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FNUS52 KCAE 081912
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
312 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
DISCUSSION
DAILY CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES
TO BE EXPECTED EACH DAY INTO EARLY NEXT NEXT WEEK. AFTER A BIT OF
A DRY PERIOD THIS AFTERNOON, SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES
MOVING BACK IN THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT NEARS ON
FRIDAY, BRINGING ANOTHER AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH SHOWER/STORM
CHANCES. OVERALL, A GOOD AMOUNT OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED STARTING
LATE THIS WEEK AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WITH THESE RAIN CHANCES,
MINIMUM RH VALUES EACH DAY GENERALLY STAY ABOVE 40% AND
SURFACE WINDS SHOULD BE LIGHT FROM THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH FRIDAY
BEFORE TURNING NORTHEASTERLY THIS WEEKEND WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 MPH.
FOG POTENTIAL THROUGH TONIGHT: PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE
AGAIN TONIGHT.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-090815-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,
MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL, EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, AND MURPHYS ESTATES
312 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP 50 30 30 40
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.42 0.07 0.01 0.05
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 83 57 71
MAX/MIN RH 100 48 88 49
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 5
INVERSION 8PM 66F/9AM 7PM 59F/8AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 51 GEN GOOD 22 FAIR 57 GEN GOOD 43 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 76 GOOD 8 POOR 39 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 9 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 9 2 5 2
MIXING HEIGHT 5750 3710
TRANSPORT WIND W 12 E 8
VENTILATION RATE 69000 29680
DSI 2 3 3 1
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH 93 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 83 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 73 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ020-021-026-090815-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS,
SALUDA, AND RIDGE SPRING
312 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP 50 30 40 20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.49 0.09 0.01 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 2 2 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 60 82 54 71
MAX/MIN RH 100 51 89 38
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 8PM 65F/9AM 7PM 56F/8AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 48 GEN GOOD 15 GEN POOR 41 GEN GOOD 41 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 65 GOOD 9 POOR 40 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 9 5 3
MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 4 2
MIXING HEIGHT 5740 4130
TRANSPORT WIND W 8 E 6
VENTILATION RATE 45920 24780
DSI 2 2 3 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH 85 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 70.
MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 97 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 82 PERCENT. EAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 77 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-090815-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, AIKEN,
NORTH AUGUSTA, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, BAMBERG,
AND DENMARK
312 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP 40 40 40 50
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.19 0.09 0.02 0.12
PRECIP DURATION 2 2 2 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 85 58 72
MAX/MIN RH 100 47 93 50
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR W 5 LGT/VAR NE 6
INVERSION 8PM 67F/9AM 8PM 61F/6AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 45 GEN GOOD 28 FAIR 70 GOOD 52 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 104 VERY GOOD9 POOR 46 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 9 6 4
MAX LVORI LATE 9 2 6 2
MIXING HEIGHT 5720 3750
TRANSPORT WIND W 16 NE 10
VENTILATION RATE 91520 37500
DSI 2 3 3 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH 97 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 82 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-090815-
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
312 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP 50 40 40 20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.62 0.15 0.04 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 2 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 83 53 72
MAX/MIN RH 100 51 86 36
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 8PM 66F/9AM 8PM 56F/6AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 55 GEN GOOD 16 GEN POOR 34 FAIR 47 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 58 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 44 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 9 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 4 2
MIXING HEIGHT 6100 4710
TRANSPORT WIND W 8 NE 5
VENTILATION RATE 48800 23550
DSI 2 3 3 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH 81 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 94 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 76 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 77 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH
50 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-090815-
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, AND SUMMERTON
312 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP 40 40 40 40
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.24 0.10 0.02 0.02
PRECIP DURATION 2 2 2 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 85 56 71
MAX/MIN RH 100 51 91 43
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 5
INVERSION 8PM 67F/9AM 8PM 60F/6AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 44 GEN GOOD 16 GEN POOR 42 GEN GOOD 52 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 61 GOOD 10 POOR 48 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 9 6 4
MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 5 1
MIXING HEIGHT 5750 4190
TRANSPORT WIND W 9 E 7
VENTILATION RATE 51750 29330
DSI 2 3 3 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 86 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND
60. MAXIMUM RH 97 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 81 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 75 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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