Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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FWFCAE

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina
and East Central Georgia
National Weather Service Columbia SC
230 PM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Thunderstorms expected each day from Sunday to mid-week. Some
storms may be severe and produce strong, erratic winds. Winds on
Sunday will be gusty and out of the SW with gusts around 25 mph
possible. As we move into the middle of the week, slightly drier
air moves into the Southeast allowing more seasonal convective
chances with mainly scattered afternoon storms.

Fog Potential Tonight: Low

GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-080815-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans,
McCormick, Clarks Hill, Edgefield, Johnston, and Murphys Estates
230 PM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip         50           40           30           50
Precip Amount         0.23         0.12         0.04         0.08
Precip Duration       2            2            2            1
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   8 AM
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   5 AM         Continuing
Min/Max Temp          70           85           67           87
Max/Min RH            100          60           100          58
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               SW  6 G18                 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  6 G21     W  9 G18     Lgt/Var      SW  6
Inversion             8pm          73F/8am      8pm          72F/8am
Dispersion            Fair         None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         83 Good      54 Gen Good  61 Good      53 Gen Good
Max ADI Late          9 Poor       85 Good      3 Very Poor  102 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       4            6            6            9
Max LVORI Late        6            3            9            3
Mixing Height                      3930                      5110
Transport Wind                     W 20                      W 17
Ventilation Rate                   78600                     86870
DSI                   2            2            2            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 97 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 55 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 59 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ020-021-026-080815-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills,
Saluda, and Ridge Spring
230 PM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip         40           40           30           40
Precip Amount         0.11         0.07         0.02         0.03
Precip Duration       1            2            1            1
Precip Begin          7 PM         Continuing   Continuing   8 AM
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   2 AM         Continuing
Min/Max Temp          69           85           66           87
Max/Min RH            100          61           100          52
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               SW  6 G17                 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  7 G23     SW  9 G18    SW  5 G17    SW  5
Inversion             8pm          73F/8am      8pm          72F/8am
Dispersion            Fair         None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         85 Good      74 Good      76 Good      54 Gen Good
Max ADI Late          11 Poor      94 Good      4 Very Poor  117 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       4            6            5            9
Max LVORI Late        6            3            9            2
Mixing Height                      4170                      6330
Transport Wind                     W 22                      SW 17
Ventilation Rate                   91740                     107610
DSI                   2            2            2            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 97 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 98 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 52 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 59 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.

$$

GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-080815-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waynesboro, Aiken,
North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg,
and Denmark
230 PM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip         40           40           40           70
Precip Amount         0.16         0.19         0.10         0.15
Precip Duration       2            2            2            4
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Min/Max Temp          71           86           69           88
Max/Min RH            100          62           100          57
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               SW  7 G17                 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  6 G19     W 10 G19     SW  5        SW  7
Inversion             8pm          74F/8am      8pm          72F/8am
Dispersion            Fair         None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         78 Good      59 Gen Good  55 Gen Good  48 Gen Good
Max ADI Late          10 Poor      79 Good      4 Very Poor  106 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       4            5            5            8
Max LVORI Late        5            3            8            2
Mixing Height                      3900                      5210
Transport Wind                     W 22                      W 18
Ventilation Rate                   85800                     93780
DSI                   3            2            2            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 97 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 52 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 56 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 59 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ016-022-029-115-116-080815-
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
230 PM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip         20           30           30           40
Precip Amount         0.02         0.10         0.03         0.01
Precip Duration       1            2            1            1
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   8 AM
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   2 AM         Continuing
Min/Max Temp          70           87           67           90
Max/Min RH            99           58           100          48
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               SW  6                     Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5 G20     SW  9 G17    Lgt/Var      SW  5
Inversion             8pm          74F/8am      8pm          73F/8am
Dispersion            Fair         None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         75 Good      79 Good      79 Good      59 Gen Good
Max ADI Late          10 Poor      94 Good      4 Very Poor  131 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            6            4            8
Max LVORI Late        5            2            8            1
Mixing Height                      4510                      6890
Transport Wind                     W 24                      SW 17
Ventilation Rate                   108240                    117130
DSI                   2            2            2            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 97 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 97 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-080815-
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
230 PM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip         20           40           40           60
Precip Amount         0.08         0.10         0.05         0.09
Precip Duration       1            2            2            4
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   8 AM
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   4 AM         Continuing
Min/Max Temp          72           88           69           89
Max/Min RH            98           58           98           54
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               SW  7 G18                 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  7 G20     SW 10 G20    SW  5 G17    SW  6
Inversion             8pm          75F/8am      8pm          72F/7am
Dispersion            Fair         None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         76 Good      74 Good      64 Good      47 Gen Good
Max ADI Late          12 Poor      86 Good      5 Very Poor  116 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            5            4            7
Max LVORI Late        5            2            7            2
Mixing Height                      4280                      6200
Transport Wind                     W 23                      SW 18
Ventilation Rate                   98440                     111600
DSI                   3            2            2            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 97 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 96 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 51 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

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

$$