460  
FNUS52 KCAE 211943  
FWFCAE  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA  
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
243 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND GENERALLY OUT OF THE SE ON SATURDAY THEN  
SW ON SUNDAY, HOWEVER THERE WILL BE PERIODS EACH DAY WHERE WINDS  
ARE VARIABLE. MINIMUM RH VALUES MAY DROP AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT IN  
SOME LOCATIONS EACH WEEKEND AFTERNOON. MOISTURE BEGINS TO INCREASE  
SUNDAY NIGHT KEEPING RH VALUES ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS NEXT WEEK.  
NO RAIN EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS TEMPERATURES TREND WARMER.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL TONIGHT: NONE  
 
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-220945-  
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,  
MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL, EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, AND MURPHYS ESTATES  
243 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 54 26 60  
MAX/MIN RH 81 27 89 27  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
INVERSION 6PM 41F/10AM 7PM 39F/9AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 1 VERY POOR 28 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 29 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 1 VERY POOR 58 GEN GOOD 2 VERY POOR 45 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 5 2  
MIXING HEIGHT 5020 4510  
TRANSPORT WIND SW 10 W 8  
VENTILATION RATE 50200 36080  
DSI 2 2 2 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
89 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
88 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT.  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH  
98 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
34 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH  
86 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
83 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT.  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
SCZ020-021-026-220945-  
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS,  
SALUDA, AND RIDGE SPRING  
243 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIN/MAX TEMP 23 52 25 58  
MAX/MIN RH 84 30 92 29  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
INVERSION 6PM 34F/9AM 7PM 38F/9AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 1 VERY POOR 23 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 22 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 1 VERY POOR 60 GEN GOOD 2 VERY POOR 38 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 3 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 6 2  
MIXING HEIGHT 4980 4790  
TRANSPORT WIND SW 10 W 7  
VENTILATION RATE 49800 33530  
DSI 2 2 2 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
93 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
87 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT.  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. WEST  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH  
87 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM  
RH 83 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT.  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-220945-  
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, AIKEN,  
NORTH AUGUSTA, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, BAMBERG,  
AND DENMARK  
243 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 56 29 61  
MAX/MIN RH 79 29 93 26  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
INVERSION 6PM 36F/9AM 7PM 41F/9AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 1 VERY POOR 28 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 30 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 1 VERY POOR 62 GOOD 2 VERY POOR 46 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 6 2  
MIXING HEIGHT 4810 4730  
TRANSPORT WIND SW 12 W 8  
VENTILATION RATE 57720 37840  
DSI 2 2 2 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
83 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH  
32 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
90 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH  
98 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
33 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH  
91 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
81 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-220945-  
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  
243 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIN/MAX TEMP 23 53 27 60  
MAX/MIN RH 82 31 95 30  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
INVERSION 6PM 33F/9AM 6PM 39F/9AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 1 VERY POOR 17 GEN POOR 2 VERY POOR 18 GEN POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 1 VERY POOR 45 GEN GOOD 2 VERY POOR 42 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 2 7 2  
MIXING HEIGHT 4220 5290  
TRANSPORT WIND SW 9 W 7  
VENTILATION RATE 37980 37030  
DSI 2 2 2 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
91 PERCENT. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
91 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH  
96 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH  
90 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH 83 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-220945-  
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  
243 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 56 28 61  
MAX/MIN RH 83 30 98 29  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
INVERSION 6PM 36F/9AM 6PM 41F/9AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 1 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR 2 VERY POOR 22 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 1 VERY POOR 53 GEN GOOD 2 VERY POOR 46 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 4 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 2 7 2  
MIXING HEIGHT 4710 5070  
TRANSPORT WIND SW 10 W 8  
VENTILATION RATE 47100 40560  
DSI 2 2 2 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
87 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH  
33 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
89 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH  
96 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM  
RH 91 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND  
70. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS  
AROUND 40. MAXIMUM RH 80 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS  
 
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.  
 
 
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