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FNUS52 KCAE 081729
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1229 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
DISCUSSION
CLOUD COVER AND HIGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BEFORE CLOUDS LIKELY LINGER ON FRIDAY WITH
WINDS PICKING UP OUT OF THE SOUTH AHEAD OF AN INCOMING SYSTEM, GUSTING
TO 15-20 MPH. MOISTURE REMAINS FAIRLY HIGH THROUGH THE DAY WITH MINIMUM
RH VALUES ABOVE 55% AND WESTERN AREAS MAY SEE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN
CHANCES DURING THE EVENING HOURS AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SATURDAY SEES
A STRONG COLD FRONT NEAR THE REGION WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS BECOMING BREEZY
AHEAD OF IT WHERE GUSTS TO 20-30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. RAIN CHANCES EXPAND
TO THE REST OF THE AREA BY THE LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING AS THE
FRONT BEGINS TO WORK THROUGH, CLEARING THE REGION BY SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS
TURN OUT OF THE WEST-NORTHWEST SUNDAY, LIKELY REMAINING GUSTY WITH MOISTURE
QUICKLY DROPPING WHERE MINIMUM RH VALUES COULD NEAR 30-40%. DRY CONDITIONS
LIKELY PERSIST INTO THE EARLY WEEK WITH WEAKER WINDS BEFORE THE NEXT RAIN
CHANCE MAY ENTER MIDWEEK.
FOG POTENTIAL TONIGHT: AREAS OF FOG ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT, POTENTIALLY
DENSE IN SPOTS.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-090945-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,
MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL, EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, AND MURPHYS ESTATES
1229 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 40 60
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.15
PRECIP DURATION 2 5
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 76 60 78
MAX/MIN RH 100 57 100 59
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR S 7 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 LGT/VAR SW 10 G20
INVERSION 6PM 66F/11AM 5PM 63F/8AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 28 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 61 GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 55 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 91 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 8 6 8
MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 8 2
MIXING HEIGHT 3250 4040
TRANSPORT WIND S 17 SW 26
VENTILATION RATE 55250 105040
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 96 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
34 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
MAXIMUM RH 73 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
83 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
77 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH 95 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
47 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ020-021-026-090945-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS,
SALUDA, AND RIDGE SPRING
1229 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 50 60
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.15
PRECIP DURATION 2 5
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 73 59 75
MAX/MIN RH 100 63 100 59
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR S 8 G22
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 LGT/VAR SW 11 G23
INVERSION 6PM 64F/11AM 5PM 62F/8AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 25 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 59 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 46 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 74 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 8 6 8
MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 8 3
MIXING HEIGHT 2810 4270
TRANSPORT WIND S 16 SW 25
VENTILATION RATE 44960 106750
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 96 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
33 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
MAXIMUM RH 71 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
82 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
76 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
96 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
50 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-090945-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, AIKEN,
NORTH AUGUSTA, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, BAMBERG,
AND DENMARK
1229 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 20 30
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 78 59 81
MAX/MIN RH 100 54 100 50
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR S 7 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 LGT/VAR SW 11 G22
INVERSION 6PM 67F/11AM 5PM 63F/8AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 21 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 58 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 53 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 81 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 8 7 8
MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 8 2
MIXING HEIGHT 3200 4570
TRANSPORT WIND S 16 SW 25
VENTILATION RATE 51200 114250
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MAXIMUM RH 93 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
33 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
MAXIMUM RH 70 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
80 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
75 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM
RH 98 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
48 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-090945-
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
1229 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 50 40
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.05
PRECIP DURATION 2 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 74 58 78
MAX/MIN RH 100 62 100 54
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR S 8 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 LGT/VAR SW 13 G20
INVERSION 6PM 64F/11AM 5PM 62F/8AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 17 GEN POOR 5 VERY POOR 51 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 42 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 86 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 9 8 8
MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 8 2
MIXING HEIGHT 2490 4870
TRANSPORT WIND S 15 SW 29
VENTILATION RATE 37350 141230
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
97 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
MAXIMUM RH 67 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
30 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
80 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
76 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
96 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
53 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-090945-
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
1229 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 20 20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
PRECIP DURATION 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 77 58 79
MAX/MIN RH 100 61 100 53
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR S 7 G22
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 LGT/VAR SW 11 G24
INVERSION 6PM 66F/11AM 5PM 63F/8AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 17 GEN POOR 6 VERY POOR 56 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 43 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 93 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 9 8 8
MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 8 2
MIXING HEIGHT 3060 5020
TRANSPORT WIND S 14 SW 28
VENTILATION RATE 42840 140560
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 95 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH
33 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
MAXIMUM RH 67 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY, COOLER. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
80 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
77 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM
RH 95 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
52 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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