514  
FNUS52 KCAE 210817  
FWFCAE  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA  
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
317 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
DRY THIS WEEKEND WITH AFTERNOON RH VALUES FALLING TO  
NEAR 30 PERCENT. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST  
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, WITH THE NEXT NOTABLE MOISTURE  
INCREASE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED  
BY A SLOW WARMING TREND AND INCREASING RAIN CHANCES TUESDAY  
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. 20-FT WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE  
NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH OR LESS INTO NEXT WEEK.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL TONIGHT: NONE.  
 
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-212145-  
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,  
MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL, EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, AND MURPHYS ESTATES  
317 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 25 47  
MIN/MAX RH 38 75 34  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
INVERSION 42F/10AM 6PM 32F/9AM  
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 43 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 29 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 41 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 27 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 3  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 3 2  
MIXING HEIGHT 4320 3910  
TRANSPORT WIND N 8 NE 5  
VENTILATION RATE 34560 19550  
DSI 2 3 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. MAXIMUM RH  
80 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
91 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH  
55 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE UPPER  
30S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH  
63 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS  
IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.   
FRIDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
SCZ020-021-026-212145-  
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS,  
SALUDA, AND RIDGE SPRING  
317 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 23 44  
MIN/MAX RH 41 75 33  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
INVERSION 37F/9AM 6PM 26F/8AM  
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 57 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 29 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 52 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 26 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 3 2  
MIXING HEIGHT 4440 4010  
TRANSPORT WIND N 10 NE 5  
VENTILATION RATE 44400 20050  
DSI 2 3 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH  
82 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.  
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH  
91 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH  
54 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE UPPER  
30S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS  
IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS  
AROUND 40. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-212145-  
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, AIKEN,  
NORTH AUGUSTA, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, BAMBERG,  
AND DENMARK  
317 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 26 49  
MIN/MAX RH 37 76 32  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
INVERSION 38F/9AM 6PM 33F/9AM  
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 52 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 37 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 52 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 36 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 3 2  
MIXING HEIGHT 4430 3810  
TRANSPORT WIND N 12 NE 8  
VENTILATION RATE 53160 30480  
DSI 2 2 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. MAXIMUM RH  
76 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
91 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH  
60 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. LOWS AROUND 40.  
MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH  
61 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS  
IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH 97 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.   
FRIDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-212145-  
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  
317 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 22 44  
MIN/MAX RH 38 75 32  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 5 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
INVERSION 38F/9AM 7PM 26F/8AM  
DISPERSION NONE POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 70 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 34 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 65 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 30 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 3  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 3 2  
MIXING HEIGHT 4650 4120  
TRANSPORT WIND N 14 NE 6  
VENTILATION RATE 65100 24720  
DSI 2 3 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH  
78 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH  
87 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH  
55 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE UPPER  
30S. MAXIMUM RH 97 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH  
60 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS  
AROUND 40. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH 96 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-212145-  
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  
317 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 24 46  
MIN/MAX RH 38 75 33  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
INVERSION 39F/9AM 7PM 32F/9AM  
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 58 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 38 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 59 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 36 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 3  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 3 2  
MIXING HEIGHT 4630 3780  
TRANSPORT WIND N 13 NE 8  
VENTILATION RATE 60190 30240  
DSI 2 3 1  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH  
76 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
90 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH  
61 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE UPPER  
30S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH  
63 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS  
IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH 95 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS  
 
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.  
 
 
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