Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC

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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
226 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT.
EXPECT FAIR DISPERSION TONIGHT AS BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS NOT EXPECTED
TO BECOME CALM. SINKING AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BRING LOW HUMIDITY AND LIGHTER NORTHEAST WINDS FOR
SATURDAY. MIN RHS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE THROUGH THE TEENS WITH
MIXING HEIGHTS RISING BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET. TRANSPORT
WINDS WILL BE NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. THE AIR MASS WILL BE TOO
DRY FOR FOG TONIGHT. THE NOCTURNAL INVERSION WILL SET UP AROUND
8 PM THIS EVENING AND MIX OUT BY 10 AM SATURDAY.

CONDITIONS WILL MODERATE FOR SUNDAY WITH MIN RH AROUND 25 PERCENT
AND MIXING HEIGHTS 5000 TO 5500 FEET. NORTHEAST TRANSPORT WINDS
SUNDAY MORNING WILL BECOME LIGHT SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-250915-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ...
EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON
226 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
MIN/MAX TEMP          48           79           50           83
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N  5 G17     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            0
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY %    79           17           92           22
DSI                                3                         3
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          6            5            5            5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4100                      5400
DISPERSION            9PM-7AM/FA                7PM-8AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  7                     SW  7
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 28700                     37800
ADI EARLY             70 GOOD      36 FAIR      22 FAIR      11 POOR
ADI LATE              5 VERY POOR  34 FAIR      1 VERY POOR  25 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       2            4            3            6
MAX LVORI LATE        3            2            6            2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

SCZ020-021-026-250915-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...SALUDA...
RIDGE SPRING
226 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
MIN/MAX TEMP          47           78           48           81
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N  6 G18     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            0
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY %    76           17           94           25
DSI                                3                         3
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          6            5            6            6
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4200                      5400
DISPERSION            9PM-7AM/FA                7PM-8AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  9                     W  7
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 37800                     37800
ADI EARLY             67 GOOD      36 FAIR      28 FAIR      12 POOR
ADI LATE              4 VERY POOR  34 FAIR      2 VERY POOR  31 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       2            3            3            6
MAX LVORI LATE        3            2            6            2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-250915-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...
WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...BAMBERG...DENMARK
226 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
MIN/MAX TEMP          48           79           50           84
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N  7 G20     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            0
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY %    85           17           100          24
DSI                                3                         4
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          5            5            5            5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4400                      5600
DISPERSION            9PM-7AM/FA                7PM-8AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  7                     W  7
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 30800                     39200
ADI EARLY             67 GOOD      48 GEN GOOD  16 GEN POOR  7 POOR
ADI LATE              3 VERY POOR  46 GEN GOOD  2 VERY POOR  24 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            5            3            8
MAX LVORI LATE        4            2            7            2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

SCZ015-016-022-029-250915-
LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND...
CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE
226 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
MIN/MAX TEMP          46           76           48           80
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N  9 G24     N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N  5         NW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            0
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY %    75           18           91           24
DSI                                3                         4
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          5            6            6            5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4400                      5600
DISPERSION            11PM-7AM/GD               7PM-8AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 14                     W 10
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 61600                     56000
ADI EARLY             74 GOOD      52 GEN GOOD  38 FAIR      21 FAIR
ADI LATE              4 VERY POOR  54 GEN GOOD  3 VERY POOR  33 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       2            3            3            5
MAX LVORI LATE        3            1            5            2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

SCZ027-028-031-036>038-250915-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON...
RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...
MANNING...SUMMERTON
226 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
MIN/MAX TEMP          48           77           50           82
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N  8 G22     N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      NW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            0
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY %    78           16           96           25
DSI                                3                         4
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          6            5            5            5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4400                      5800
DISPERSION            11PM-7AM/GD               7PM-8AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 10                     W  8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 44000                     46400
ADI EARLY             71 GOOD      54 GEN GOOD  25 FAIR      16 GEN POOR
ADI LATE              4 VERY POOR  51 GEN GOOD  2 VERY POOR  29 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       2            4            3            6
MAX LVORI LATE        3            2            6            2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL.  PRECIPITATION NEAR 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

$$





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