906  
FNUS52 KCAE 241831  
FWFCAE  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA  
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
231 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008  
   
DISCUSSION
 
A WEAK TROUGH AT UPPER LEVELS AND A WEAK SURFACE PATTERN  
WILL COVER THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DRY WEATHER WILL  
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY OVER THE WEEKEND  
BRINGING A CHANCE FOR ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-250930-  
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ...  
EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON  
231 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 20  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE TSTMS  
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 93 68 96  
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 LGT/VAR SW 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04  
PRECIP DURATION 0  
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM  
PRECIP END 6 PM  
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY 98 30 93 35  
DSI N/A 3 N/A 3  
LAL 1 1 1 2  
HAINES INDEX 5 4 4 4  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6100 7700  
DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO 7PM-8AM/PO  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 10 S 10  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 61000 77000  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
SCZ020-021-026-250930-  
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...SALUDA...  
RIDGE SPRING  
231 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 20  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE TSTMS  
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 93 67 94  
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR S 6 LGT/VAR SW 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04  
PRECIP DURATION 0  
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM  
PRECIP END 6 PM  
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY 94 30 98 38  
DSI N/A 3 N/A 3  
LAL 1 1 1 2  
HAINES INDEX 5 4 5 4  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6100 7200  
DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO 9PM-7AM/PO  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 10 S 10  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 61000 72000  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-250930-  
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...  
AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...  
BAMBERG...DENMARK  
231 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 20  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE TSTMS  
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 94 67 95  
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 5 LGT/VAR SW 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04  
PRECIP DURATION 0  
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM  
PRECIP END 6 PM  
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY 100 30 95 36  
DSI N/A 3 N/A 3  
LAL 1 1 1 2  
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 4  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6100 7500  
DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO 7PM-8AM/PO  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 10 S 10  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 61000 75000  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
SCZ015-016-022-029-250930-  
LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND...  
CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE  
231 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 20  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE TSTMS  
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 93 68 92  
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR S 6 LGT/VAR SW 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04  
PRECIP DURATION 0  
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM  
PRECIP END 6 PM  
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY 100 31 99 38  
DSI N/A 3 N/A 3  
LAL 1 1 1 2  
HAINES INDEX 5 5 5 4  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6100 7100  
DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO 7PM-8AM/PO  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 10 S 10  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 61000 71000  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
SCZ027-028-031-036>038-250930-  
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON...  
RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...  
MANNING...SUMMERTON  
231 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 20  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE TSTMS  
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 94 69 93  
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 6 LGT/VAR S 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04  
PRECIP DURATION 0  
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM  
PRECIP END 6 PM  
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY 100 32 97 38  
DSI N/A 3 N/A 3  
LAL 1 1 1 2  
HAINES INDEX 5 5 5 4  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6100 7000  
DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO 9PM-7AM/PO  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 10 S 10  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 61000 70000  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
90S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
90S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
90S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH  
52 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
 
 
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.  
 

 
 
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