377  
FNUS52 KCAE 200801  
FWFCAE  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA  
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
301 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR MASS WILL BE OVER THE REGION TO  
START THE WEEK AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK.  
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME WINTRY PRECIPITATION TUESDAY  
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE  
SOUTHEAST MIDLANDS AND CSRA AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM  
MOVES FROM THE GULF COAST TO OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST.  
NORTH-WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT TODAY THEN  
SHIFT TO NORTH-EASTERLY TUESDAY. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL  
BE NEAR CRITICAL BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY IN THE 20-30  
PERCENT RANGE.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL: NONE.  
 
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-202130-  
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,  
MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL, EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, AND MURPHYS ESTATES  
301 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SNOW  
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 30  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 19 38  
MIN/MAX RH 20 57 27  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
INVERSION 24F/6AM 6PM 22F/8AM  
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 28 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 24 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 30 FAIR 7 POOR 31 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 2  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 2 2  
MIXING HEIGHT 4530 3610  
TRANSPORT WIND NW 7 NW 8  
VENTILATION RATE 31710 28880  
DSI 2 2 1  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH  
28 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. MAXIMUM RH  
72 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH  
34 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. MAXIMUM RH  
79 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH  
91 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM  
RH 86 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH  
43 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
SCZ020-021-026-202130-  
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS,  
SALUDA, AND RIDGE SPRING  
301 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SNOW  
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 20  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 17 36  
MIN/MAX RH 20 58 24  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
INVERSION 23F/6AM 6PM 20F/8AM  
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 31 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 24 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 31 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 25 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 2  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 2 2  
MIXING HEIGHT 4770 3680  
TRANSPORT WIND NW 8 N 6  
VENTILATION RATE 38160 22080  
DSI 2 2 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND  
20. MAXIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 26 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 17. MAXIMUM RH  
69 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH  
34 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM  
RH 84 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT.  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH  
92 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM  
RH 86 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH  
44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-202130-  
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, AIKEN,  
NORTH AUGUSTA, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, BAMBERG,  
AND DENMARK  
301 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SNOW  
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 30  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.02  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 21 39  
MIN/MAX RH 25 61 29  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 5 NE 5  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
INVERSION 25F/6AM 6PM 24F/8AM  
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 35 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 30 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 32 FAIR 8 POOR 34 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 2  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 2 2  
MIXING HEIGHT 4400 3230  
TRANSPORT WIND NW 8 N 10  
VENTILATION RATE 35200 32300  
DSI 2 2 1  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH 72 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH  
32 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. MAXIMUM RH  
76 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH  
38 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM  
RH 81 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH  
90 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM  
RH 88 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH  
42 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-202130-  
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  
301 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SNOW  
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 20  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 16 37  
MIN/MAX RH 22 56 23  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 5 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
INVERSION 25F/6AM 6PM 18F/6AM  
DISPERSION NONE POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 42 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 29 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 38 FAIR 7 POOR 32 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 2  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 2 2  
MIXING HEIGHT 4900 3540  
TRANSPORT WIND NW 9 N 8  
VENTILATION RATE 44100 28320  
DSI 2 2 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND  
20. MAXIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 25 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 17. MAXIMUM RH  
67 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH  
33 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM  
RH 75 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT.  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH  
88 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM  
RH 83 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH  
42 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-202130-  
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  
301 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SNOW  
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 20  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 19 37  
MIN/MAX RH 25 62 25  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 5 NE 5  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
INVERSION 27F/6AM 6PM 22F/4AM  
DISPERSION NONE POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 38 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 32 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 35 FAIR 8 POOR 35 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 2  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 2 2  
MIXING HEIGHT 4700 3300  
TRANSPORT WIND NW 8 N 10  
VENTILATION RATE 37600 33000  
DSI 2 2 1  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
20S. MAXIMUM RH 68 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. MAXIMUM RH  
75 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH  
40 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM  
RH 82 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH  
90 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM  
RH 86 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH  
43 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS  
 
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.  
 
 
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