566  
FNUS52 KCAE 071959  
FWFCAE  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA  
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
259 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2025  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
ANOTHER DAY OF DRY CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE FORECAST  
AREA ON SATURDAY. THE DAY WILL BEGIN WITH WINDS OUT OF THE  
SOUTHWEST WITH SOMEWHAT HIGHER MOISTURE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING  
COLD FRONT. WHILE THE CHANCE OF RAIN IS LOW, THE FRONT WILL SHIFT  
WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE WEST BY EVENING. WINDS MAY ALSO BE  
BREEZY AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 20-25 MPH  
POSSIBLE. THE WINDS SHIFT FURTHER AT NIGHT AND SHOULD BE OUT OF  
THE NORTHEAST BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM  
APPROACHES. CLOUDS INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH RAIN POSSIBLE  
TOWARDS DAYBREAK, ESPECIALLY IN THE CSRA. SUNDAY AND MONDAY ARE  
COOLER AND CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN POSSIBLE. THE BEST CHANCE  
OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL DURING THE TIMEFRAME WILL BE ACROSS THE  
SOUTHERN MIDLANDS AND CSRA. DRY CONDITIONS FOLLOW FOR TUESDAY AND  
WEDNESDAY WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL TONIGHT: NONE  
 
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-080915-  
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,  
MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL, EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, AND MURPHYS ESTATES  
259 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 50 60  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.10  
PRECIP DURATION 1 6  
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 77 45 56  
MAX/MIN RH 99 30 66 40  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 7 G18 E 5  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR W 9 G20 LGT/VAR NE 5  
INVERSION 6PM 60F/9AM 7PM 47F/8AM  
DISPERSION FAIR NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 9 POOR 76 GOOD 9 POOR 29 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 9 POOR 100 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 31 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 5 3 3  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 3 2  
MIXING HEIGHT 5370 2120  
TRANSPORT WIND W 23 E 13  
VENTILATION RATE 123510 27560  
DSI 1  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE  
MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH 88 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
50S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
95 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY, WARMER. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH  
29 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH  
93 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
29 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM  
RH 88 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM  
RH 99 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
41 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
SCZ020-021-026-080915-  
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS,  
SALUDA, AND RIDGE SPRING  
259 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 30 50  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03  
PRECIP DURATION 1 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 75 44 55  
MAX/MIN RH 93 29 63 40  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 7 G18 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 5 W 9 G19 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
INVERSION 6PM 60F/9AM 7PM 45F/9AM  
DISPERSION FAIR NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 9 POOR 81 GOOD 8 POOR 23 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 10 POOR 109 VERY GOOD4 VERY POOR 26 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 5 3 2  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 3 2  
MIXING HEIGHT 5410 2640  
TRANSPORT WIND W 25 E 9  
VENTILATION RATE 135250 23760  
DSI 1  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH 85 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
50S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
91 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY, WARMER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
28 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH  
91 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
28 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM  
RH 88 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM  
RH 99 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.  
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-080915-  
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, AIKEN,  
NORTH AUGUSTA, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, BAMBERG,  
AND DENMARK  
259 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 50 60  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.21  
PRECIP DURATION 1 6  
PRECIP BEGIN 11 PM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 78 46 57  
MAX/MIN RH 99 35 67 40  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 7 G18 NE 6  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR W 10 G19 LGT/VAR NE 5  
INVERSION 6PM 60F/9AM 7PM 48F/8AM  
DISPERSION FAIR NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 7 POOR 55 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 31 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 10 POOR 94 GOOD 8 POOR 29 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 5 3 2  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 3 2  
MIXING HEIGHT 5680 1850  
TRANSPORT WIND W 23 E 13  
VENTILATION RATE 130640 24050  
DSI 1  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH  
92 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID  
50S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
92 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY, WARMER. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH  
29 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH  
93 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
29 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM  
RH 92 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. MAXIMUM RH  
100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
42 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-080915-  
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  
259 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 30 40  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03  
PRECIP DURATION 1 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 77 41 56  
MAX/MIN RH 80 32 62 36  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 7 G18 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR W 9 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
INVERSION 6PM 60F/9AM 7PM 45F/9AM  
DISPERSION FAIR NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 10 POOR 70 GOOD 10 POOR 23 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 10 POOR 107 VERY GOOD4 VERY POOR 22 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 4 3 2  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 3 2  
MIXING HEIGHT 5890 2660  
TRANSPORT WIND NW 24 NE 7  
VENTILATION RATE 141360 18620  
DSI 1  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH 82 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
50S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH 86 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY, WARMER. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH  
28 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH  
89 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
27 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM  
RH 90 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM  
RH 99 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT.  
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-080915-  
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  
259 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 40 50  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.09  
PRECIP DURATION 1 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 79 44 57  
MAX/MIN RH 91 33 67 38  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 8 G19 NE 5  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR W 10 G20 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
INVERSION 6PM 60F/9AM 7PM 47F/8AM  
DISPERSION FAIR NONE POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 9 POOR 57 GEN GOOD 10 POOR 27 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 7 POOR 86 GOOD 7 POOR 25 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 2  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 3 2  
MIXING HEIGHT 6190 2130  
TRANSPORT WIND W 25 E 10  
VENTILATION RATE 154750 21300  
DSI 1  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE  
MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH 86 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
50S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH 87 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY, WARMER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
31 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH  
91 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
30 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM  
RH 91 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. MAXIMUM RH  
99 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT.  
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS  
 
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.  
 
 
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