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FNUS52 KCAE 171830
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
230 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2026
DISCUSSION
AFTER A BRIEF INTRUSION OF DRIER AIR THIS AFTERNOON, MOISTURE
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE ONCE AGAIN FOR THE END OF THE WEEK AS
THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR APPROACH THE AREA. THIS WILL
LEAD TO PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND STORMS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT ALONG WITH GUSTY WEST/SOUTHWEST
WINDS. A FRONT MOVES THROUGH FRIDAY WITH PRECIP TAPERING OFF AS
DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND. WHILE RH WILL BE
LOWER THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK, EXPECT IT TO REMAIN WELL ABOVE
CRITICAL VALUES.
FOG POTENTIAL: FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-180815-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
230 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 0 80 90 60
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.19 1.08 0.38
PRECIP DURATION 4 7 5
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 72 90 69 89
MAX/MIN RH 96 65 100 64
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 6 G17 SW 7 G17 S 6 G19 W 6 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 5 SW 9 G20 SW 6 G18 W 6
INVERSION 8PM 76F/8AM 8PM 72F/8AM
DISPERSION FAIR NONE FAIR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 71 GOOD 75 GOOD 38 FAIR 48 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 9 POOR 87 GOOD 10 POOR 63 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 6 7 8
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 8 3
MIXING HEIGHT 4100 4140
TRANSPORT WIND SW 20 W 14
VENTILATION RATE 82000 57960
DSI 2 3 3 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
97 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
43 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
94 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
94 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 90 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH
53 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SCZ020-021-026-180815-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
230 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 0 60 90 60
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.12 0.68 0.23
PRECIP DURATION 1 7 4
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING 7 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 AM CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 71 90 68 87
MAX/MIN RH 93 58 100 62
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5 SW 9 G19 SW 7 G20 W 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 7 G17 SW 11 G21 SW 6 W 6
INVERSION 8PM 74F/7AM 8PM 71F/8AM
DISPERSION FAIR NONE FAIR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 90 GOOD 70 GOOD 47 GEN GOOD 37 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 10 POOR 85 GOOD 9 POOR 64 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 6 7
MAX LVORI LATE 5 2 6 3
MIXING HEIGHT 5070 4680
TRANSPORT WIND SW 21 W 12
VENTILATION RATE 106470 56160
DSI 2 2 3 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
93 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
90 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
90 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 88 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
89 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-180815-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
230 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 0 80 90 60
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.23 0.94 0.34
PRECIP DURATION 4 9 5
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 71 91 69 87
MAX/MIN RH 96 64 100 70
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 7 G18 SW 8 G18 SW 6 G19 SW 9 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 6 G17 SW 10 G20 SW 8 G20 W 9 G18
INVERSION 8PM 75F/8AM 8PM 71F/7AM
DISPERSION FAIR NONE FAIR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 65 GOOD 79 GOOD 36 FAIR 52 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 10 POOR 83 GOOD 12 POOR 66 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 6 6 7
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 6 4
MIXING HEIGHT 4680 3870
TRANSPORT WIND SW 21 W 16
VENTILATION RATE 98280 61920
DSI 2 2 3 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH
98 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
96 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
51 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
92 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
57 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
87 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
90 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-180815-
CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-NORTHERN LANCASTER-SOUTHERN LANCASTER-
230 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 0 40 90 60
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.03 0.50 0.22
PRECIP DURATION 1 6 5
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 72 94 69 88
MAX/MIN RH 91 52 100 61
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5 SW 12 G23 SW 9 G21 SW 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 7 SW 14 G24 SW 6 W 6
INVERSION 8PM 75F/7AM 10PM 73F/4AM
DISPERSION FAIR NONE FAIR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 87 GOOD 79 GOOD 59 GEN GOOD 35 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 11 POOR 97 GOOD 10 POOR 61 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 4 6
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 6 3
MIXING HEIGHT 5550 4500
TRANSPORT WIND SW 23 W 12
VENTILATION RATE 127650 54000
DSI 2 3 4 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 89 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
88 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
90 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 87 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
89 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-180815-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-CENTRAL ORANGEBURG-
SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-
230 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 0 70 90 60
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.11 0.59 0.25
PRECIP DURATION 2 6 8
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 72 93 70 88
MAX/MIN RH 93 56 100 66
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 6 G17 SW 9 G20 SW 8 G20 SW 9 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 7 G18 SW 11 G24 SW 8 G19 W 8 G19
INVERSION 8PM 76F/8AM 8PM 73F/5AM
DISPERSION FAIR NONE GOOD NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 74 GOOD 74 GOOD 43 GEN GOOD 52 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 11 POOR 87 GOOD 13 GEN POOR 68 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 5 2 5 4
MIXING HEIGHT 5230 4210
TRANSPORT WIND SW 21 W 15
VENTILATION RATE 109830 63150
DSI 2 3 3 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH 93 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
93 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
90 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH
84 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 88 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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