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
206 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Fair and dry Sunday.  A dry front will come through late
tonight/early Sunday morning, reinforcing dry air under NW winds.
Weak high pressure will shift across the region late Sunday through
early Monday morning, providing light winds. The high will shift
offshore Monday, with southerly winds developing and providing some
moisture return.  Expect a chance of showers late Monday afternoon
and evening, favoring western areas.

Fog potential for tonight: None.

GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-120830-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans,
McCormick, Clarks Hill, Edgefield, Johnston, and Murphys Estates
206 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
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                                                 2 PM
Precip End                                                   Continuing
Min/Max Temp          53           81           55           78
Max/Min RH            94           29           86           49
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  7
Inversion             8pm          64F/9am      8pm          69F/10am
Dispersion            Fair         None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         85 Good      39 Fair      27 Fair      18 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  43 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  56 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       3            7            3            5
Max LVORI Late        6            1            5            2
Mixing Height                      6240                      4010
Transport Wind                     NW  6                     S 12
Ventilation Rate                   37440                     48120
DSI                   2            3            3            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers. 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
mid 70s. Minimum RH 79 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
98 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Maximum RH 97 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 67 percent. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds around 10 mph.

$$

SCZ020-021-026-120830-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills,
Saluda, and Ridge Spring
206 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
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          53           80           54           79
Max/Min RH            94           30           90           42
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  5        Lgt/Var      S  6
Inversion             7pm          63F/9am      8pm          69F/10am
Dispersion            Fair         None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         84 Good      55 Gen Good  48 Gen Good  35 Fair
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  70 Good      1 Very Poor  80 Good
Max LVORI Early       3            7            3            6
Max LVORI Late        6            1            6            1
Mixing Height                      6890                      4930
Transport Wind                     NW  9                     S 15
Ventilation Rate                   62010                     73950
DSI                   2            3            3            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the lower
60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 82 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY 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.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 96 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 97 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
West winds around 10 mph.

$$

GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-120830-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waynesboro, Aiken,
North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg,
and Denmark
206 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers
Chance Precip         0            0            0            30
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02
Precip Duration                                              1
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM
Precip End                                                   Continuing
Min/Max Temp          54           82           56           79
Max/Min RH            91           27           87           47
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  5        Lgt/Var      S  7
Inversion             8pm          65F/9am      8pm          71F/10am
Dispersion            Poor         None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         78 Good      51 Gen Good  30 Fair      27 Fair
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  56 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  61 Good
Max LVORI Early       3            6            3            5
Max LVORI Late        5            1            5            1
Mixing Height                      6390                      4260
Transport Wind                     NW  7                     S 13
Ventilation Rate                   44730                     55380
DSI                   2            3            3            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. 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 74 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 98 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds around 10 mph.

$$

SCZ016-022-029-115-116-120830-
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
206 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        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          53           81           54           80
Max/Min RH            92           30           87           39
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  6        Lgt/Var      S  6
Inversion             8pm          64F/9am      8pm          69F/10am
Dispersion            Fair         None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         72 Good      64 Good      59 Gen Good  31 Fair
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  92 Good      2 Very Poor  93 Good
Max LVORI Early       3            6            3            6
Max LVORI Late        6            1            5            1
Mixing Height                      7100                      5590
Transport Wind                     NW 13                     S 15
Ventilation Rate                   92300                     83850
DSI                   2            3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
lower 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 79 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 and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 95 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 97 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 66 percent. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-120830-
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
206 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
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          55           83           55           82
Max/Min RH            90           27           86           41
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  6        Lgt/Var      S  7
Inversion             8pm          65F/9am      8pm          72F/10am
Dispersion            Fair         None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         76 Good      56 Gen Good  45 Gen Good  37 Fair
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  66 Good      1 Very Poor  83 Good
Max LVORI Early       3            6            3            5
Max LVORI Late        5            1            5            1
Mixing Height                      6690                      5130
Transport Wind                     NW  9                     S 15
Ventilation Rate                   60210                     76950
DSI                   2            4            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the lower
60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 77 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 and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 94 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

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

$$