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FNUS52 KCAE 011849
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
249 PM EDT TUE APR 1 2025
DISCUSSION
DRIER AIR HAS FILTERED INTO THE FORECAST AREA TODAY. ALTHOUGH
THERE IS A LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY, THE REMAINDER OF
THE WEEK AND INTO SATURDAY WILL LIKELY BE DRY. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE WELL ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE
WEEKEND WITH HIGHS NEAR 90. HOWEVER RH VALUES WILL BE WELL ABOVE
CRITICAL VALUES. THE NEXT CHANCE OF WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL BE LATE
THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
FOG POTENTIAL THROUGH TONIGHT: AREAS OF FOG POSSIBLE
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-020830-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,
MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL, EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, AND MURPHYS ESTATES
249 PM EDT TUE APR 1 2025
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 30 30 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 1 AM
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 81 64 87
MAX/MIN RH 100 59 100 47
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 7 SE 5 S 7 G17
INVERSION 7PM 60F/9AM 8PM 67F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE FAIR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 20 GEN POOR 32 FAIR 50 GEN GOOD 40 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 8 POOR 67 GOOD 10 POOR 85 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 8 5 9
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 8 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3850 5570
TRANSPORT WIND S 18 S 16
VENTILATION RATE 69300 89120
DSI 2 2 2 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
95 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
87 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 75 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ020-021-026-020830-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS,
SALUDA, AND RIDGE SPRING
249 PM EDT TUE APR 1 2025
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP 0 20 30 20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING 8 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM 6 PM
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 78 64 85
MAX/MIN RH 100 62 100 50
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 7 LGT/VAR S 7
INVERSION 7PM 57F/9AM 7PM 67F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 15 GEN POOR 33 FAIR 40 FAIR 45 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 8 POOR 57 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 75 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 7 5 9
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 8 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3250 4840
TRANSPORT WIND S 17 S 17
VENTILATION RATE 55250 82280
DSI 2 2 1 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH
45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
96 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
87 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND
60. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 70 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH
29 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-020830-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, AIKEN,
NORTH AUGUSTA, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, BAMBERG,
AND DENMARK
249 PM EDT TUE APR 1 2025
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 20 20 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 11 PM
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 82 65 89
MAX/MIN RH 100 56 100 43
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 5 S 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 8 SE 6 S 7
INVERSION 7PM 61F/9AM 8PM 69F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 43 GEN GOOD 59 GEN GOOD 58 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 9 POOR 72 GOOD 10 POOR 69 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 8 5 8
MAX LVORI LATE 8 3 8 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3910 6030
TRANSPORT WIND S 20 S 16
VENTILATION RATE 78200 96480
DSI 2 2 2 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 90 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 90.
MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 75 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-020830-
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
249 PM EDT TUE APR 1 2025
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 20 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 1 AM
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 77 64 85
MAX/MIN RH 100 61 100 50
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 5 S 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 7 SE 5 S 8
INVERSION 8PM 52F/8AM 7PM 68F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 16 GEN POOR 37 FAIR 48 GEN GOOD 55 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 8 POOR 57 GEN GOOD 7 POOR 75 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 7 5 9
MAX LVORI LATE 7 3 8 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3330 5030
TRANSPORT WIND SE 17 S 18
VENTILATION RATE 56610 90540
DSI 2 2 1 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
97 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
89 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 96 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. NOT AS WARM. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 66 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH
29 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-020830-
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
249 PM EDT TUE APR 1 2025
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 10 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 11 PM
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 81 65 87
MAX/MIN RH 100 57 100 49
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 5 S 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 8 SE 5 S 8 G17
INVERSION 7PM 60F/9AM 8PM 69F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 19 GEN POOR 42 GEN GOOD 53 GEN GOOD 58 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 8 POOR 65 GOOD 7 POOR 71 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 7 5 8
MAX LVORI LATE 7 3 7 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3690 5090
TRANSPORT WIND S 18 S 17
VENTILATION RATE 66420 86530
DSI 2 2 2 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
98 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 90.
MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 97 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. NOT AS WARM. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 72 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH
32 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION BELOW NORMAL.
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