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FNUS52 KCAE 180706
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
306 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
DISCUSSION
PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN LIKELY LATE TODAY AS THE REMNANTS
OF TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR APPROACH THE AREA. EXPECT STRONG WINDS
WITH GUSTS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS MAY
SUBSIDE SOME IN THE EARLY EVENING BUT AS A LOW LEVEL JET AND
STORMS MOVE INTO THE REGION GUSTS WILL PICK BACK UP LATE TONIGHT
INTO FRIDAY MORNING. 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: REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM RAINFALL.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-182015-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
306 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 60 90 60
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.16 0.82 0.41
PRECIP DURATION 3 8 4
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MAX/MIN TEMP 91 69 90
MIN/MAX RH 58 100 61
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 7 G17 SW 5 G18 W 7 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 9 G20 SW 6 G19 W 7 G17
INVERSION 76F/8AM 7PM 72F/8AM
DISPERSION NONE FAIR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 73 GOOD 35 FAIR 48 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 100 GOOD 13 GEN POOR 88 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 8 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 3
MIXING HEIGHT 4590 5900
TRANSPORT WIND SW 20 W 14
VENTILATION RATE 91800 82600
DSI 2 3 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
94 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
43 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 94 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
95 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH
52 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SCZ020-021-026-182015-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
306 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 40 100 70
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.64 0.43
PRECIP DURATION 1 8 3
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MAX/MIN TEMP 90 68 87
MIN/MAX RH 52 100 62
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 9 G19 SW 7 G19 W 7 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 10 G20 SW 6 G17 W 6
INVERSION 75F/8AM 8PM 71F/8AM
DISPERSION NONE FAIR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 71 GOOD 67 GOOD 30 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 88 GOOD 10 POOR 80 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 7 7
MAX LVORI LATE 2 7 3
MIXING HEIGHT 5330 5650
TRANSPORT WIND SW 21 W 13
VENTILATION RATE 111930 73450
DSI 2 3 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
90 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 90 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
95 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT. WEST 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
91 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH
53 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-182015-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
306 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 60 90 90
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.13 0.54 0.43
PRECIP DURATION 2 6 5
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MAX/MIN TEMP 91 70 88
MIN/MAX RH 57 100 69
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 8 G18 SW 6 G19 SW 11 G21
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 10 G21 SW 9 G21 W 10 G20
INVERSION 75F/8AM 7PM 72F/8AM
DISPERSION NONE FAIR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 74 GOOD 44 GEN GOOD 62 GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 83 GOOD 14 GEN POOR 78 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 6 4
MIXING HEIGHT 4720 5240
TRANSPORT WIND SW 21 W 15
VENTILATION RATE 99120 78600
DSI 2 3 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
96 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 95 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
98 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
94 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
53 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-182015-
CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-NORTHERN LANCASTER-SOUTHERN LANCASTER-
306 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 0 90 80
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.49 0.46
PRECIP DURATION 7 4
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MAX/MIN TEMP 95 69 88
MIN/MAX RH 47 100 62
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 12 G23 SW 9 G20 SW 8 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 13 G23 SW 6 W 7 G17
INVERSION 76F/8AM 8PM 72F/8AM
DISPERSION NONE FAIR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 80 GOOD 80 GOOD 37 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 101 VERY GOOD11 POOR 80 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 7
MAX LVORI LATE 1 7 4
MIXING HEIGHT 5790 5580
TRANSPORT WIND SW 23 W 13
VENTILATION RATE 133170 72540
DSI 3 3 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 86 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 88 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY 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
96 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 95 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.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH 89 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH
50 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-182015-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-CENTRAL ORANGEBURG-
SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-
306 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 30 90 80
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.42 0.49
PRECIP DURATION 1 5 5
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MAX/MIN TEMP 94 70 89
MIN/MAX RH 50 100 66
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 9 G20 SW 7 G20 SW 10 G21
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 11 G24 SW 7 G21 W 9 G23
INVERSION 76F/8AM 8PM 73F/8AM
DISPERSION NONE GOOD NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 76 GOOD 62 GOOD 70 GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 89 GOOD 14 GEN POOR 82 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 2 5 4
MIXING HEIGHT 5240 5540
TRANSPORT WIND SW 22 W 15
VENTILATION RATE 115280 83100
DSI 3 3 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 91 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
50 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
96 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH
95 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 91 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY 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 ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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