Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
651
FNUS52 KCAE 120543
FWFCAE
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina
and East Central Georgia
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1243 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025
.DISCUSSION...
A dynamic upper trough moving through New England and the Mid
Atlantic today will provide breezy westerly winds with some wind
gusts as high as 25 mph. Min RH values expected to be in the upper
20s to mid 30 percent range. High pressure will settle over the
region through the end of the week with a gradual warming trend
expected. Min RH values expected to remain below 40 percent
through Friday. Moisture increases a bit over the weekend but
chances of precipitation hold off until early next week.
Fog potential tonight: Fog not expected.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-122115-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans,
McCormick, Clarks Hill, Edgefield, Johnston, and Murphys Estates
1243 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear
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 64 40 69
Min/Max RH 36 100 33
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 7 G17 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 9 G18 W 5 Lgt/Var
Inversion 45F/9am 6pm 57F/10am
Dispersion None Poor None
Max ADI Early 54 Gen Good 8 Poor 17 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 74 Good 5 Very Poor 25 Fair
Max LVORI Early 2 5 7
Max LVORI Late 2 9 2
Mixing Height 3400 3470
Transport Wind W 22 NW 7
Ventilation Rate 74800 24290
DSI 2 1 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Maximum RH
88 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
91 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Maximum RH
87 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-122115-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills,
Saluda, and Ridge Spring
1243 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip 0 0 0
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Max/Min Temp 63 37 68
Min/Max RH 34 100 30
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 10 G20 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 9 G20 W 6 G19 Lgt/Var
Inversion 45F/9am 5pm 55F/10am
Dispersion None Poor None
Max ADI Early 50 Gen Good 9 Poor 21 Fair
Max ADI Late 72 Good 5 Very Poor 35 Fair
Max LVORI Early 2 4 8
Max LVORI Late 2 9 2
Mixing Height 3150 3620
Transport Wind W 23 NW 9
Ventilation Rate 72450 32580
DSI 1 1 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
91 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the mid 50s.
Maximum RH 85 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
85 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-122115-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waynesboro, Aiken,
North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg,
and Denmark
1243 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear
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 65 40 69
Min/Max RH 28 100 30
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 8 G19 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 9 G19 W 5 Lgt/Var
Inversion 45F/9am 5pm 57F/10am
Dispersion None Poor None
Max ADI Early 51 Gen Good 7 Poor 23 Fair
Max ADI Late 77 Good 6 Very Poor 34 Fair
Max LVORI Early 2 5 8
Max LVORI Late 2 9 2
Mixing Height 3530 3910
Transport Wind W 23 NW 8
Ventilation Rate 81190 31280
DSI 2 1 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Maximum RH
88 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 32 percent.
Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
87 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
93 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
43 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-122115-
Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lee-Northern Lancaster-Southern Lancaster-
Including the cities of Cheraw, Pageland, Camden, Lugoff, Elgin,
Bishopville, Andrew Jackson State Park,
Carolina Commons Shopping Center, Community of Almond Glen,
Indian Land, Van Wyck, Lancaster, Springdale, and Lancaster Mill
1243 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip 0 0 0
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Max/Min Temp 63 39 67
Min/Max RH 31 95 29
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 10 G18 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 10 W 6 Lgt/Var
Inversion 45F/9am 5pm 49F/9am
Dispersion None Poor None
Max ADI Early 45 Gen Good 8 Poor 36 Fair
Max ADI Late 68 Good 5 Very Poor 50 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 2 4 5
Max LVORI Late 2 6 2
Mixing Height 3120 3930
Transport Wind W 22 NW 12
Ventilation Rate 68640 47160
DSI 1 1 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum RH
82 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 32 percent.
Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the mid 50s.
Maximum RH 82 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
81 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
79 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
46 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-122115-
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
1243 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear
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 64 38 69
Min/Max RH 30 100 32
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 8 G20 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 9 G20 W 5 G17 Lgt/Var
Inversion 45F/9am 5pm 56F/10am
Dispersion None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 57 Gen Good 7 Poor 29 Fair
Max ADI Late 79 Good 6 Very Poor 37 Fair
Max LVORI Early 2 4 7
Max LVORI Late 2 8 2
Mixing Height 3320 3880
Transport Wind W 24 NW 9
Ventilation Rate 79680 34920
DSI 1 1 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Maximum RH
83 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the mid 50s.
Maximum RH 80 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Maximum RH
89 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
47 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$