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

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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SE SOUTH CAROLINA AND SE GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
347 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.DISCUSSION...
A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT
WITH HIGH PRESSURE RETURNING FOR MID WEEK. GUSTY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ON WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS TO THE SOUTH LATE IN THE
WEEK.

GAZ087-088-SCZ040-092230-
JENKINS-SCREVEN-ALLENDALE-
347 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE
CHANCE PRECIP         70           20           0
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.19         0.04         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       3            1
PRECIP BEGIN          11 AM        CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 PM
MAX/MIN TEMP          59           28           48
MIN/MAX RH            68           85           25
WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY  E  4         SW  9 G17    W 17 G26
WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE   S  5         W 17         W 16 G29
INVERSION BEGIN                    NONE
INVERSION END         1000                      NONE
DISPERSION                         FAIR
ADI EARLY             7            14           64
ADI LATE              38           43           130
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            4            1
MAX LVORI LATE        4            3            1
MIXING HEIGHT         2900                      5800
TRANSPORT WIND        SW 17                     NW 40
VENTILATION RATE      49300                     232000
DSI                   1            N/A          4

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. MINIMUM RH 26 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW.
LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

GAZ099>101-114-115-092230-
CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-
INCLUDING...NORTHERN SAVANNAH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...
EXTREME WESTERN FORT STEWART...NORTHWEST FORT STEWART
347 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE
CHANCE PRECIP         60           20           0
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.16         0.03         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       3            1
PRECIP BEGIN          11 AM        CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 PM
MAX/MIN TEMP          61           28           50
MIN/MAX RH            64           85           24
WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY  E  4         W  9 G16     W 16 G25
WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE   S  7         W 16         W 15 G28
INVERSION BEGIN                    NONE
INVERSION END         1000                      NONE
DISPERSION                         FAIR
ADI EARLY             5            10           62
ADI LATE              51           42           131
MAX LVORI EARLY       7            4            2
MAX LVORI LATE        3            3            1
MIXING HEIGHT         3300                      6000
TRANSPORT WIND        SW 22                     NW 40
VENTILATION RATE      72600                     240000
DSI                   1            N/A          3

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 26 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW.
LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

SCZ045-092230-
BERKELEY-
INCLUDING...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL FRANCIS MARION NATIONAL FOREST
347 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE
CHANCE PRECIP         70           50           0
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.06         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       3            2
PRECIP BEGIN          11 AM        CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   3 AM
MAX/MIN TEMP          59           32           49
MIN/MAX RH            72           91           27
WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY  E  6         SW  5 G17    W 18 G28
WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE   S  7         W 17 G29     W 18 G29
INVERSION BEGIN                    NONE
INVERSION END         1000                      NONE
DISPERSION                         POOR
ADI EARLY             9            10           72
ADI LATE              32           43           119
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            5            1
MAX LVORI LATE        4            3            1
MIXING HEIGHT         3000                      5800
TRANSPORT WIND        SW 18                     W 37
VENTILATION RATE      54000                     214600
DSI                   1            N/A          4

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW.
LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

SCZ042>044-047-092230-
HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER-
INCLUDING...NORTHERN ACE BASIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAVANNAH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
347 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE
CHANCE PRECIP         60           40           0
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.14         0.03         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       3            2
PRECIP BEGIN          11 AM        CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 PM
MAX/MIN TEMP          61           29           49
MIN/MAX RH            67           88           25
WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY  E  4         SW  6 G15    W 16 G26
WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE   S  6         W 16 G23     W 17 G29
INVERSION BEGIN                    NONE
INVERSION END         1000                      NONE
DISPERSION                         FAIR
ADI EARLY             7            12           67
ADI LATE              46           43           131
MAX LVORI EARLY       7            4            1
MAX LVORI LATE        4            3            1
MIXING HEIGHT         3200                      5900
TRANSPORT WIND        SW 20                     NW 40
VENTILATION RATE      64000                     236000
DSI                   1            N/A          4

