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FNUS52 KCAE 180555
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
155 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
DISCUSSION
THE WEATHER WILL LARGELY REMAIN DRY BUT THERE IS A CHANCE OF A
FEW ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MIDLANDS AND
CENTRAL/SOUTHERN SAVANNAH RIVER AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE
SEA-BREEZE MOVES INLAND. COVERAGE WOULD BE LIMITED AND RAINFALL
AMOUNTS LIGHT IF ANY ACTIVITY DEVELOPS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND
VARIABLE THROUGH FRIDAY, THE TURNING MORE NORTHEASTERLY DURING
THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL WITH HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90 THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. SLIGHTLY
COOLER TEMPERATURES DEVELOP THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
FOG POTENTIAL TONIGHT: PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-182015-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,
MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL, EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, AND MURPHYS ESTATES
155 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
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 88 64 89
MIN/MAX RH 47 100 45
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 76F/10AM 7PM 76F/10AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 11 POOR 16 GEN POOR 16 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 24 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 26 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 5 9
MAX LVORI LATE 2 9 2
MIXING HEIGHT 6580 6490
TRANSPORT WIND W 3 E 3
VENTILATION RATE 19740 19470
DSI 3 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH
54 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH
58 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH
56 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ020-021-026-182015-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS,
SALUDA, AND RIDGE SPRING
155 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
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 87 63 88
MIN/MAX RH 43 100 41
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 74F/10AM 7PM 75F/10AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 10 POOR 18 GEN POOR 22 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 25 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 30 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 5 9
MAX LVORI LATE 2 8 2
MIXING HEIGHT 6600 6990
TRANSPORT WIND W 3 E 5
VENTILATION RATE 19800 34950
DSI 3 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH
55 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH
59 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH
57 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-182015-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, AIKEN,
NORTH AUGUSTA, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, BAMBERG,
AND DENMARK
155 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
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 89 64 89
MIN/MAX RH 43 100 44
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 77F/10AM 7PM 76F/10AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 12 POOR 15 GEN POOR 9 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 26 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 24 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 6 9
MAX LVORI LATE 2 9 2
MIXING HEIGHT 7180 6630
TRANSPORT WIND W 3 SE 3
VENTILATION RATE 21540 19890
DSI 3 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH
52 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH
56 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH
51 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-182015-
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
155 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
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 88 64 90
MIN/MAX RH 41 99 39
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 67F/9AM 7PM 71F/9AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 10 POOR 16 GEN POOR 18 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 25 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 27 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 4 8
MAX LVORI LATE 2 8 2
MIXING HEIGHT 6690 7360
TRANSPORT WIND NW 3 E 3
VENTILATION RATE 20070 22080
DSI 3 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH
53 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH
57 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH
51 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-182015-
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
155 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
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 89 65 90
MIN/MAX RH 43 100 42
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 75F/10AM 7PM 72F/9AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 11 POOR 17 GEN POOR 17 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 25 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 30 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 5 9
MAX LVORI LATE 2 9 2
MIXING HEIGHT 7080 7120
TRANSPORT WIND W 3 E 3
VENTILATION RATE 21240 21360
DSI 3 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH
57 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH
59 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH
53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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