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Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
000
FNUS52 KCAE 171820
FWFCAE
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina
and East Central Georgia
National Weather Service Columbia SC
220 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Moisture will increase on Thursday ahead of an approaching cold
front but dry weather remains likely with light west winds. The
front will move into the Southeast on Friday and linger over the
area through early next week keeping showers and thunderstorms in
the forecast for the next several days. Expect W or SW winds on
Friday and most of Saturday then NW winds behind the front through
Monday.
Fog potential: Patchy fog possible
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
220 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type Showers None None Tstms
Chance Precip 20 0 0 40
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
Precip Duration 1 2
Precip Begin 9 PM 6 AM
Precip End 3 AM 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 61 88 62 88
Max/Min RH 98 31 98 42
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 7
Inversion 7pm 68F/9am 8pm 74F/10am
Dispersion Poor None Poor None
Max ADI Early 56 Gen Good 29 Fair 39 Fair 40 Fair
Max ADI Late 6 Very Poor 58 Gen Good 3 Very Poor 101 Very Good
Max LVORI Early 3 6 3 6
Max LVORI Late 6 1 6 1
Mixing Height 7210 6430
Transport Wind W 7 W 15
Ventilation Rate 50470 96450
DSI 3 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Maximum RH 79 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Cooler. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
91 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
35 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-180830-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills,
Saluda, and Ridge Spring
220 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type Showers None None Tstms
Chance Precip 20 0 0 40
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
Precip Duration 1 1
Precip Begin 9 PM 7 AM
Precip End 2 AM 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 60 88 61 86
Max/Min RH 94 28 92 41
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 6
Inversion 7pm 67F/9am 8pm 74F/10am
Dispersion Fair None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 49 Gen Good 29 Fair 42 Gen Good 38 Fair
Max ADI Late 7 Poor 60 Gen Good 3 Very Poor 93 Good
Max LVORI Early 3 6 3 6
Max LVORI Late 5 1 5 1
Mixing Height 7490 6180
Transport Wind W 7 W 15
Ventilation Rate 52430 92700
DSI 3 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Maximum RH 73 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Cooler. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
40 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
36 percent. West winds 5 to 10 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
220 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Showers None None Tstms
Chance Precip 20 0 0 30
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
Precip Duration 1 1
Precip Begin 10 PM 8 AM
Precip End 3 AM Continuing
Min/Max Temp 62 89 62 89
Max/Min RH 96 33 96 38
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 7
Inversion 7pm 75F/10am 8pm 70F/9am
Dispersion Poor None Poor None
Max ADI Early 51 Gen Good 32 Fair 45 Gen Good 41 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 7 Poor 65 Good 3 Very Poor 90 Good
Max LVORI Early 3 6 3 6
Max LVORI Late 6 1 6 1
Mixing Height 7140 6230
Transport Wind W 8 W 14
Ventilation Rate 57120 87220
DSI 3 4 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 43 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Maximum RH 85 percent. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Cooler. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
lower 50s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Maximum RH
100 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
39 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
93 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
35 percent. West winds 5 to 10 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
220 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type Showers None None Tstms
Chance Precip 20 0 0 40
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
Precip Duration 1 1
Precip Begin 9 PM 7 AM
Precip End 2 AM Continuing
Min/Max Temp 61 89 61 89
Max/Min RH 92 27 86 35
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 6 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 7
Inversion 7pm 68F/9am 8pm 75F/10am
Dispersion Fair None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 44 Gen Good 30 Fair 54 Gen Good 33 Fair
Max ADI Late 9 Poor 71 Good 3 Very Poor 82 Good
Max LVORI Early 2 5 3 5
Max LVORI Late 5 1 5 1
Mixing Height 7600 6070
Transport Wind NW 8 SW 13
Ventilation Rate 60800 78910
DSI 3 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
94 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 43 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Maximum RH 71 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Cooler. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows around
50. Maximum RH 97 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
38 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
35 percent. West winds 5 to 10 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
220 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Showers None None Tstms
Chance Precip 20 0 0 30
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
Precip Duration 1 1
Precip Begin 10 PM 8 AM
Precip End 3 AM Continuing
Min/Max Temp 62 90 62 90
Max/Min RH 95 30 94 37
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 7 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 6
Inversion 7pm 69F/9am 8pm 70F/9am
Dispersion Fair None Poor None
Max ADI Early 48 Gen Good 31 Fair 47 Gen Good 33 Fair
Max ADI Late 12 Poor 63 Good 3 Very Poor 90 Good
Max LVORI Early 3 6 3 6
Max LVORI Late 5 1 6 1
Mixing Height 7680 6350
Transport Wind W 8 W 14
Ventilation Rate 61440 88900
DSI 3 4 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. Maximum RH 81 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Cooler. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the lower
50s. Maximum RH 97 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
40 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
91 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
38 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$
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