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FNUS52 KCAE 071702
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
102 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2025
DISCUSSION
DRIER AIR MOVES REMAINS OVER THE AREA FOR FRIDAY KEEPING THE
CHANCE OF RAIN ON THE LOWER SIDE. HOWEVER, NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
PERSIST WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH SOME PEEKS OF SUN DEVELOPING
THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES THEN BEGIN TO WARM BACK UP
OVER THE WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK. DEEPER MOISTURE ALSO RETURNS TO
THE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK LEADING TO INCREASED
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES.
FOG POTENTIAL TONIGHT: NOT ANTICIPATED.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-080830-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,
MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL, EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, AND MURPHYS ESTATES
102 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 40
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 67 84 68 85
MAX/MIN RH 100 65 100 66
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 NE 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 5 LGT/VAR NE 5
INVERSION 8PM 69F/8AM 8PM 70F/8AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 38 FAIR 28 FAIR 38 FAIR 45 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 6 VERY POOR 42 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 57 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 8 7 8
MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 9 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3850 4600
TRANSPORT WIND E 9 E 10
VENTILATION RATE 34650 46000
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 77 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 82 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 73 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ020-021-026-080830-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS,
SALUDA, AND RIDGE SPRING
102 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 30
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 66 83 66 84
MAX/MIN RH 100 65 100 64
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 NE 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 5 LGT/VAR NE 5
INVERSION 8PM 68F/8AM 8PM 69F/8AM
DISPERSION POOR NONE POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 34 FAIR 32 FAIR 37 FAIR 39 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 7 POOR 44 GEN GOOD 6 VERY POOR 53 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 7 7 8
MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 9 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3710 4630
TRANSPORT WIND E 10 E 9
VENTILATION RATE 37100 41670
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 72 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 78 PERCENT. EAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-080830-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, AIKEN,
NORTH AUGUSTA, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, BAMBERG,
AND DENMARK
102 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 0 20 20 50
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.11
PRECIP DURATION 0 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 3 PM CONTINUING 8 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 68 85 68 85
MAX/MIN RH 100 66 100 70
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 NE 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 6 LGT/VAR E 6
INVERSION 8PM 70F/8AM 8PM 71F/8AM
DISPERSION POOR NONE POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 41 GEN GOOD 29 FAIR 38 FAIR 47 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 6 VERY POOR 44 GEN GOOD 6 VERY POOR 64 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 8 6 8
MAX LVORI LATE 8 3 8 3
MIXING HEIGHT 4220 4850
TRANSPORT WIND NE 8 E 12
VENTILATION RATE 33760 58200
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 81 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 86 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 75 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-080830-
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
102 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 20 20 0 30
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM 2 PM
PRECIP END 10 PM 5 PM CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 66 83 66 85
MAX/MIN RH 100 70 100 66
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 NE 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 6 LGT/VAR NE 5
INVERSION 8PM 69F/8AM 8PM 70F/8AM
DISPERSION POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 34 FAIR 32 FAIR 35 FAIR 35 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 7 POOR 41 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 55 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 7 7 8
MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 9 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3390 4860
TRANSPORT WIND NE 10 E 9
VENTILATION RATE 33900 43740
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 72 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 76 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-080830-
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
102 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 20 40
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.06
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 8 AM
PRECIP END 2 AM CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 68 85 69 86
MAX/MIN RH 100 68 99 69
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 NE 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 5 LGT/VAR NE 5
INVERSION 8PM 70F/8AM 8PM 72F/8AM
DISPERSION POOR NONE POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 35 FAIR 28 FAIR 36 FAIR 43 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 6 VERY POOR 41 GEN GOOD 6 VERY POOR 56 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 7 7 7
MAX LVORI LATE 8 3 8 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3890 4380
TRANSPORT WIND NE 9 E 10
VENTILATION RATE 35010 43800
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 78 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 81 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 73 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 98 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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