Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
906
FNUS52 KCAE 221711
FWFCAE
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina
and East Central Georgia
National Weather Service Columbia SC
111 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Cool and wet weather expected again on Saturday, with
heavy rainfall expected across the southern half of the area.
This will keep the are free from fire weather impacts over the
next couple of days. As we get into Sunday and Monday, a more
robust cold front approaches from the northwest. Behind this
front, a noticeable wind shift is expected 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-SCZ018-025-230815-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans,
McCormick, Clarks Hill, Edgefield, Johnston, and Murphys Estates
111 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip 70 70 50 40
Precip Amount 0.21 0.15 0.04 0.04
Precip Duration 4 4 2 2
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 70 80 67 86
Max/Min RH 100 78 100 64
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var E 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 7pm 72F/9am 8pm 72F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 18 Gen Poor 27 Fair 29 Fair 16 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 44 Gen Good 4 Very Poor 21 Fair
Max LVORI Early 9 9 9 9
Max LVORI Late 9 4 9 3
Mixing Height 2890 4820
Transport Wind E 14 N 5
Ventilation Rate 40460 24100
DSI 2 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
80 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
49 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
79 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 86 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
50 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 90 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-230815-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills,
Saluda, and Ridge Spring
111 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip 50 40 40 30
Precip Amount 0.09 0.02 0.01 0.01
Precip Duration 2 2 1 1
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing 2 PM
Precip End Continuing Continuing 2 AM 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 69 80 66 85
Max/Min RH 100 67 98 57
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var E 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 8pm 72F/9am 7pm 71F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 19 Gen Poor 36 Fair 24 Fair 20 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 45 Gen Good 3 Very Poor 30 Fair
Max LVORI Early 9 8 7 8
Max LVORI Late 9 3 7 3
Mixing Height 3390 5800
Transport Wind E 12 N 5
Ventilation Rate 40680 29000
DSI 2 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
75 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
46 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
76 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 46 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 83 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
89 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-230815-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waynesboro, Aiken,
North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg,
and Denmark
111 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip 70 80 50 40
Precip Amount 0.29 0.16 0.06 0.05
Precip Duration 6 7 2 2
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 70 80 68 85
Max/Min RH 100 81 100 68
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var E 6 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 7pm 73F/9am 8pm 72F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 20 Gen Poor 26 Fair 29 Fair 14 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 39 Fair 4 Very Poor 20 Gen Poor
Max LVORI Early 9 9 9 9
Max LVORI Late 9 4 9 4
Mixing Height 2460 3890
Transport Wind E 14 NE 5
Ventilation Rate 34440 19450
DSI 2 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. 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
81 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
79 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 88 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
50 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 90 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-230815-
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
111 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip 40 30 30 30
Precip Amount 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1 1 1 2
Precip Begin 6 PM 9 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip End 3 AM Continuing Continuing 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 69 81 66 86
Max/Min RH 100 60 98 60
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var E 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 7pm 72F/9am 8pm 72F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 28 Fair 41 Gen Good 26 Fair 23 Fair
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 55 Gen Good 3 Very Poor 31 Fair
Max LVORI Early 7 8 6 8
Max LVORI Late 8 3 7 3
Mixing Height 4230 5980
Transport Wind E 12 N 5
Ventilation Rate 50760 29900
DSI 2 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
74 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
47 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
74 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH
47 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 83 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
88 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 51 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-230815-
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
111 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip 60 50 40 40
Precip Amount 0.14 0.07 0.04 0.04
Precip Duration 3 2 2 2
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 70 80 68 86
Max/Min RH 100 71 99 64
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 5 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var E 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 7pm 73F/9am 8pm 73F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 17 Gen Poor 30 Fair 24 Fair 22 Fair
Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 43 Gen Good 4 Very Poor 27 Fair
Max LVORI Early 9 7 6 8
Max LVORI Late 9 4 7 3
Mixing Height 3050 4850
Transport Wind E 13 NE 5
Ventilation Rate 39650 24250
DSI 2 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
81 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
50 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
76 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 85 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
50 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 88 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$