Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SE SOUTH CAROLINA AND SE GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
333 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...CRITICAL HUMIDITY AND CRITICAL WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY MOVE UP THE SOUTHEAST COAST FRIDAY
INTO SATURDAY BEFORE ANOTHER COLD HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDS IN. NO
FOG EXPECTED TONIGHT.

SCZ045-101030-
BERKELEY-
INCLUDING...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL FRANCIS MARION NATIONAL FOREST
333 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP         20           0            0            0
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM
PRECIP END            2 AM
MIN/MAX TEMP          31           47           26           51
MAX/MIN RH            89           25           66           28
WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY  SW  9 G23    W 17 G38     W 12 G24     NW 10 G18
WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE   W 15 G38     W 21 G34     W  9 G20     NW 10
INVERSION BEGIN       NONE                      NONE
INVERSION END                      NONE                      NONE
DISPERSION            GOOD                      EXCELLENT
ADI EARLY             37           43           97           15
ADI LATE              40           113          18           53
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            1            1            3
MAX LVORI LATE        3            1            2            1
MIXING HEIGHT                      4800                      3900
TRANSPORT WIND                     W 38                      NW 22
VENTILATION RATE                   182400                    85800
DSI                   N/A          4            N/A          2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW OR RAIN.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. 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.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

SCZ040-042>044-101030-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-
INCLUDING...NORTHERN ACE BASIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
333 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP         20           0            0            0
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM
PRECIP END            11 PM
MIN/MAX TEMP          27           49           25           52
MAX/MIN RH            85           23           71           25
WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY  SW  9 G20    W 16 G32     W 11 G22     W  8
WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE   W 15 G23     W 21 G36     W  8         NW  9
INVERSION BEGIN       NONE                      NONE
INVERSION END                      NONE                      NONE
DISPERSION            GOOD                      GOOD
ADI EARLY             34           41           79           13
ADI LATE              41           125          15           48
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            1            1            3
MAX LVORI LATE        2            1            2            1
MIXING HEIGHT                      4800                      3700
TRANSPORT WIND                     NW 41                     NW 18
VENTILATION RATE                   196800                    66600
DSI                   N/A          4            N/A          2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW OR RAIN.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. 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. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

SCZ049-050-101030-
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
INCLUDING...
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ACE BASIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN FRANCIS MARION NATIONAL FOREST...
CAPE ROMAIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...
EASTERN ACE BASIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
333 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP         20           0            0            0
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM
PRECIP END            2 AM
MIN/MAX TEMP          31           48           27           51
MAX/MIN RH            89           24           66           28
WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY  SW 10 G19    W 17 G32     W 13 G24     NW 11 G18
WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE   W 16 G28     W 21 G34     W 11 G19     NW 10 G18
INVERSION BEGIN       NONE                      NONE
INVERSION END                      NONE                      NONE
DISPERSION            EXCELLENT                 EXCELLENT
ADI EARLY             34           44           103          28
ADI LATE              41           121          38           52
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            1            1            2
MAX LVORI LATE        3            1            1            1
MIXING HEIGHT                      4700                      3900
TRANSPORT WIND                     NW 40                     NW 22
VENTILATION RATE                   188000                    85800
DSI                   N/A          3            N/A          2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND
30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 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.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

SCZ048-051-101030-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL JASPER-
INCLUDING...PINCKNEY ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...
WESTERN ACE BASIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...
TYBEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
333 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP         20           0            0            0
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM
PRECIP END            2 AM
MIN/MAX TEMP          30           49           27           52
MAX/MIN RH            88           22           67           27
WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY  SW  8 G19    W 16 G31     W 12 G23     NW  9 G18
WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE   W 16 G28     W 20 G34     W  9 G18     NW 10 G18
INVERSION BEGIN       NONE                      NONE
INVERSION END                      NONE                      NONE
DISPERSION            GOOD                      EXCELLENT
ADI EARLY             22           41           97           15
ADI LATE              42           125          37           47
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            1            1            2
MAX LVORI LATE        3            1            1            1
MIXING HEIGHT                      4700                      3600
TRANSPORT WIND                     NW 43                     NW 20
VENTILATION RATE                   202100                    72000
DSI                   N/A          3            N/A          2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 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.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

