Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
352
FNUS52 KCAE 180553
FWFCAE
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina
and East Central Georgia
National Weather Service Columbia SC
153 AM EDT Sat Oct 18 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Dry high pressure will shift offshore today and bring some breezy
southwest winds for Saturday afternoon. A front will push through
the area on Sunday, bringing some widespread showers and gusty winds.
Rain totals however are expected to be limited given the fast
motions. Wind gusts over 30 mph are expected with this frontal
passage, out of the south-southwest, on Sunday. Winds will then
quickly turn out of the northwest by Sunday night and into Monday,
before weakening and becoming variable again by Tuesday.
Fog potential tonight: Possible, especially near rivers.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-182015-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans,
McCormick, Clarks Hill, Edgefield, Johnston, and Murphys Estates
153 AM EDT Sat Oct 18 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms
Chance Precip 0 0 60
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.14
Precip Duration 5
Precip Begin 8 AM
Precip End 6 PM
Max/Min Temp 82 57 75
Min/Max RH 43 96 69
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var S 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 5 Lgt/Var S 10 G18
Inversion 66F/10am 7pm 61F/9am
Dispersion None Poor None
Max ADI Early 24 Fair 23 Fair 75 Good
Max ADI Late 48 Gen Good 6 Very Poor 72 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 4 6
Max LVORI Late 2 5 3
Mixing Height 5400 3330
Transport Wind SW 8 SW 22
Ventilation Rate 43200 73260
DSI 3 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
92 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
80 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
33 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
80 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
40 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-182015-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills,
Saluda, and Ridge Spring
153 AM EDT Sat Oct 18 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None Showers
Chance Precip 0 0 50
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.05
Precip Duration 2
Precip Begin 8 AM
Precip End 6 PM
Max/Min Temp 80 56 76
Min/Max RH 43 95 61
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var S 6 G17
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 5 S 5 S 11 G21
Inversion 64F/10am 7pm 61F/9am
Dispersion None Fair None
Max ADI Early 28 Fair 23 Fair 76 Good
Max ADI Late 57 Gen Good 7 Poor 78 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 4 6
Max LVORI Late 1 5 3
Mixing Height 5250 3960
Transport Wind SW 9 SW 22
Ventilation Rate 47250 87120
DSI 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
78 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
31 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
80 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
39 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-182015-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waynesboro, Aiken,
North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg,
and Denmark
153 AM EDT Sat Oct 18 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms
Chance Precip 0 0 40
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.06
Precip Duration 2
Precip Begin 8 AM
Precip End 6 PM
Max/Min Temp 82 55 79
Min/Max RH 38 100 58
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var S 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 10 G18
Inversion 65F/10am 7pm 62F/9am
Dispersion None Poor None
Max ADI Early 24 Fair 22 Fair 76 Good
Max ADI Late 42 Gen Good 6 Very Poor 77 Good
Max LVORI Early 8 4 8
Max LVORI Late 1 6 2
Mixing Height 5560 4480
Transport Wind S 7 SW 21
Ventilation Rate 38920 94080
DSI 3 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
92 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
92 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 32 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. Maximum RH 80 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
30 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
79 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
90 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
39 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-182015-
Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lee-Northern Lancaster-Southern Lancaster-
Including the cities of Cheraw, Pageland, Camden, Lugoff, Elgin,
Bishopville, Andrew Jackson State Park,
Carolina Commons Shopping Center, Community of Almond Glen,
Indian Land, Van Wyck, Lancaster, Springdale, and Lancaster Mill
153 AM EDT Sat Oct 18 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None Showers
Chance Precip 0 0 30
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 8 AM
Precip End Continuing
Max/Min Temp 80 55 78
Min/Max RH 43 97 53
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 G17
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 6 S 5 S 13 G21
Inversion 64F/10am 7pm 60F/9am
Dispersion None Fair None
Max ADI Early 27 Fair 20 Gen Poor 80 Good
Max ADI Late 58 Gen Good 6 Very Poor 77 Good
Max LVORI Early 7 4 6
Max LVORI Late 1 5 1
Mixing Height 4980 5570
Transport Wind SW 10 SW 24
Ventilation Rate 49800 133680
DSI 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
90 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
84 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
76 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
31 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
77 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
39 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-182015-
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
153 AM EDT Sat Oct 18 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Pcldy
Precip Type None None Showers
Chance Precip 0 0 30
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 8 AM
Precip End 6 PM
Max/Min Temp 80 55 80
Min/Max RH 44 99 56
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 G17
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 10 G22
Inversion 64F/10am 6pm 61F/9am
Dispersion None Poor None
Max ADI Early 23 Fair 13 Gen Poor 84 Good
Max ADI Late 45 Gen Good 6 Very Poor 98 Good
Max LVORI Early 7 4 7
Max LVORI Late 1 6 2
Mixing Height 5130 5530
Transport Wind SW 8 SW 23
Ventilation Rate 41040 127190
DSI 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
89 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
87 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. Maximum RH 80 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
34 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
77 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
87 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
43 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$