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FNUS52 KCAE 202023
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
323 PM EST MON JAN 20 2025
DISCUSSION
COLD AND DRY AIR WILL BE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY.
THERE IS THEN A CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY
EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST MIDLANDS AND CSRA AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVES FROM THE GULF COAST TO OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST.
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT, GENERALLY
LESS THAN 0.10" LIQUID EQUIVALENT. DRY AND COLD CONDITIONS
ARE THEN EXPECTED MUCH OF THE REST OF THE WEEK. NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT TODAY THEN SHIFT TO THE
NORTHEAST TUESDAY, REMAINING LESS THAN 15 MPH. MINIMUM RH
VALUES WILL BE NEAR CRITICAL BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
IN THE 25-35 PERCENT RANGE. VALUES THEN INCREASE SLIGHTLY
TO ABOVE 30 PERCENT EACH AFTERNOON INTO THIS WEEKEND.
FOG POTENTIAL: NONE.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-210915-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,
MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL, EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, AND MURPHYS ESTATES
323 PM EST MON JAN 20 2025
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW SNOW NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 30 40 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 1 AM
MIN/MAX TEMP 19 38 19 38
MAX/MIN RH 59 28 61 26
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 6PM 21F/8AM 8PM 24F/4AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 27 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 40 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 6 VERY POOR 32 FAIR 11 POOR 35 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 2 3 2
MAX LVORI LATE 2 2 2 2
MIXING HEIGHT 3300 3700
TRANSPORT WIND N 9 NE 7
VENTILATION RATE 29700 25900
DSI 2 2 1 1
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. MAXIMUM RH
77 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
31 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 32 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
98 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 MID 20S. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
38 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. MAXIMUM RH 88 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ020-021-026-210915-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS,
SALUDA, AND RIDGE SPRING
323 PM EST MON JAN 20 2025
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW SNOW NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 20 30 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 1 AM
MIN/MAX TEMP 17 36 18 36
MAX/MIN RH 59 25 59 22
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 6PM 18F/7AM 7PM 22F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 31 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 40 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 30 FAIR 15 GEN POOR 33 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 2 2 2
MAX LVORI LATE 2 2 2 2
MIXING HEIGHT 3490 3660
TRANSPORT WIND N 7 NE 6
VENTILATION RATE 24430 21960
DSI 2 2 2 1
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 16. MAXIMUM RH
75 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
30 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM
RH 85 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. MAXIMUM RH
98 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. MAXIMUM RH
90 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
92 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-210915-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, AIKEN,
NORTH AUGUSTA, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, BAMBERG,
AND DENMARK
323 PM EST MON JAN 20 2025
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW SNOW NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 30 60 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.04 0.07 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 AM
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 39 21 38
MAX/MIN RH 82 30 80 30
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 NE 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 6PM 23F/4AM 6PM 25F/4AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 35 FAIR 8 POOR 47 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 9 POOR 46 GEN GOOD 14 GEN POOR 41 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 4 2
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 3 2
MIXING HEIGHT 2830 3480
TRANSPORT WIND N 15 NE 10
VENTILATION RATE 42450 34800
DSI 2 1 1 1
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. MAXIMUM RH
79 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
33 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. MAXIMUM RH
81 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
97 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. MAXIMUM RH
89 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
38 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. MAXIMUM RH 87 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND
60. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-210915-
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
323 PM EST MON JAN 20 2025
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW SNOW NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 20 40 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 3 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 3 AM
MIN/MAX TEMP 15 37 18 35
MAX/MIN RH 61 22 59 22
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 6PM 19F/4AM 6PM 23F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR NONE POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 34 FAIR 7 POOR 61 GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 38 FAIR 31 FAIR 34 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 2 2 1
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 2 2
MIXING HEIGHT 3110 3610
TRANSPORT WIND N 10 NE 9
VENTILATION RATE 31100 32490
DSI 2 1 2 1
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 16. MAXIMUM RH
73 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
27 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM
RH 72 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
93 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. MAXIMUM RH
87 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
36 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
87 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-210915-
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
323 PM EST MON JAN 20 2025
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW SNOW NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 30 50 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.02 0.06 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 2
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 AM
MIN/MAX TEMP 18 38 20 37
MAX/MIN RH 79 26 74 26
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 NE 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 6PM 22F/4AM 6PM 24F/4AM
DISPERSION POOR NONE POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 37 FAIR 9 POOR 60 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 10 POOR 49 GEN GOOD 17 GEN POOR 44 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 3 1
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 3 2
MIXING HEIGHT 2910 3550
TRANSPORT WIND N 15 NE 12
VENTILATION RATE 43650 42600
DSI 2 1 1 1
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. MAXIMUM RH
78 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
35 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. MAXIMUM RH
83 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
95 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 35 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
39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH
87 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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