$$

GAZ101-118-SCZ047-101030-
EFFINGHAM-INLAND CHATHAM-INLAND JASPER-
INCLUDING...NORTHERN SAVANNAH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...
WESTERN SAVANNAH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAVANNAH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
333 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP         20           0            0            0
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM
PRECIP END            11 PM
MIN/MAX TEMP          28           49           26           53
MAX/MIN RH            85           22           70           26
WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY  W  8 G18     W 15 G28     W 11 G20     NW  8
WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE   W 14 G22     W 19 G34     W  8         NW  9
INVERSION BEGIN       NONE                      NONE
INVERSION END                      NONE                      NONE
DISPERSION            FAIR                      GOOD
ADI EARLY             21           37           91           13
ADI LATE              40           126          17           44
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            3            1            3
MAX LVORI LATE        3            1            2            1
MIXING HEIGHT                      4700                      3600
TRANSPORT WIND                     NW 43                     NW 17
VENTILATION RATE                   202100                    61200
DSI                   N/A          3            N/A          2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW.
LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

GAZ087-088-099-100-101030-
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-
333 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP         20           0            0            0
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM
PRECIP END            11 PM
MIN/MAX TEMP          26           49           26           53
MAX/MIN RH            83           22           69           24
WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY  W 10 G22     NW 16 G31    W 11 G20     NW  8
WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE   W 14 G22     NW 20 G34    NW  8        NW  8
INVERSION BEGIN       NONE                      NONE
INVERSION END                      NONE                      NONE
DISPERSION            GOOD                      GOOD
ADI EARLY             30           37           78           13
ADI LATE              40           126          30           38
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            1            3
MAX LVORI LATE        2            1            2            1
MIXING HEIGHT                      4700                      3400
TRANSPORT WIND                     NW 43                     NW 16
VENTILATION RATE                   202100                    54400
DSI                   N/A          3            N/A          2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW OR RAIN.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
37 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 AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

GAZ114>116-137-138-140-101030-
TATTNALL-EVANS-INLAND BRYAN-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING...EXTREME WESTERN FORT STEWART...
NORTHWEST FORT STEWART...NORTHERN AND EASTERN FORT STEWART...
SOUTHWEST FORT STEWART...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FORT STEWART
333 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP         20           0            0            0
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM
PRECIP END            11 PM
MIN/MAX TEMP          28           50           27           54
MAX/MIN RH            87           22           72           24
WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY  W  8 G20     NW 14 G27    W 10 G18     NW  7
WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE   W 13 G21     NW 18 G31    NW  8        NW  9
INVERSION BEGIN       NONE                      NONE
INVERSION END                      NONE                      NONE
DISPERSION            FAIR                      GOOD
ADI EARLY             15           34           84           13
ADI LATE              39           115          16           37
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            3            1            3
MAX LVORI LATE        3            1            2            1
MIXING HEIGHT                      4700                      3500
TRANSPORT WIND                     NW 39                     NW 16
VENTILATION RATE                   183300                    56000
DSI                   N/A          3            N/A          2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
40 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 41 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-101030-
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
333 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP         20           0            0            0
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM
PRECIP END            2 AM
MIN/MAX TEMP          31           49           29           53
MAX/MIN RH            89           23           67           27
WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY  W  8 G18     NW 16 G29    W 12 G22     NW 10
WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE   W 15 G26     W 19 G34     NW 10 G18    NW 10
INVERSION BEGIN       NONE                      NONE
INVERSION END                      NONE                      NONE
DISPERSION            FAIR                      EXCELLENT
ADI EARLY             16           39           95           15
ADI LATE              42           113          38           40
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            3            1            2
MAX LVORI LATE        3            1            1            1
MIXING HEIGHT                      4500                      3400
TRANSPORT WIND                     NW 39                     NW 18
VENTILATION RATE                   175500                    61200
DSI                   N/A          3            N/A          1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW.
LOWS IN THE MID 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.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES BELOW 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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