER
SOUTH WEDNESDAY AND MOISTURE WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT. THERE WILL
BE SOME AREAS OF FOG AND LOW STRATUS WEDNESDAY MORNING.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-190915-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ...
EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON
130 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 70 30 20 20
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
MIN/MAX TEMP 69 90 68 89
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 9 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.46 0.14 0.01 0.02
PRECIP DURATION 3 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 11 PM CONTINUING
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 97 41 97 43
DSI 3 3
LAL 4 4 2 2
HAINES INDEX 3 4 4 4
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4300 4600
DISPERSION 11PM-7AM/GD 7PM-8AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 8 NE 10
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 34400 46000
ADI EARLY 39 FAIR 18 GEN POOR 23 FAIR 23 FAIR
ADI LATE 7 POOR 27 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 37 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 6 4 7
MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 7 2
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-190915-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...SALUDA...
RIDGE SPRING
130 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 70 30 20 20
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
MIN/MAX TEMP 69 89 67 87
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 10 G20 N 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 5 N 5 LGT/VAR NE 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.49 0.12 0.01 0.02
PRECIP DURATION 3 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 AM CONTINUING
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 98 42 99 44
DSI 3 3
LAL 4 4 2 2
HAINES INDEX 3 5 5 4
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4400 4700
DISPERSION 11PM-7AM/GD 7PM-8AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 8 NE 10
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 35200 47000
ADI EARLY 40 FAIR 21 FAIR 27 FAIR 22 FAIR
ADI LATE 8 POOR 31 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 35 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 6 4 8
MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 7 2
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-190915-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...
WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...BAMBERG...DENMARK
130 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 70 30 20 20
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
MIN/MAX TEMP 70 89 68 89
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 8 G17 NW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 5 N 5 LGT/VAR E 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.54 0.45 0.05 0.02
PRECIP DURATION 3 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 4 AM CONTINUING
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 99 45 99 45
DSI 3 3
LAL 4 4 2 2
HAINES INDEX 4 3 4 4
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4500 5000
DISPERSION 11PM-7AM/GD 7PM-8AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 8 E 10
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 36000 50000
ADI EARLY 37 FAIR 22 FAIR 26 FAIR 25 FAIR
ADI LATE 7 POOR 32 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 42 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 7 5 9
MAX LVORI LATE 7 2 8 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
SCZ015-016-022-029-190915-
LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND...
CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE
130 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 70 40 30 20
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
MIN/MAX TEMP 69 87 67 86
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 10 G17 N 8 LGT/VAR NE 6
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 7 N 5 LGT/VAR E 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.56 0.25 0.03 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 3 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 1 AM CONTINUING
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 98 46 100 47
DSI 3 3
LAL 4 4 2 2
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 4
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4400 4700
DISPERSION 11PM-7AM/GD 9PM-7AM/FA
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 9 E 12
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 39600 56400
ADI EARLY 38 FAIR 28 FAIR 25 FAIR 25 FAIR
ADI LATE 10 POOR 31 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 37 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 6 5 8
MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 8 2
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-036>038-190915-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON...
RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...
MANNING...SUMMERTON
130 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 70 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
MIN/MAX TEMP 71 88 68 88
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 9 G15 NW 7 LGT/VAR NE 6
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 7 N 5 LGT/VAR E 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.57 0.49 0.05 0.02
PRECIP DURATION 3 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 4 AM CONTINUING
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 99 47 100 44
DSI 3 3
LAL 4 4 2 2
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 4
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4500 5000
DISPERSION 11PM-7AM/GD 9PM-7AM/FA
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 9 E 13
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 40500 65000
ADI EARLY 39 FAIR 28 FAIR 27 FAIR 25 FAIR
ADI LATE 9 POOR 31 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 39 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 7 5 9
MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 8 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
$$
ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
1-6..... VERY POOR
7-12.... POOR
13-20... GENERALLY POOR
21-40... FAIR
41-60... GENERALLY GOOD
61-100.. GOOD
>100.... VERY GOOD
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
LVORI RANGES FROM 1 TO 10 WHERE 1 REPRESENTS THE LOWEST RISK
AND 10 REPRESENTS THE HIGHEST RISK
$$