685  
FNUS52 KCAE 090850  
FWFCAE  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA  
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
350 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009  
   
DISCUSSION  
HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING INTO THE FORECAST AREA WILL  
CONTINUE TO DOMINATE TODAY. A COLD FRONT ALONG WITH A SURGE  
OF TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL AFFECT THE AREA MAINLY TUESDAY AND  
TUESDAY NIGHT. EXPECT AREAS OF MAINLY LIGHT FOG THIS MORNING.  
ANY FOG WILL DISSIPATE BETWEEN 900 AM AND 1000 AM. THERE WILL BE  
AREAS OF FOG IN RAIN TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.  
 
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-092115-  
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ...  
EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON  
350 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009  
 
TODAY TONIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY  
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 60 100  
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN  
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 56 60  
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR NE 10  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 6 NE 6 NE 8  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.22 1.50  
PRECIP DURATION 4 12  
PRECIP BEGIN 10 PM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY 49 100 93  
DSI 2 N/A 1  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 5 4 3  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2800 1700  
DISPERSION 6PM-9AM/PO  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 NE 13  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 28000 22100  
ADI EARLY 7 POOR 5 VERY POOR 11 POOR  
ADI LATE 30 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 21 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 5  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
VETERANS DAY  
RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
60S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.  
MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.  
MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
SCZ020-021-026-092115-  
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...SALUDA...  
RIDGE SPRING  
350 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009  
 
TODAY TONIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY  
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 50 100  
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN  
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 55 59  
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR NE 8  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 5 LGT/VAR NE 8  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.11 1.13  
PRECIP DURATION 1 11  
PRECIP BEGIN 10 PM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY 42 99 90  
DSI 2 N/A 1  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 4 5 3  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2800 1600  
DISPERSION 6PM-9AM/PO  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 NE 12  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 28000 19200  
ADI EARLY 6 VERY POOR 3 VERY POOR 9 POOR  
ADI LATE 30 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 21 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 5 5  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
VETERANS DAY  
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
60S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.  
MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
60S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
60S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-092115-  
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...  
AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...  
BAMBERG...DENMARK  
350 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009  
 
TODAY TONIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY  
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 60 90  
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN  
MAX/MIN TEMP 74 58 64  
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR NE 9  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 7 NE 5 E 8  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.15 0.93  
PRECIP DURATION 4 12  
PRECIP BEGIN 10 PM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY 44 99 86  
DSI 2 N/A 1  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 5 3 3  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2900 1700  
DISPERSION 6PM-9AM/PO  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 NE 13  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 29000 22100  
ADI EARLY 8 POOR 5 VERY POOR 11 POOR  
ADI LATE 31 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 22 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 5  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
VETERANS DAY  
RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
60S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
SCZ015-016-022-029-092115-  
LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND...  
CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE  
350 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009  
 
TODAY TONIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY  
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 40 90  
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN  
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 53 63  
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR NE 7  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 5 LGT/VAR NE 9  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.03 0.74  
PRECIP DURATION 1 11  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY 45 99 86  
DSI 2 N/A 1  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 5 5 4  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2900 1700  
DISPERSION 6PM-9AM/PO  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 NE 9  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 29000 15300  
ADI EARLY 6 VERY POOR 4 VERY POOR 8 POOR  
ADI LATE 29 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 16 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 3 8  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 5 5  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
VETERANS DAY  
RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 60.  
MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.  
MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
60S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.  
MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
SCZ027-028-031-036>038-092115-  
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON...  
RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...  
MANNING...SUMMERTON  
350 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009  
 
TODAY TONIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY  
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 50 90  
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN  
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 55 64  
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR NE 7  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 5 LGT/VAR E 8  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.09 0.77  
PRECIP DURATION 1 11  
PRECIP BEGIN 10 PM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY 43 100 90  
DSI 2 N/A 1  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 4 4 3  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2900 1700  
DISPERSION 6PM-9AM/PO  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 NE 12  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 29000 20400  
ADI EARLY 7 POOR 4 VERY POOR 9 POOR  
ADI LATE 31 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 22 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 3 7  
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 5  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
VETERANS DAY  
RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
60S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
60S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS  
 
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.  
 
 
 
ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
 
1-6..... VERY POOR  
7-12.... POOR  
13-20... GENERALLY POOR  
21-40... FAIR  
41-60... GENERALLY GOOD  
61-100.. GOOD  
>100.... VERY GOOD  
 
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 
LVORI RANGES FROM 1 TO 10 WHERE 1 REPRESENTS THE LOWEST RISK  
AND 10 REPRESENTS THE HIGHEST RISK  
 
 
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