Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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658 FNUS52 KCAE 151644 FWFCAE Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina and East Central Georgia National Weather Service Columbia SC 1244 PM EDT Wed May 15 2024 .DISCUSSION...A front with showers and storms will push through the region overnight into Thursday morning, with winds turning out of the north for Thursday and dew points dropping slightly. Winds will then turn out of the south by Friday morning ahead of the next notable weather system late Friday into Saturday. Showers and storms are expected from late Friday through Saturday with gusty southwest winds. Drier air and northwest winds will develop by late Sunday with calm and seasonable weather expected early next week. Fog potential for tonight: Some patchy fog possible across northern SC. GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-160815- Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield- Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans, McCormick, Clarks Hill, Edgefield, Johnston, and Murphys Estates 1244 PM EDT Wed May 15 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Pcldy Precip Type Tstms None None Tstms Chance Precip 30 0 0 40 Precip Amount 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.03 Precip Duration 0 1 Precip Begin 6 PM 8 AM Precip End 9 PM Continuing Min/Max Temp 59 86 62 83 Max/Min RH 100 44 98 57 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Inversion 7pm 67F/9am 8pm 70F/9am Dispersion Fair None Very Poor None Max ADI Early 55 Gen Good 33 Fair 35 Fair 29 Fair Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 60 Gen Good 3 Very Poor 34 Fair Max LVORI Early 5 7 5 8 Max LVORI Late 7 1 7 2 Mixing Height 5890 3240 Transport Wind NW 9 SW 9 Ventilation Rate 53010 29160 DSI 2 3 2 2 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 98 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 92 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 46 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ SCZ020-021-026-160815- Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda- Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills, Saluda, and Ridge Spring 1244 PM EDT Wed May 15 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mcldy Precip Type Tstms None None Tstms Chance Precip 40 0 0 40 Precip Amount 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.01 Precip Duration 1 1 Precip Begin 6 PM 2 PM Precip End 10 PM Continuing Min/Max Temp 57 83 61 83 Max/Min RH 100 48 98 57 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Inversion 7pm 66F/9am 8pm 70F/9am Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None Max ADI Early 60 Gen Good 34 Fair 31 Fair 27 Fair Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 64 Good 3 Very Poor 40 Fair Max LVORI Early 6 8 5 8 Max LVORI Late 8 1 7 2 Mixing Height 5900 4250 Transport Wind NW 9 SW 9 Ventilation Rate 53100 38250 DSI 2 3 2 2 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 71 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Maximum RH 99 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 94 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-160815- Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg- Including the cities of Augusta, Waynesboro, Aiken, North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg, and Denmark 1244 PM EDT Wed May 15 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Pcldy Precip Type Tstms None None Tstms Chance Precip 20 0 0 30 Precip Amount 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.03 Precip Duration 1 1 Precip Begin 6 PM 2 PM Precip End 10 PM Continuing Min/Max Temp 60 86 63 85 Max/Min RH 98 41 98 51 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Inversion 7pm 68F/9am 8pm 72F/9am Dispersion Fair None Very Poor None Max ADI Early 75 Good 39 Fair 57 Gen Good 31 Fair Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 73 Good 3 Very Poor 34 Fair Max LVORI Early 5 6 4 8 Max LVORI Late 6 1 6 2 Mixing Height 6240 4180 Transport Wind NW 10 SW 8 Ventilation Rate 62400 33440 DSI 3 3 2 2 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 95 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ SCZ016-022-029-115-116-160815- 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 1244 PM EDT Wed May 15 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type Tstms None None Tstms Chance Precip 50 0 0 40 Precip Amount 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.01 Precip Duration 1 1 Precip Begin 6 PM 2 PM Precip End 11 PM Continuing Min/Max Temp 59 82 61 85 Max/Min RH 100 50 98 53 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Inversion 7pm 63F/8am 8pm 70F/9am Dispersion Poor None Very Poor None Max ADI Early 47 Gen Good 34 Fair 38 Fair 29 Fair Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 59 Gen Good 3 Very Poor 44 Gen Good Max LVORI Early 7 8 5 8 Max LVORI Late 9 2 8 1 Mixing Height 5210 4590 Transport Wind NW 9 SW 9 Ventilation Rate 46890 41310 DSI 3 3 2 2 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Maximum RH 99 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 94 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-160815- 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 1244 PM EDT Wed May 15 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy Precip Type Tstms None None Tstms Chance Precip 30 0 0 30 Precip Amount 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.01 Precip Duration 1 1 Precip Begin 6 PM 2 PM Precip End 11 PM Continuing Min/Max Temp 60 85 63 87 Max/Min RH 99 47 97 50 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Inversion 8pm 67F/9am 8pm 72F/9am Dispersion Poor None Very Poor None Max ADI Early 74 Good 39 Fair 44 Gen Good 31 Fair Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 67 Good 3 Very Poor 41 Gen Good Max LVORI Early 5 7 4 7 Max LVORI Late 7 1 7 2 Mixing Height 5670 4790 Transport Wind NW 10 SW 8 Ventilation Rate 56700 38320 DSI 3 3 2 3 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 98 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 94 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal. $$