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FNUS52 KCAE 181844
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
244 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
DISCUSSION
PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN LIKELY THIS EVENING 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 SLIGHTLY IN THE EARLY EVENING, BUT SHOULD INCREASE
AGAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS REMAIN ELEVATED AND
BREEZY FROM THE WEST THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. DRIER AIR WILL FILTER
IN FOR THE WEEKEND FOLLOW A FRONTAL DEPARTURE FRIDAY. 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-SCZ018-025-190815-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
244 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 100 40 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.89 0.29 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 8 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 PM
MIN/MAX TEMP 70 91 67 91
MAX/MIN RH 100 58 91 40
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5 G18 W 9 G21 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 8 G23 W 7 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 8PM 73F/6AM 8PM 73F/9AM
DISPERSION FAIR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 47 GEN GOOD 56 GEN GOOD 58 GEN GOOD 28 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 19 GEN POOR 89 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 43 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 5 6 6
MAX LVORI LATE 7 3 6 1
MIXING HEIGHT 4730 5980
TRANSPORT WIND W 16 W 6
VENTILATION RATE 75680 35880
DSI 3 2 2 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 91 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
47 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
94 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 93 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.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH
92 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH
52 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH
94 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
50 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SCZ020-021-026-190815-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
244 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 100 80 40 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.72 0.33 0.03 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 8 3 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 1 AM
MIN/MAX TEMP 68 88 63 87
MAX/MIN RH 100 61 91 37
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 7 G20 W 8 G20 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 7 G21 W 7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 8PM 71F/8AM 8PM 71F/9AM
DISPERSION GOOD NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 65 GOOD 56 GEN GOOD 47 GEN GOOD 30 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 14 GEN POOR 79 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 42 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 6 6
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 6 1
MIXING HEIGHT 4800 6200
TRANSPORT WIND W 15 NW 6
VENTILATION RATE 72000 37200
DSI 3 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 89 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 91 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
90 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH
53 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 92 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH
52 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-190815-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
244 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 100 90 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.62 0.29 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 9 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIN/MAX TEMP 70 88 68 89
MAX/MIN RH 100 67 95 43
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 6 G18 SW 13 G25 W 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 10 G26 W 10 G21 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 8PM 72F/8AM 8PM 74F/9AM
DISPERSION FAIR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 52 GEN GOOD 62 GOOD 57 GEN GOOD 29 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 19 GEN POOR 82 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 52 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 6 6
MAX LVORI LATE 6 4 7 1
MIXING HEIGHT 4570 5800
TRANSPORT WIND W 18 NW 8
VENTILATION RATE 82260 46400
DSI 3 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 94 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
49 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
93 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH
89 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST 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 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
90 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH
53 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH
92 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
52 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-190815-
CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-NORTHERN LANCASTER-SOUTHERN LANCASTER-
244 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 80 100 40 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.48 0.37 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3 4 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 1 AM
MIN/MAX TEMP 69 88 64 89
MAX/MIN RH 100 61 88 36
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 9 G21 SW 9 G20 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 6 G17 W 7 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 8PM 72F/7AM 8PM 72F/9AM
DISPERSION FAIR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 87 GOOD 50 GEN GOOD 48 GEN GOOD 37 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 11 POOR 87 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 52 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 6 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 5 1
MIXING HEIGHT 5170 6780
TRANSPORT WIND W 15 NW 7
VENTILATION RATE 77550 47460
DSI 3 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 87 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
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 58 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.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 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 50 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 93 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
49 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-190815-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-CENTRAL ORANGEBURG-
SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-
244 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 70 90 30 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.44 0.27 0.04 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 5 3 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 AM
MIN/MAX TEMP 70 89 67 90
MAX/MIN RH 100 65 92 40
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 7 G20 SW 13 G25 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 8 G25 W 9 G24 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 8PM 73F/6AM 8PM 73F/9AM
DISPERSION GOOD NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 68 GOOD 75 GOOD 52 GEN GOOD 30 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 14 GEN POOR 90 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 47 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 6 5
MAX LVORI LATE 5 4 6 1
MIXING HEIGHT 4800 6260
TRANSPORT WIND W 18 NW 7
VENTILATION RATE 86400 43820
DSI 3 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 91 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
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 58 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 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 56 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
87 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 91 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
51 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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