103  
FNUS52 KCAE 301808  
FWFCAE  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA  
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
208 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2025  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON,  
BRINGING GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE  
STORMS OUT AHEAD OF IT. WINDS THEN TURN OUT OF THE WEST INTO  
SATURDAY WITH MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED. THESE  
WESTERLY WINDS LIKELY REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON UNDER  
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES ABOVE 40%. SOME  
ISOLATED RAIN CHANCES MAY RETURN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, BUT FAIRLY  
CALM/DRY WEATHER IS THEN EXPECTED INTO NEXT WEEK.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL TONIGHT: LOW LAYING AREAS HAVE A CHANCE AT SEEING  
SOME PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT.  
 
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-310830-  
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,  
MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL, EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, AND MURPHYS ESTATES  
208 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 20  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 0  
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM  
PRECIP END 6 PM  
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 82 60 84  
MAX/MIN RH 89 44 89 44  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 7 G21 W 9 G20 W 5 G18 W 5  
INVERSION 1AM 60F/4AM 11PM 69F/9AM  
DISPERSION FAIR NONE POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 81 GOOD 75 GOOD 127 VERY GOOD48 GEN GOOD  
MAX ADI LATE 7 POOR 125 VERY GOOD5 VERY POOR 85 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 3 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 5 1  
MIXING HEIGHT 6990 5820  
TRANSPORT WIND W 23 W 13  
VENTILATION RATE 160770 75660  
DSI 3 3 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
91 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
84 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.  
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
94 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH  
45 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
97 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM  
RH 92 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND  
90. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
SCZ020-021-026-310830-  
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS,  
SALUDA, AND RIDGE SPRING  
208 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP 40 0 0 30  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.10  
PRECIP DURATION 0 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM  
PRECIP END 8 PM 6 PM  
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 81 58 83  
MAX/MIN RH 88 45 92 48  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 8 G22 W 9 G20 W 5 G18 LGT/VAR  
INVERSION 9PM 60F/8AM 10PM 68F/9AM  
DISPERSION FAIR NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 90 GOOD 80 GOOD 97 GOOD 28 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 6 VERY POOR 123 VERY GOOD5 VERY POOR 87 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 6 1  
MIXING HEIGHT 6090 6820  
TRANSPORT WIND W 23 W 12  
VENTILATION RATE 140070 81840  
DSI 3 2 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
91 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
87 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.  
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
95 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH  
45 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
97 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH  
50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM  
RH 93 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-310830-  
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, AIKEN,  
NORTH AUGUSTA, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, BAMBERG,  
AND DENMARK  
208 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP 80 0 0 0  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM  
PRECIP END 9 PM  
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 83 60 85  
MAX/MIN RH 89 42 87 43  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 8 G22 W 9 G20 W 5 G18 W 5  
INVERSION 12AM 60F/5AM 10PM 70F/9AM  
DISPERSION FAIR NONE POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 68 GOOD 64 GOOD 115 VERY GOOD40 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 8 POOR 110 VERY GOOD5 VERY POOR 92 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 3 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 5 1  
MIXING HEIGHT 8050 6160  
TRANSPORT WIND W 22 W 14  
VENTILATION RATE 177100 86240  
DSI 3 3 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
89 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
84 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.  
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
95 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH  
45 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
98 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT.  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM  
RH 95 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-310830-  
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  
208 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP 50 0 0 30  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.05  
PRECIP DURATION 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM  
PRECIP END 9 PM CONTINUING  
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 83 57 84  
MAX/MIN RH 87 45 90 45  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 6 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 8 G20 W 9 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
INVERSION 2AM 61F/8AM 10PM 67F/9AM  
DISPERSION FAIR NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 98 GOOD 87 GOOD 115 VERY GOOD32 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 7 POOR 140 VERY GOOD4 VERY POOR 76 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 3 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 6 2  
MIXING HEIGHT 6100 5990  
TRANSPORT WIND W 23 SW 10  
VENTILATION RATE 140300 59900  
DSI 3 3 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. MAXIMUM RH  
92 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
87 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT.  
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
93 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH  
44 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
97 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM  
RH 94 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND  
90. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-310830-  
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  
208 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP 90 0 0 20  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.03  
PRECIP DURATION 2 0  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM  
PRECIP END 9 PM 6 PM  
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 84 60 85  
MAX/MIN RH 89 46 87 45  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 8 G23 W 8 G21 W 5 G18 LGT/VAR  
INVERSION 2AM 62F/8AM 11PM 69F/9AM  
DISPERSION FAIR NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 85 GOOD 59 GEN GOOD 118 VERY GOOD23 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 7 POOR 128 VERY GOOD5 VERY POOR 76 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 3 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 5 1  
MIXING HEIGHT 7140 5960  
TRANSPORT WIND W 23 W 12  
VENTILATION RATE 164220 71520  
DSI 3 3 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
91 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
85 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.  
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
94 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH  
46 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
97 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM  
RH 95 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
 
 
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.  
 

 
 
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