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FNUS52 KCAE 161841
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
241 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
DISCUSSION
THE HOT AND DRY PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY WITH TEMPS
CLIMBING INTO THE 90'S AND LITTLE MOISTURE RETURN ACROSS THE
AREA. WINDS REMAIN CONSISTENTLY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST EACH DAY,
WITH GUSTS 15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOONS ALONG WITH RH'S DROPPING TO
AROUND 30% OR SLIGHTLY BELOW EACH DAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A FRONTAL
PASSAGE ON SUNDAY BRINGS A LOW CHANCE FOR A FEW SHOWERS, A
SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST, BECOMING GUSTY
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SUNDAY. A WETTING RAIN IS NOT
LIKELY FROM ANY OF THESE SHOWERS SUNDAY AND NORTHWEST GUSTS AROUND
30 MPH ARE LIKELY. VERY DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED
THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH MIN RH'S BETWEEN
15-20% LIKELY MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
FOG POTENTIAL TONIGHT: FOG IS UNLIKELY.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-170815-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,
MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL, EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, AND MURPHYS ESTATES
241 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 91 62 92
MAX/MIN RH 79 27 80 27
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 5
INVERSION 7PM 69F/9AM 8PM 70F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 117 VERY GOOD36 FAIR 44 GEN GOOD 53 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 54 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 136 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 4 1
MIXING HEIGHT 7560 9340
TRANSPORT WIND W 7 SW 14
VENTILATION RATE 52920 130760
DSI 3 3 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 77 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
33 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 20 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
57 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 22 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
72 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH
25 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
75 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 27 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ020-021-026-170815-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS,
SALUDA, AND RIDGE SPRING
241 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 90 61 91
MAX/MIN RH 77 25 78 26
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 5
INVERSION 8PM 68F/9AM 8PM 70F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 122 VERY GOOD42 GEN GOOD 52 GEN GOOD 56 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 68 GOOD 3 VERY POOR 141 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 3 1
MIXING HEIGHT 8440 9900
TRANSPORT WIND NW 7 SW 14
VENTILATION RATE 59080 138600
DSI 3 3 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 76 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 20 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
55 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 22 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. MAXIMUM RH
73 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH
24 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM
RH 74 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 26 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-170815-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, AIKEN,
NORTH AUGUSTA, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, BAMBERG,
AND DENMARK
241 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 91 62 92
MAX/MIN RH 84 28 80 26
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 6
INVERSION 7PM 76F/10AM 8PM 70F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 108 VERY GOOD41 GEN GOOD 55 GEN GOOD 48 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 71 GOOD 3 VERY POOR 132 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 3 1
MIXING HEIGHT 8100 10170
TRANSPORT WIND NW 7 SW 14
VENTILATION RATE 56700 142380
DSI 3 4 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
70 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 20 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
53 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 21 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. MAXIMUM RH
77 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH
23 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM
RH 78 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 25 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-170815-
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
241 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 90 61 93
MAX/MIN RH 80 25 79 25
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 5
INVERSION 7PM 69F/9AM 8PM 70F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 131 VERY GOOD38 FAIR 67 GOOD 49 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 92 GOOD 3 VERY POOR 143 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 2 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 3 1
MIXING HEIGHT 8470 10450
TRANSPORT WIND NW 9 SW 14
VENTILATION RATE 76230 146300
DSI 3 4 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 76 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 19 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
50 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 20 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
74 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH
24 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
75 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 26 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-170815-
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
241 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIN/MAX TEMP 60 92 62 94
MAX/MIN RH 88 28 82 25
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 5
INVERSION 7PM 68F/9AM 8PM 70F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 119 VERY GOOD34 FAIR 55 GEN GOOD 45 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 70 GOOD 3 VERY POOR 126 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 4 1
MIXING HEIGHT 8510 10640
TRANSPORT WIND NW 8 SW 13
VENTILATION RATE 68080 138320
DSI 3 4 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
74 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND
80. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 20 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
51 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 22 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. MAXIMUM RH
78 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH
25 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
78 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 27 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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