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FNUS52 KCAE 161929
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
229 PM EST WED JAN 16 2019
DISCUSSION
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER THE AREA.
SURFACE WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE. AN UPPER DISTURBANCE
WILL PASS BY TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WITH
LIGHT AND VARIABLE SURFACE WINDS...EVENTUALLY FAVORING A SOUTHWESTERLY
DIRECTION LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDINESS FRIDAY AND
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WITH A FRONTAL SYSTEM.
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT: AREAS OF PATCHY DENSE FOG ARE EXPECTED.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-170915-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,
MCCORMICK, EDGEFIELD, AND JOHNSTON
229 PM EST WED JAN 16 2019
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 20 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 1 AM
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 59 42 63
MAX/MIN RH 100 47 99 57
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 1900 1100 2200 1000
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 10 POOR 4 VERY POOR 29 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 2 VERY POOR 28 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 34 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 8 5 7
MAX LVORI LATE 8 2 7 3
MIXING HEIGHT 2600 2900
TRANSPORT WIND SW 9 SW 8
VENTILATION RATE 23400 23200
DSI 2 2 1 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AS LOW AS 5 MPH OR LESS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AS
HIGH AS 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 90 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AS LOW AS
5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AS HIGH AS 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
MAXIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AS LOW AS 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY, COLDER. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
33 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AS HIGH AS 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
68 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AS LOW AS 5 MPH OR LESS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
46 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AS HIGH AS 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AS LOW AS 5 MPH OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AS
HIGH AS 5 MPH.
SCZ020-021-026-170915-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS,
SALUDA, AND RIDGE SPRING
229 PM EST WED JAN 16 2019
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 30 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 2 AM
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 55 41 62
MAX/MIN RH 100 52 100 58
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 1800 1000 2100 1100
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 23 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 2 VERY POOR 29 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 25 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 8 6 8
MAX LVORI LATE 8 2 8 3
MIXING HEIGHT 2500 3100
TRANSPORT WIND SW 10 E 6
VENTILATION RATE 25000 18600
DSI 2 2 1 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AS LOW AS 5 MPH OR LESS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 71 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AS
HIGH AS 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 90 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AS LOW AS
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AS HIGH
AS 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
MAXIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AS LOW AS 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY, COLDER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
32 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AS HIGH AS 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. MAXIMUM RH
67 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AS LOW AS 5 MPH OR LESS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
45 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AS HIGH AS 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AS LOW AS 5 MPH OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 73 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AS HIGH AS 5 MPH.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-170915-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING AUGUSTA, HEPHZIBAH, WAYNESBORO, AIKEN,
NORTH AUGUSTA, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, BAMBERG,
AND DENMARK
229 PM EST WED JAN 16 2019
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 20 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 1 AM
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 61 43 65
MAX/MIN RH 100 43 98 56
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 1900 1100 2100 1000
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 11 POOR 5 VERY POOR 31 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 2 VERY POOR 33 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 35 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 8 4 7
MAX LVORI LATE 8 2 6 3
MIXING HEIGHT 2900 3000
TRANSPORT WIND SW 10 W 8
VENTILATION RATE 29000 24000
DSI 2 2 1 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AS LOW AS 5 MPH OR LESS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AS
HIGH AS 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 90 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AS LOW AS
5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AS HIGH AS 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
MAXIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AS LOW AS 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY, COLDER. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH
33 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AS HIGH AS 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
67 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AS LOW AS 5 MPH OR LESS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
47 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AS HIGH AS 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. NOT AS COOL. LOWS AROUND 40. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AS LOW AS 5 MPH OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AS HIGH AS 5 MPH.
SCZ015-016-022-029-170915-
LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-
INCLUDING LANCASTER, ELGIN, LANCASTER MILL, CHERAW,
PAGELAND, CAMDEN, LUGOFF, AND BISHOPVILLE
229 PM EST WED JAN 16 2019
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 30 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 3 AM
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 56 41 63
MAX/MIN RH 100 49 99 54
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 1900 1000 2000 1000
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 18 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 23 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 32 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 26 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 7 5 7
MAX LVORI LATE 8 2 7 3
MIXING HEIGHT 2600 3300
TRANSPORT WIND SW 10 N 5
VENTILATION RATE 26000 16500
DSI 2 2 1 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AS LOW AS 5 MPH OR LESS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AS
HIGH AS 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 90 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AS LOW AS
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AS HIGH AS 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
MAXIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AS LOW AS 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY, COLDER. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AS HIGH AS 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. MAXIMUM RH
59 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AS LOW AS 5 MPH OR LESS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
43 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AS HIGH AS 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AS LOW AS 5 MPH OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
70 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AS HIGH AS 5 MPH.
SCZ027-028-031-036>038-170915-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
INCLUDING SEVEN OAKS, WEST COLUMBIA, CAYCE,
LEXINGTON, RED BANK, OAK GROVE, COLUMBIA, SUMTER, ORANGEBURG,
BROOKDALE, ST. MATTHEWS, MANNING, AND SUMMERTON
229 PM EST WED JAN 16 2019
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 20 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 1 AM
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 59 42 64
MAX/MIN RH 100 46 98 54
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 1900 1100 1900 1000
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR
MAX ADI EARLY 2 VERY POOR 13 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 33 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 2 VERY POOR 31 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 37 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 7 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 7 2 6 3
MIXING HEIGHT 2900 3100
TRANSPORT WIND SW 9 W 8
VENTILATION RATE 26100 24800
DSI 2 2 1 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AS LOW AS 5 MPH OR LESS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AS
HIGH AS 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 90 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AS LOW AS
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AS HIGH AS 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
MAXIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AS LOW AS 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY, COLDER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
32 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AS HIGH AS 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
63 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AS LOW AS 5 MPH OR LESS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
47 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AS HIGH AS 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AS LOW AS 5 MPH OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AS HIGH AS 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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