Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
170
FNUS52 KCAE 171727
FWFCAE
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina
and East Central Georgia
National Weather Service Columbia SC
127 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Tonight, nearly calm conditions are expected again with
high pressure overhead before it starts to slide offshore
on Saturday. This will turn light winds out of the southwest
through the day Saturday with increasing moisture, though dry
weather likely prevails. Sunday brings a cold front through the area,
likely between the early afternoon and evening hours, where isolated
to scattered showers and storms will be possible. Breezy southerly winds
ahead of the front are expected before winds shift toward the west
and eventually northwest behind the front into Monday. Dry weather
likely moves back in for the work week, but the main headline will
be a very dry airmass, especially Monday and Tuesday where low afternoon
RH values between 30-35% are expected. A couple locations dropping in the
upper 20s percent is not out of the realm of possibilities, though winds
are expected to be fairly light through the week.
Fog potential tonight: Patchy fog possible tonight especially
near rivers.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-180830-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans,
McCormick, Clarks Hill, Edgefield, Johnston, and Murphys Estates
127 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Showers
Chance Precip 0 0 0 50
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07
Precip Duration 2
Precip Begin 8 AM
Precip End 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 53 81 56 78
Max/Min RH 93 44 94 66
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var S 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var SW 9 G17
Inversion 7pm 65F/10am 7pm 62F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Fair None
Max ADI Early 10 Poor 22 Fair 19 Gen Poor 52 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 45 Gen Good 6 Very Poor 55 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 4 6 4 5
Max LVORI Late 6 2 5 3
Mixing Height 4920 2620
Transport Wind SW 8 SW 20
Ventilation Rate 39360 52400
DSI 2 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
83 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
84 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
73 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
33 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
81 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum
RH 87 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
41 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-180830-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills,
Saluda, and Ridge Spring
127 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Showers
Chance Precip 0 0 0 40
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
Precip Duration 2
Precip Begin 8 AM
Precip End 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 51 80 56 78
Max/Min RH 92 43 92 57
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var S 6 G17
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 S 5 SW 11 G20
Inversion 7pm 64F/10am 7pm 61F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Fair None
Max ADI Early 12 Poor 25 Fair 20 Gen Poor 64 Good
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 55 Gen Good 6 Very Poor 73 Good
Max LVORI Early 5 6 3 5
Max LVORI Late 6 1 4 2
Mixing Height 4830 4060
Transport Wind SW 10 SW 22
Ventilation Rate 48300 89320
DSI 2 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
84 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
81 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
72 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 31 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum
RH 82 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum
RH 85 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
41 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-180830-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waynesboro, Aiken,
North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg,
and Denmark
127 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Showers
Chance Precip 0 0 0 40
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 8 AM
Precip End 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 51 82 55 80
Max/Min RH 97 40 99 54
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var S 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var SW 10 G19
Inversion 7pm 65F/10am 7pm 62F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Fair None
Max ADI Early 15 Gen Poor 21 Fair 16 Gen Poor 61 Good
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 44 Gen Good 6 Very Poor 65 Good
Max LVORI Early 4 7 4 7
Max LVORI Late 6 1 6 1
Mixing Height 5290 4200
Transport Wind SW 7 SW 20
Ventilation Rate 37030 84000
DSI 2 3 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
84 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 32 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 33 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Maximum RH
72 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
31 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
80 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum
RH 94 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
41 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-180830-
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
127 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Showers
Chance Precip 0 0 0 20
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 0
Precip Begin 2 PM
Precip End Continuing
Min/Max Temp 51 80 56 79
Max/Min RH 93 42 97 52
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 G17
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 S 5 S 13 G21
Inversion 7pm 63F/10am 7pm 61F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Fair None
Max ADI Early 11 Poor 25 Fair 15 Gen Poor 63 Good
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 52 Gen Good 6 Very Poor 74 Good
Max LVORI Early 4 6 4 6
Max LVORI Late 6 1 5 1
Mixing Height 4730 5030
Transport Wind SW 10 SW 24
Ventilation Rate 47300 120720
DSI 2 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
81 percent. South winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
84 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
69 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 31 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum
RH 80 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 36 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum
RH 88 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
42 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-180830-
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
127 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Showers
Chance Precip 0 0 0 20
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 0
Precip Begin 2 PM
Precip End 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 50 80 54 79
Max/Min RH 94 44 99 54
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 G17
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 9 G20
Inversion 6pm 68F/11am 7pm 61F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Poor None
Max ADI Early 9 Poor 19 Gen Poor 13 Gen Poor 68 Good
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 46 Gen Good 6 Very Poor 81 Good
Max LVORI Early 4 6 4 6
Max LVORI Late 6 1 6 1
Mixing Height 4810 5010
Transport Wind SW 9 SW 21
Ventilation Rate 43290 105210
DSI 2 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Maximum RH
82 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
72 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
79 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum
RH 92 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
46 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$