505  
FNUS52 KCAE 080606  
FWFCAE  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA  
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
206 AM EDT WED OCT 8 2025  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND  
AHEAD OF THE FRONT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE VERY  
MUCH, GENERALLY A QUARTER INCH OF LESS. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AHEAD  
OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND EVENTUALLY NORTHEAST  
BEHIND THE FRONT AND BECOME GUSTY FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  
 
WITH RELATIVELY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE  
AREA, BREEZY NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY THURSDAY  
THROUGH SATURDAY WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 20 MPH EACH DAY.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL TONIGHT: PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE THIS MORNING BUT NOT  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  
 
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-082030-  
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,  
MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL, EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, AND MURPHYS ESTATES  
206 AM EDT WED OCT 8 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP 30 0 0  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM  
PRECIP END 6 PM  
MAX/MIN TEMP 84 60 74  
MIN/MAX RH 64 99 45  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 9 G19  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 10 G18  
INVERSION 73F/10AM 7PM 65F/4AM  
DISPERSION NONE POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 13 GEN POOR 14 GEN POOR 62 GOOD  
MAX ADI LATE 24 FAIR 19 GEN POOR 63 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 10 7 3  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 5 1  
MIXING HEIGHT 3410 4490  
TRANSPORT WIND N 6 NE 16  
VENTILATION RATE 20460 71840  
DSI 2 2 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
77 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
54 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
89 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
98 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
92 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
88 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
SCZ020-021-026-082030-  
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS,  
SALUDA, AND RIDGE SPRING  
206 AM EDT WED OCT 8 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP 30 0 0  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM  
PRECIP END 5 PM  
MAX/MIN TEMP 83 57 72  
MIN/MAX RH 58 91 39  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 10 G23  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 5 G18 NE 10 G20  
INVERSION 72F/10AM 7PM 63F/4AM  
DISPERSION NONE FAIR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 20 GEN POOR 23 FAIR 64 GOOD  
MAX ADI LATE 39 FAIR 22 FAIR 65 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 5 3  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 1  
MIXING HEIGHT 4220 4630  
TRANSPORT WIND N 8 NE 16  
VENTILATION RATE 33760 74080  
DSI 2 2 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. MAXIMUM RH 79 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
52 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
92 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH  
53 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
98 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
93 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
89 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-082030-  
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, AIKEN,  
NORTH AUGUSTA, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, BAMBERG,  
AND DENMARK  
206 AM EDT WED OCT 8 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP 40 20 0  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.05 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING 3 AM  
MAX/MIN TEMP 85 60 74  
MIN/MAX RH 59 100 44  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 12 G22  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 11 G20  
INVERSION 73F/10AM 7PM 62F/8AM  
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 14 GEN POOR 10 POOR 54 GEN GOOD  
MAX ADI LATE 27 FAIR 18 GEN POOR 66 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 10 8 3  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 1  
MIXING HEIGHT 4120 4590  
TRANSPORT WIND NW 6 NE 18  
VENTILATION RATE 24720 82620  
DSI 2 2 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
75 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
55 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
88 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
51 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
96 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
90 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
87 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-082030-  
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  
206 AM EDT WED OCT 8 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP 30 0 0  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM  
PRECIP END 6 PM  
MAX/MIN TEMP 84 56 72  
MIN/MAX RH 59 87 37  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 12 G19  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 5 G17 NE 12  
INVERSION 73F/10AM 7PM 63F/4AM  
DISPERSION NONE FAIR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 23 FAIR 50 GEN GOOD  
MAX ADI LATE 36 FAIR 23 FAIR 54 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 4 3  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 1  
MIXING HEIGHT 4020 4750  
TRANSPORT WIND N 8 NE 17  
VENTILATION RATE 32160 80750  
DSI 2 2 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
78 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
51 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
91 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH  
55 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
94 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH  
49 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
94 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
86 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-082030-  
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  
206 AM EDT WED OCT 8 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP 40 20 0  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.05 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING 1 AM  
MAX/MIN TEMP 85 59 73  
MIN/MAX RH 62 98 42  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 11 G24  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 11 G21  
INVERSION 73F/10AM 6PM 65F/4AM  
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 21 FAIR 10 POOR 68 GOOD  
MAX ADI LATE 34 FAIR 20 GEN POOR 73 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 10 7 3  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 5 1  
MIXING HEIGHT 4280 4710  
TRANSPORT WIND NW 7 NE 18  
VENTILATION RATE 29960 84780  
DSI 2 3 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
75 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
57 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
88 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH  
57 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM  
RH 93 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
91 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
84 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
 
 
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.  
 

 
 
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