Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina
and East Central Georgia
National Weather Service Columbia SC
227 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front will move south through the region Friday, while an
upper level disturbance passes overhead, providing a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Cooler and drier air will enter the
region behind the front Friday night and Saturday, along with a
wind shift to NW/N.

Fog potential: Patchy fog possible.

GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-100830-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans,
McCormick, Clarks Hill, Edgefield, Johnston, and Murphys Estates
227 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Clear
Precip Type           None         Tstms        None         None
Chance Precip         0            40           0            0
Precip Amount         0.00         0.12         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                    2
Precip Begin                       8 AM
Precip End                         6 PM
Min/Max Temp          66           83           52           77
Max/Min RH            100          46           89           35
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               SW  6                     Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  6 G18    W  9 G17     NW  9 G17    W  7
Inversion             8pm          70F/9am      8pm          56F/8am
Dispersion            Fair         None         Fair         None
Max ADI Early         37 Fair      55 Gen Good  74 Good      42 Gen Good
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  92 Good      7 Poor       102 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       9            9            3            6
Max LVORI Late        9            2            5            1
Mixing Height                      4930                      7130
Transport Wind                     W 23                      W 13
Ventilation Rate                   113390                    92690
DSI                   1            2            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
86 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 33 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
84 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
lower 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 71 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent. West winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

SCZ020-021-026-100830-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills,
Saluda, and Ridge Spring
227 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Clear
Precip Type           None         Tstms        None         None
Chance Precip         0            40           0            0
Precip Amount         0.00         0.08         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                    2
Precip Begin                       8 AM
Precip End                         6 PM
Min/Max Temp          63           82           51           76
Max/Min RH            100          44           88           33
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               SW  5                     Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  7 G23    W  8         NW  8        W  6
Inversion             8pm          69F/9am      8pm          58F/9am
Dispersion            Fair         None         Fair         None
Max ADI Early         51 Gen Good  43 Gen Good  63 Good      67 Good
Max ADI Late          6 Very Poor  88 Good      7 Poor       96 Good
Max LVORI Early       9            9            3            5
Max LVORI Late        9            2            5            1
Mixing Height                      4770                      7170
Transport Wind                     W 20                      W 13
Ventilation Rate                   95400                     93210
DSI                   1            2            4            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
84 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 32 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
82 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. Maximum RH 99 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 73 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-100830-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waynesboro, Aiken,
North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg,
and Denmark
227 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Clear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance Precip         30           60           30           0
Precip Amount         0.09         0.19         0.03         0.00
Precip Duration       0            3            0
Precip Begin          6 PM         7 AM         Continuing
Precip End            9 PM         Continuing   8 PM
Min/Max Temp          66           83           54           78
Max/Min RH            100          52           86           32
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               SW  6                     N  5
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  7 G23    W  9 G18     NW  8 G17    NW  6
Inversion             8pm          69F/8am      8pm          57F/8am
Dispersion            Fair         None         Good         None
Max ADI Early         39 Fair      43 Gen Good  70 Good      49 Gen Good
Max ADI Late          6 Very Poor  80 Good      8 Poor       93 Good
Max LVORI Early       7            9            3            5
Max LVORI Late        9            3            5            1
Mixing Height                      4240                      6890
Transport Wind                     W 22                      W 13
Ventilation Rate                   93280                     89570
DSI                   2            2            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
84 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 32 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
84 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
lower 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 68 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

SCZ016-022-029-115-116-100830-
Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lee-Northern Lancaster-Southern Lancaster-
Including the cities of Cheraw, Pageland, Camden, Lugoff, Elgin,
Bishopville, Andrew Jackson State Park,
Carolina Commons Shopping Center, Community of Almond Glen,
Indian Land, Van Wyck, Lancaster, Springdale, and Lancaster Mill
227 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Clear
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance Precip         0            50           50           0
Precip Amount         0.00         0.13         0.04         0.00
Precip Duration                    1            1
Precip Begin                       10 AM        Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   2 AM
Min/Max Temp          63           83           52           76
Max/Min RH            100          50           84           33
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               SW  5                     N  5
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  7 G26    W  8         NW  8        NW  7
Inversion             8pm          70F/9am      7pm          56F/8am
Dispersion            Fair         None         Good         None
Max ADI Early         76 Good      35 Fair      50 Gen Good  64 Good
Max ADI Late          7 Poor       84 Good      9 Poor       105 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       8            9            4            4
Max LVORI Late        9            1            4            1
Mixing Height                      4070                      7150
Transport Wind                     W 18                      W 14
Ventilation Rate                   73260                     100100
DSI                   1            2            4            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
83 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
79 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
42 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Maximum RH 98 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 68 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
South winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-100830-
Lexington-Richland-Sumter-Calhoun-Clarendon-
Northwestern Orangeburg-Central Orangeburg-
Southeastern Orangeburg-
Including the cities of Seven Oaks, West Columbia, Cayce,
Lexington, Red Bank, Oak Grove, Batesburg-Leesville, Columbia,
Sumter, St. Matthews, Manning, Summerton, North, Springfield,
Neeses, Orangeburg, Brookdale, Holly Hill, Bowman, Branchville,
Elloree, Santee, and Eutawville
227 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Clear
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance Precip         0            50           40           0
Precip Amount         0.00         0.15         0.05         0.00
Precip Duration                    2            0
Precip Begin                       8 AM         Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   8 PM
Min/Max Temp          66           85           54           79
Max/Min RH            100          52           83           34
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               SW  6                     N  6
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  8 G26    W  8         NW  8 G18    NW  7
Inversion             8pm          69F/8am      8pm          58F/8am
Dispersion            Good         None         Excellent    None
Max ADI Early         52 Gen Good  35 Fair      61 Good      64 Good
Max ADI Late          8 Poor       72 Good      11 Poor      102 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       7            8            4            4
Max LVORI Late        8            2            4            1
Mixing Height                      3940                      7100
Transport Wind                     W 18                      W 14
Ventilation Rate                   70920                     99400
DSI                   2            2            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
81 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 32 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
83 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
43 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation above normal.

$$