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

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FNUS52 KCAE 241732
FWFCAE

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina
and East Central Georgia
National Weather Service Columbia SC
132 PM EDT Thu Jul 24 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Strong upper level high pressure builds over the area into this
weekend leading to temperatures well above average and dangerously
hot conditions this weekend into early next week. While there will
be lingering low level moisture, deep layer moisture will be
lacking with showers and storms will be limited with some isolated
convection possible each afternoon for the early part of next
week.

Fog Potential: Patchy fog possible.

GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-250830-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans,
McCormick, Clarks Hill, Edgefield, Johnston, and Murphys Estates
132 PM EDT Thu Jul 24 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Clear        Clear
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None
Chance Precip         30           0            0            0
Precip Amount         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       1
Precip Begin          6 PM
Precip End            9 PM
Min/Max Temp          73           96           75           99
Max/Min RH            100          43           90           39
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Inversion             8pm          81F/9am      8pm          82F/9am
Dispersion            Very Poor    None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         29 Fair      29 Fair      49 Gen Good  58 Gen Good
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  58 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  88 Good
Max LVORI Early       6            9            3            6
Max LVORI Late        8            1            5            1
Mixing Height                      5920                      7500
Transport Wind                     SW  8                     W 10
Ventilation Rate                   47360                     75000
DSI                   2            3            2            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
80 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 102. Minimum RH 38 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
78 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 103. Minimum RH 38 percent. Light
winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 101. Minimum RH 40 percent. Light
winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 102. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum
RH 85 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 100. Minimum RH 40 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ020-021-026-250830-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills,
Saluda, and Ridge Spring
132 PM EDT Thu Jul 24 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Clear
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            8 PM
Min/Max Temp          72           96           75           99
Max/Min RH            99           44           85           36
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Inversion             8pm          81F/9am      8pm          82F/9am
Dispersion            Very Poor    None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         34 Fair      32 Fair      44 Gen Good  66 Good
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  59 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  93 Good
Max LVORI Early       6            8            3            5
Max LVORI Late        7            1            4            1
Mixing Height                      6190                      7780
Transport Wind                     SW  8                     W 10
Ventilation Rate                   49520                     77800
DSI                   2            3            2            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
79 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 102. Minimum RH 38 percent. Light
winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
79 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 101. Minimum RH 39 percent. Light
winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 101. Minimum RH 38 percent. Light
winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
84 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 101. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
83 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-250830-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waynesboro, Aiken,
North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg,
and Denmark
132 PM EDT Thu Jul 24 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None
Chance Precip         40           0            0            0
Precip Amount         0.05         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       0
Precip Begin          6 PM
Precip End            8 PM
Min/Max Temp          72           97           75           99
Max/Min RH            100          47           91           42
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Inversion             8pm          80F/9am      8pm          82F/9am
Dispersion            Very Poor    None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         25 Fair      27 Fair      48 Gen Good  59 Gen Good
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  55 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  78 Good
Max LVORI Early       7            9            4            6
Max LVORI Late        9            2            6            1
Mixing Height                      5860                      7460
Transport Wind                     SW  8                     W  9
Ventilation Rate                   46880                     67140
DSI                   2            3            2            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
80 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 102. Minimum RH 40 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
78 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 102. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 100. Minimum RH 45 percent. Light
winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
90 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs around 100. Minimum RH 44 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
90 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ016-022-029-115-116-250830-
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
132 PM EDT Thu Jul 24 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mclear       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          73           97           76           100
Max/Min RH            100          46           86           37
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Inversion             8pm          77F/8am      8pm          84F/9am
Dispersion            Very Poor    None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         34 Fair      38 Fair      35 Fair      53 Gen Good
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  60 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  80 Good
Max LVORI Early       6            9            3            5
Max LVORI Late        8            1            5            1
Mixing Height                      6480                      8240
Transport Wind                     W  8                      W  8
Ventilation Rate                   51840                     65920
DSI                   2            3            2            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
78 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 102. Minimum RH 40 percent. Light
winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
79 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 101. Minimum RH 41 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 100. Minimum RH 38 percent. Light
winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 101. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-250830-
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
132 PM EDT Thu Jul 24 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None
Chance Precip         30           0            0            0
Precip Amount         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       0
Precip Begin          6 PM
Precip End            8 PM
Min/Max Temp          73           97           76           100
Max/Min RH            100          47           90           40
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Inversion             8pm          80F/9am      8pm          83F/9am
Dispersion            Very Poor    None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         21 Fair      31 Fair      51 Gen Good  66 Good
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  57 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  90 Good
Max LVORI Early       6            9            4            6
Max LVORI Late        8            2            5            1
Mixing Height                      5950                      7980
Transport Wind                     SW  8                     W  9
Ventilation Rate                   47600                     71820
DSI                   2            3            2            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
77 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 102. Minimum RH 42 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
78 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 101. Minimum RH 44 percent. Light
winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 100. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
89 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

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

$$