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
107 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Drier air will work into the area this weekend as an upper ridge builds
eastward over the region and a surface high builds south from the north.
Late night fog possible tonight with poor dispersion.Showers will be quite
limited mainly in the north Midlands or east Friday then dry conditions
expected over the weekend with warming temperatures. Afternoon minimum RH
values will drop into the 40-55 percent range by Sunday. Above normal
temperatures are expected to continue early next week with low probability
of showers.

Tonight: Patchy fog is expected.


GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-200815-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans,
McCormick, Clarks Hill, Edgefield, Johnston, and Murphys Estates
107 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Clear        Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip         0            0            0            0
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Min/Max Temp          65           88           64           89
Max/Min RH            100          51           100          46
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Inversion             8pm          70F/9am      8pm          70F/9am
Dispersion            Very Poor    None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      32 Fair      27 Fair      22 Fair
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  50 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  41 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       6            9            6            10
Max LVORI Late        9            2            9            2
Mixing Height                      6030                      7040
Transport Wind                     NE  7                     NE  6
Ventilation Rate                   42210                     42240
DSI                   2            3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
94 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
94 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

SCZ020-021-026-200815-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills,
Saluda, and Ridge Spring
107 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Clear        Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip         0            0            0            0
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Min/Max Temp          64           85           63           87
Max/Min RH            100          58           100          52
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Inversion             7pm          68F/9am      7pm          69F/9am
Dispersion            Very Poor    None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         15 Gen Poor  27 Fair      23 Fair      16 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  40 Fair      2 Very Poor  32 Fair
Max LVORI Early       8            9            7            10
Max LVORI Late        10           3            10           3
Mixing Height                      5240                      5980
Transport Wind                     NE  7                     NE  5
Ventilation Rate                   36680                     29900
DSI                   2            2            2            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 48 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 97 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
62 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-200815-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waynesboro, Aiken,
North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg,
and Denmark
107 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip         0            0            0            0
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Min/Max Temp          65           87           64           88
Max/Min RH            100          51           100          46
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Inversion             7pm          70F/9am      7pm          71F/9am
Dispersion            Very Poor    None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         20 Gen Poor  37 Fair      31 Fair      31 Fair
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  54 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  45 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       6            9            5            10
Max LVORI Late        9            1            9            1
Mixing Height                      5640                      5930
Transport Wind                     NE  8                     NE  7
Ventilation Rate                   45120                     41510
DSI                   2            3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
95 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 95 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

SCZ016-022-029-115-116-200815-
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
107 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None
Chance Precip         20           0            0            0
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       0
Precip Begin          6 PM
Precip End            9 PM
Min/Max Temp          64           84           63           85
Max/Min RH            100          58           100          51
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Inversion             7pm          68F/9am      7pm          69F/9am
Dispersion            Very Poor    None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         15 Gen Poor  28 Fair      18 Gen Poor  18 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  35 Fair      2 Very Poor  27 Fair
Max LVORI Early       8            9            7            10
Max LVORI Late        9            3            9            3
Mixing Height                      4560                      5060
Transport Wind                     NE  7                     SE  5
Ventilation Rate                   31920                     25300
DSI                   2            2            2            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
62 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
62 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 97 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-200815-
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
107 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None
Chance Precip         20           0            0            0
Precip Amount         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       0
Precip Begin          6 PM
Precip End            9 PM
Min/Max Temp          66           86           64           88
Max/Min RH            100          56           100          49
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Inversion             7pm          70F/9am      7pm          70F/9am
Dispersion            Very Poor    None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         14 Gen Poor  36 Fair      28 Fair      29 Fair
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  50 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  37 Fair
Max LVORI Early       6            8            6            9
Max LVORI Late        9            2            8            2
Mixing Height                      4950                      5600
Transport Wind                     NE  8                     NE  6
Ventilation Rate                   39600                     33600
DSI                   2            2            2            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 50 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 95 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

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

$$