Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
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FNUS52 KCAE 211619
FWFCAE
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina
and East Central Georgia
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1219 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Cool and wet weather expected over the next couple of days, with
particularly heavy rainfall expected across the southern half of
the area. This will keep fire weather impact free over the next
couple of days. As we get into Sunday and Monday, a more robust
cold front approaches from the northwest. A wind shift will
accompany this on Monday with unseasonably dry air and cooler air
pushing into the area by the middle of next week.
Fog potential tonight: Patchy ground fog is possible in fog prone
locations.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-220815-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans,
McCormick, Clarks Hill, Edgefield, Johnston, and Murphys Estates
1219 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip 60 80 60 60
Precip Amount 0.50 0.30 0.46 0.37
Precip Duration 5 6 4 5
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Min/Max Temp 70 80 69 81
Max/Min RH 100 84 100 79
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var E 5
Inversion 7pm 75F/10am 8pm 72F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 10 Poor 19 Gen Poor 23 Fair 27 Fair
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 28 Fair 5 Very Poor 42 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 8 9 9 9
Max LVORI Late 9 4 9 4
Mixing Height 2560 3380
Transport Wind E 9 E 10
Ventilation Rate 23040 33800
DSI 2 1 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Light
winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
84 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
49 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
84 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 88 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-220815-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills,
Saluda, and Ridge Spring
1219 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip 50 60 40 50
Precip Amount 0.18 0.22 0.06 0.16
Precip Duration 2 4 2 2
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Min/Max Temp 69 80 68 82
Max/Min RH 100 75 100 67
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var E 5 Lgt/Var E 5
Inversion 7pm 72F/9am 8pm 72F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 13 Gen Poor 25 Fair 23 Fair 26 Fair
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 32 Fair 3 Very Poor 46 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 7 7 8 9
Max LVORI Late 8 4 9 4
Mixing Height 2840 4680
Transport Wind E 9 SE 9
Ventilation Rate 25560 42120
DSI 2 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Light
winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
80 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
47 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
81 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH
52 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
88 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-220815-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waynesboro, Aiken,
North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg,
and Denmark
1219 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip 60 80 60 70
Precip Amount 0.20 0.26 0.34 0.36
Precip Duration 4 6 4 5
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Min/Max Temp 70 83 69 81
Max/Min RH 100 80 100 81
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var E 5 Lgt/Var E 5
Inversion 7pm 75F/9am 8pm 73F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 15 Gen Poor 22 Fair 23 Fair 27 Fair
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 33 Fair 4 Very Poor 37 Fair
Max LVORI Early 6 9 9 9
Max LVORI Late 9 4 9 4
Mixing Height 2670 3150
Transport Wind E 9 E 10
Ventilation Rate 24030 31500
DSI 2 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
86 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
84 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 88 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-220815-
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
1219 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip 30 40 30 30
Precip Amount 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.03
Precip Duration 2 2 1 2
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Min/Max Temp 69 81 68 82
Max/Min RH 97 70 99 67
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 5 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var E 5 Lgt/Var E 5
Inversion 7pm 71F/8am 7pm 72F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 29 Fair 28 Fair 20 Gen Poor 38 Fair
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 31 Fair 2 Very Poor 68 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 6 7 9
Max LVORI Late 7 3 8 3
Mixing Height 3720 4910
Transport Wind E 7 E 13
Ventilation Rate 26040 63830
DSI 2 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 98 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
79 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
46 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
80 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH
52 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
88 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 52 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-220815-
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
1219 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip 30 60 60 50
Precip Amount 0.10 0.21 0.11 0.16
Precip Duration 2 5 3 2
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Min/Max Temp 71 81 69 83
Max/Min RH 98 74 99 73
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var E 5 Lgt/Var E 5
Inversion 7pm 73F/8am 7pm 73F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 27 Fair 26 Fair 23 Fair 27 Fair
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 34 Fair 3 Very Poor 43 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 6 7 9 8
Max LVORI Late 7 4 8 4
Mixing Height 3320 3660
Transport Wind E 9 E 12
Ventilation Rate 29880 43920
DSI 2 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
82 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
49 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
81 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 86 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$