749  
FNUS52 KCAE 220735  
FWFCAE  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA  
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
235 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE AND A DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE  
AREA THROUGH MONDAY. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AS DRY COLD  
FRONT MOVES SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. AFTERNOON  
RH VALUES WILL BE IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE TODAY AND IN THE  
30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE THROUGH MIDWEEK AS MOISTURE SLOWLY INCREASES.  
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY WITH SCATTERED  
SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE EACH DAY AND EXPECT ABOVE NORMAL  
TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THE FRONT THURSDAY.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL TONIGHT: NONE  
 
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-222130-  
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,  
MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL, EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, AND MURPHYS ESTATES  
235 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
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 55 28 59  
MIN/MAX RH 26 86 31  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
INVERSION 41F/10AM 6PM 38F/9AM  
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 27 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 72 GOOD 3 VERY POOR 34 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 2  
MIXING HEIGHT 5150 4380  
TRANSPORT WIND SW 13 W 7  
VENTILATION RATE 66950 30660  
DSI 2 2 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
86 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 34 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 37 PERCENT.  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT.  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH  
91 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND  
70. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM  
RH 88 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
SCZ020-021-026-222130-  
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS,  
SALUDA, AND RIDGE SPRING  
235 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR 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 28 58  
MIN/MAX RH 29 91 32  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
INVERSION 39F/10AM 6PM 38F/9AM  
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 21 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 22 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 72 GOOD 3 VERY POOR 26 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 1 6 2  
MIXING HEIGHT 5050 4670  
TRANSPORT WIND SW 13 W 5  
VENTILATION RATE 65650 23350  
DSI 2 2 3  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
90 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
90 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT.  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
100 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT.  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH  
92 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. MAXIMUM RH  
89 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH  
36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-222130-  
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, AIKEN,  
NORTH AUGUSTA, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, BAMBERG,  
AND DENMARK  
235 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
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 56 31 61  
MIN/MAX RH 27 87 28  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
INVERSION 42F/10AM 6PM 41F/9AM  
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 28 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 74 GOOD 3 VERY POOR 40 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 2  
MIXING HEIGHT 5150 4630  
TRANSPORT WIND SW 13 W 8  
VENTILATION RATE 66950 37040  
DSI 2 2 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
82 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
92 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  
99 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
35 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH  
93 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM  
RH 84 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-222130-  
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  
235 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR 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 54 28 60  
MIN/MAX RH 29 90 31  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
INVERSION 33F/9AM 6PM 39F/9AM  
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 17 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 22 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 57 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 37 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 2  
MIXING HEIGHT 4420 5130  
TRANSPORT WIND SW 12 W 6  
VENTILATION RATE 53040 30780  
DSI 2 2 3  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
89 PERCENT. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.  
SOUTH 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 AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
99 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. EAST  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH  
95 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND  
70. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM  
RH 89 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH  
36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-222130-  
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  
235 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
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 55 30 62  
MIN/MAX RH 28 95 30  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
INVERSION 41F/10AM 6PM 41F/9AM  
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 18 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 24 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 70 GOOD 3 VERY POOR 40 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 5 2  
MIXING HEIGHT 5150 5070  
TRANSPORT WIND S 13 W 7  
VENTILATION RATE 66950 35490  
DSI 2 2 3  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
84 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 36 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  
97 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
37 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH  
94 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM  
RH 84 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS  
 
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.  
 
 
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