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FNUS52 KCAE 230603
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
203 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
DISCUSSION
...INCREASED FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING
ACROSS PARTS OF THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MIDLANDS...
BREEZY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL VEER MORE WESTERLY BY
LATE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON AND THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL CROSS THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR A THUNDERSTORM COULD BE POSSIBLE
ALONG THE FRONT GENERALLY SOUTH OF THE I-20 CORRIDOR BUT NO
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH WINDS 10
TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25-30 MPH EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING
THROUGH THE EVENING WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED WIND SHIFT WITH THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND MIN RH VALUES
FALLING TO NEAR OR BELOW 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE
INCREASED FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MIDLANDS.
TUESDAY WILL ALSO FEATURE INCREASED FIRE DANGER DESPITE MUCH
COOLER TEMPERATURES, WITH BREEZY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS AND EVEN
LOWER MIN RH VALUES AROUND 25 TO 30 PERCENT.
FOG POTENTIAL TONIGHT: FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-232030-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,
MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL, EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, AND MURPHYS ESTATES
203 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN TEMP 85 45 66
MIN/MAX RH 35 45 26
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 7 NE 8 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 7 N 7 G17 E 6
INVERSION 67F/9AM 8PM 47F/8AM
DISPERSION NONE GOOD NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 69 GOOD 73 GOOD 64 GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 97 GOOD 16 GEN POOR 55 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 2
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 1
MIXING HEIGHT 5910 4080
TRANSPORT WIND NW 15 E 10
VENTILATION RATE 88650 40800
DSI 3 4 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH 72 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM
RH 98 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY, WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
89 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
72 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. MUCH COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 26 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ020-021-026-232030-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS,
SALUDA, AND RIDGE SPRING
203 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN TEMP 83 43 62
MIN/MAX RH 28 49 25
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 9 G18 NE 8 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 9 N 9 G18 NE 6
INVERSION 68F/9AM 8PM 44F/8AM
DISPERSION NONE GOOD NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 65 GOOD 80 GOOD 59 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 80 GOOD 14 GEN POOR 53 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 2
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 1
MIXING HEIGHT 6100 4200
TRANSPORT WIND NW 17 E 9
VENTILATION RATE 103700 37800
DSI 3 4 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH 72 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM
RH 93 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY, WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
87 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH 72 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. MUCH COOLER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
MINIMUM RH 27 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
MAXIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 26 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-232030-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, AIKEN,
NORTH AUGUSTA, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, BAMBERG,
AND DENMARK
203 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN TEMP 86 47 66
MIN/MAX RH 39 53 26
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 9 G18 NE 10 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 9 G18 N 8 G19 NE 8
INVERSION 65F/9AM 7PM 53F/4AM
DISPERSION NONE GOOD NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 65 GOOD 63 GOOD 66 GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 79 GOOD 22 FAIR 58 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 2
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 1
MIXING HEIGHT 6070 4010
TRANSPORT WIND NW 17 E 13
VENTILATION RATE 103190 52130
DSI 3 4 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH 74 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM
RH 99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY, WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
43 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
93 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
72 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. MUCH COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 27 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-232030-
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
203 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN TEMP 85 42 61
MIN/MAX RH 30 50 24
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 9 G17 NE 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 11 G18 N 11 NE 6
INVERSION 69F/9AM NONE NONE
DISPERSION NONE EXCELLENT NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 67 GOOD 72 GOOD 61 GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 84 GOOD 16 GEN POOR 50 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 2
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 1
MIXING HEIGHT 6310 4220
TRANSPORT WIND NW 18 E 9
VENTILATION RATE 113580 37980
DSI 3 4 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
73 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH
39 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM
RH 92 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY, WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
88 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH 75 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. MUCH COOLER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH
63 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 26 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-232030-
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
203 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN TEMP 87 46 64
MIN/MAX RH 35 52 26
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 9 G19 NE 9 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 9 G18 N 9 G19 NE 8 G17
INVERSION 68F/9AM 7PM 51F/4AM
DISPERSION NONE EXCELLENT NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 65 GOOD 67 GOOD 66 GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 82 GOOD 20 GEN POOR 56 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 2
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 1
MIXING HEIGHT 6650 4050
TRANSPORT WIND NW 17 E 12
VENTILATION RATE 113050 48600
DSI 3 4 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH 73 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM
RH 97 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY, WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
43 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. MAXIMUM RH
74 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. MUCH COOLER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 40. MAXIMUM
RH 61 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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