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW.
LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

GAZ116-118-137-138-140-092230-
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING...NORTHERN AND EASTERN FORT STEWART...
WESTERN SAVANNAH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...
SOUTHWEST FORT STEWART...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FORT STEWART
347 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE
CHANCE PRECIP         40           30           0
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       1            1
PRECIP BEGIN          3 PM         CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 PM
MAX/MIN TEMP          62           29           51
MIN/MAX RH            61           89           23
WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY  E  3         W  8 G17     NW 15 G24
WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE   S  8         W 15 G23     NW 15 G27
INVERSION BEGIN                    NONE
INVERSION END         1000                      NONE
DISPERSION                         FAIR
ADI EARLY             5            11           61
ADI LATE              65           42           128
MAX LVORI EARLY       9            4            3
MAX LVORI LATE        3            3            1
MIXING HEIGHT         3500                      6200
TRANSPORT WIND        SW 21                     NW 39
VENTILATION RATE      73500                     241800
DSI                   1            N/A          3

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
41 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

SCZ050-092230-
CHARLESTON-
INCLUDING...EASTERN AND SOUTHERN FRANCIS MARION NATIONAL FOREST...
CAPE ROMAIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...
EASTERN ACE BASIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
347 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE
CHANCE PRECIP         60           50           0
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.04         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       3            2
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   3 AM
MAX/MIN TEMP          60           33           49
MIN/MAX RH            72           93           29
WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY  E  8 G18     SW  7 G21    W 19 G29
WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE   S  9         W 18 G28     W 19 G30
INVERSION BEGIN                    NONE
INVERSION END         1000                      NONE
DISPERSION                         FAIR
ADI EARLY             21           12           79
ADI LATE              46           42           126
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            4            1
MAX LVORI LATE        4            3            1
MIXING HEIGHT         3000                      5900
TRANSPORT WIND        SW 20                     NW 39
VENTILATION RATE      60000                     230100
DSI                   1            N/A          4

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
42 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

SCZ048-049-051-092230-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
INCLUDING...PINCKNEY ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...
WESTERN ACE BASIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ACE BASIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...
TYBEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
347 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE
CHANCE PRECIP         40           50           0
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       1            1
PRECIP BEGIN          11 AM        CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 PM
MAX/MIN TEMP          61           31           50
MIN/MAX RH            69           90           27
WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY  E  6         SW  7 G21    W 17 G28
WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE   S  8         W 18 G28     W 17 G29
INVERSION BEGIN                    NONE
INVERSION END         1000                      NONE
DISPERSION                         FAIR
ADI EARLY             10           10           69
ADI LATE              43           43           133
MAX LVORI EARLY       8            5            1
MAX LVORI LATE        4            3            1
MIXING HEIGHT         3100                      5900
TRANSPORT WIND        SW 17                     NW 41
VENTILATION RATE      52700                     241900
DSI                   1            N/A          4

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
41 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-092230-
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING...WASSAW ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...
WOLF ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...
BLACKBEARD NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...
HARRIS NECK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
347 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE
CHANCE PRECIP         40           40           0
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       1            1
PRECIP BEGIN          3 PM         CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 PM
MAX/MIN TEMP          61           32           50
MIN/MAX RH            70           89           28
WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY  SE  5        W  8 G21     NW 18 G26
WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE   S 10         W 18         NW 17 G28
INVERSION BEGIN                    NONE
INVERSION END         1000                      NONE
DISPERSION                         FAIR
ADI EARLY             7            16           66
ADI LATE              35           44           126
MAX LVORI EARLY       8            4            1
MAX LVORI LATE        4            3            1
MIXING HEIGHT         3200                      6000
TRANSPORT WIND        SW 24                     NW 39
VENTILATION RATE      76800                     234000
DSI                   1            N/A          3

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
46 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES BELOW 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

$$





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