Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC

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FWFCAE

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina
and East Central Georgia
National Weather Service Columbia SC
203 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front has moved through the area which will lead to breezy
northeast winds continuing into this weekend. With cooler
temperatures, RH is expected to generally remain at or above 50
percent through the weekend. Most of the area expected to remain
dry, although a few showers are possible in the eastern portion of
the forecast area Friday and Saturday as low pressure moves along
the South Carolina coast.

Fog potential tonight: Fog is not expected.


GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-092030-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans,
McCormick, Clarks Hill, Edgefield, Johnston, and Murphys Estates
203 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None
Chance Precip         0            0            0
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Max/Min Temp          74           51           71
Min/Max RH            45           83           55
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  9 G19                 NE  9 G18
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  9 G18    NE  8 G18    NE 10 G18
Inversion             63F/6am      7pm          55F/4am
Dispersion            None         Good         None
Max ADI Early         55 Gen Good  39 Fair      62 Good
Max ADI Late          58 Gen Good  12 Poor      66 Good
Max LVORI Early       4            3            4
Max LVORI Late        1            4            1
Mixing Height         3650                      3930
Transport Wind        NE 16                     NE 18
Ventilation Rate      58400                     70740
DSI                   2            2            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
87 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
North winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
98 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
88 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
44 percent. North winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ020-021-026-092030-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills,
Saluda, and Ridge Spring
203 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None
Chance Precip         0            0            0
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Max/Min Temp          73           51           70
Min/Max RH            38           85           53
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE 10 G23                 NE  9 G22
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE 10 G19    NE  8 G23    NE 10 G20
Inversion             61F/6am      7pm          55F/9am
Dispersion            None         Good         None
Max ADI Early         57 Gen Good  50 Gen Good  60 Gen Good
Max ADI Late          63 Good      11 Poor      66 Good
Max LVORI Early       3            3            4
Max LVORI Late        1            4            1
Mixing Height         4200                      4480
Transport Wind        NE 17                     NE 17
Ventilation Rate      71400                     76160
DSI                   2            2            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
59 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
North winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
99 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
86 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 43 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.

$$

GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-092030-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waynesboro, Aiken,
North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg,
and Denmark
203 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None
Chance Precip         0            0            0
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Max/Min Temp          74           54           72
Min/Max RH            45           84           56
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE 11 G22                 NE 12 G21
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE 11 G19    NE  9 G22    NE 11 G20
Inversion             64F/6am      7pm          57F/4am
Dispersion            None         Excellent    None
Max ADI Early         46 Gen Good  43 Gen Good  54 Gen Good
Max ADI Late          55 Gen Good  18 Gen Poor  65 Good
Max LVORI Early       4            2            3
Max LVORI Late        1            3            1
Mixing Height         3380                      3420
Transport Wind        NE 17                     NE 22
Ventilation Rate      57460                     75240
DSI                   2            2            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
58 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
North winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
97 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
85 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
41 percent. North winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ016-022-029-115-116-092030-
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
203 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None
Chance Precip         0            0            0
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Max/Min Temp          73           51           72
Min/Max RH            38           84           50
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE 11 G19                 NE 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE 12        NE  9 G18    NE 11
Inversion             58F/8am      7pm          56F/9am
Dispersion            None         Excellent    None
Max ADI Early         45 Gen Good  53 Gen Good  51 Gen Good
Max ADI Late          61 Good      16 Gen Poor  60 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       3            2            4
Max LVORI Late        1            4            1
Mixing Height         4430                      4480
Transport Wind        NE 17                     NE 17
Ventilation Rate      75310                     76160
DSI                   2            3            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
91 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
60 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 96 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
55 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
97 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
83 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
North winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
86 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 42 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-092030-
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
203 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None
Chance Precip         0            0            0
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Max/Min Temp          74           54           72
Min/Max RH            41           83           56
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE 10 G24                 NE 11 G23
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE 10 G20    NE  9 G23    NE 10 G21
Inversion             63F/7am      7pm          57F/4am
Dispersion            None         Good         None
Max ADI Early         52 Gen Good  51 Gen Good  64 Good
Max ADI Late          67 Good      18 Gen Poor  78 Good
Max LVORI Early       3            2            3
Max LVORI Late        1            3            2
Mixing Height         4120                      4030
Transport Wind        NE 18                     NE 22
Ventilation Rate      74160                     88660
DSI                   2            2            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
87 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
65 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 96 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
55 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
95 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
82 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
84 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
45 percent. North winds around 5 mph.

$$

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

$$