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FNUS52 KCAE 120616
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
216 AM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026
DISCUSSION
TODAY BRINGS ANOTHER DAY WITH SCATTERED AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
WHERE A COUPLE STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. DUE TO THIS,
AND CONTINUED MOISTURE ADVECTION INTO THE REGION, MINIMUM RH VALUES
WILL REMAIN ABOVE 45%. HEADING INTO THE START OF THE WEEK, A FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO STALL ACROSS THE FA, WITH FAIRLY LIGHT WINDS OUT OF
THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST NORTH OF THE FRONT WHILE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
PERSIST SOUTH OF IT. THE FRONT IS GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BISECT THE FA
MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY SLIDING SOUTH OF THE AREA TUESDAY. THIS WILL
ALSO BRING FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RAIN CHANCES MAINLY MONDAY, BUT POSSIBLY
AGAIN ON TUESDAY. WARMING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE SECOND
HALF OF THE WEEK WITH A RETURN TO MORE TYPICAL DIURNAL SHOWERS/STORMS.
FOG POTENTIAL: PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE WITH HIGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
IN PLACE.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-122030-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
216 AM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 50 70 70
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.19 0.25 0.17
PRECIP DURATION 1 6 3
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MAX/MIN TEMP 95 70 87
MIN/MAX RH 49 100 66
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 80F/9AM 7PM 75F/9AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 38 FAIR 28 FAIR 13 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 69 GOOD 3 VERY POOR 26 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 9 9
MAX LVORI LATE 1 10 4
MIXING HEIGHT 5780 3580
TRANSPORT WIND W 10 S 7
VENTILATION RATE 57800 25060
DSI 3 3 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND
70. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 76 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 97 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH
93 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH
93 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SCZ020-021-026-122030-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
216 AM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 50 80 50
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.23 0.43 0.17
PRECIP DURATION 1 7 2
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MAX/MIN TEMP 92 68 84
MIN/MAX RH 52 100 73
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 78F/9AM 7PM 76F/10AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 22 FAIR 11 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 55 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 9 10
MAX LVORI LATE 2 10 5
MIXING HEIGHT 5890 2800
TRANSPORT WIND W 8 E 6
VENTILATION RATE 47120 16800
DSI 2 3 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 79 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH
62 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 95 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-122030-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
216 AM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 40 80 70
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.27 0.19
PRECIP DURATION 1 6 3
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MAX/MIN TEMP 95 70 88
MIN/MAX RH 46 100 64
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 80F/9AM 8PM 76F/9AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 48 GEN GOOD 42 GEN GOOD 18 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 76 GOOD 3 VERY POOR 34 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 9
MAX LVORI LATE 1 9 3
MIXING HEIGHT 6250 4330
TRANSPORT WIND W 12 S 7
VENTILATION RATE 75000 30310
DSI 3 3 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND
70. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 73 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH
60 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 95 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH
92 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH
93 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-122030-
CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-NORTHERN LANCASTER-SOUTHERN LANCASTER-
216 AM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 60 90 70
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.24 0.50 0.23
PRECIP DURATION 1 7 4
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MAX/MIN TEMP 94 68 85
MIN/MAX RH 53 100 72
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 79F/9AM 8PM 73F/9AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 20 GEN POOR 22 FAIR 16 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 39 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 18 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 9 10
MAX LVORI LATE 3 10 4
MIXING HEIGHT 5670 3150
TRANSPORT WIND W 6 E 5
VENTILATION RATE 34020 15750
DSI 2 3 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 77 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH
60 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 95 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH
90 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH
92 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH
51 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-122030-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-CENTRAL ORANGEBURG-
SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-
216 AM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 50 90 70
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.16 0.39 0.20
PRECIP DURATION 1 6 3
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MAX/MIN TEMP 96 70 88
MIN/MAX RH 47 100 66
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 80F/9AM 8PM 75F/9AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 33 FAIR 27 FAIR 14 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 62 GOOD 3 VERY POOR 23 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 9
MAX LVORI LATE 1 10 4
MIXING HEIGHT 6270 3580
TRANSPORT WIND W 9 E 6
VENTILATION RATE 56430 21480
DSI 3 3 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND
70. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 77 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
61 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 93 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH
89 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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