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Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
955 FNUS52 KCAE 151757 FWFCAE Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina and East Central Georgia National Weather Service Columbia SC 157 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024 .DISCUSSION... Hot pattern will continue on Tuesday, with temperatures in the upper 90s to near 100F again. Moisture will continue to increase, with min RH values only in the 45-50% range. With the increase in moisture comes a gradual increase in storm chances, with probabilities increasing on Tuesday and Wednesday. Winds are expected to generally remain southwesterly through midweek. By the end of the week, a front is expected to approach and slow near the area, with daily chances of thunderstorms and slightly cooler temperatures. Fog potential for tonight: Fog not expected. GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-160815- Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield- Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans, McCormick, Clarks Hill, Edgefield, Johnston, and Murphys Estates 157 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Mclear Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip 30 40 30 60 Precip Amount 0.19 0.04 0.03 0.03 Precip Duration 1 1 1 4 Precip Begin 6 PM 1 PM Continuing 8 AM Precip End 1 AM Continuing 3 AM Continuing Min/Max Temp 73 96 74 96 Max/Min RH 95 46 95 46 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var SW 5 Inversion 8pm 80F/9am 8pm 82F/9am Dispersion Very Poor None Poor None Max ADI Early 54 Gen Good 43 Gen Good 39 Fair 53 Gen Good Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 92 Good 4 Very Poor 105 Very Good Max LVORI Early 5 6 4 6 Max LVORI Late 6 1 6 1 Mixing Height 6910 7310 Transport Wind SW 12 W 14 Ventilation Rate 82920 102340 DSI 4 3 3 3 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent. South winds around 5 mph. $$ SCZ020-021-026-160815- Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda- Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills, Saluda, and Ridge Spring 157 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Mclear Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip 30 40 30 60 Precip Amount 0.11 0.07 0.05 0.04 Precip Duration 1 1 1 4 Precip Begin 6 PM 1 PM Continuing 8 AM Precip End 2 AM Continuing 2 AM Continuing Min/Max Temp 73 96 74 96 Max/Min RH 94 45 95 44 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 5 Inversion 8pm 80F/9am 8pm 82F/9am Dispersion Very Poor None Poor None Max ADI Early 55 Gen Good 46 Gen Good 57 Gen Good 60 Gen Good Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 99 Good 4 Very Poor 112 Very Good Max LVORI Early 5 6 4 6 Max LVORI Late 6 1 6 1 Mixing Height 7240 7340 Transport Wind SW 12 SW 15 Ventilation Rate 86880 110100 DSI 3 3 3 3 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent. South winds around 5 mph. $$ GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-160815- Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg- Including the cities of Augusta, Waynesboro, Aiken, North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg, and Denmark 157 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Mclear Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip 30 40 40 60 Precip Amount 0.16 0.08 0.07 0.04 Precip Duration 1 1 1 4 Precip Begin 6 PM 1 PM Continuing 8 AM Precip End 1 AM Continuing 3 AM Continuing Min/Max Temp 74 96 74 95 Max/Min RH 96 46 95 48 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var SW 6 Inversion 8pm 81F/9am 8pm 81F/9am Dispersion Very Poor None Poor None Max ADI Early 51 Gen Good 45 Gen Good 54 Gen Good 58 Gen Good Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 93 Good 4 Very Poor 105 Very Good Max LVORI Early 4 6 4 6 Max LVORI Late 6 1 6 1 Mixing Height 6960 7060 Transport Wind SW 13 SW 15 Ventilation Rate 90480 105900 DSI 4 3 3 3 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. South winds around 5 mph. $$ SCZ016-022-029-115-116-160815- 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 157 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Mclear Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip 30 40 30 60 Precip Amount 0.15 0.10 0.06 0.07 Precip Duration 1 1 1 4 Precip Begin 6 PM 1 PM Continuing 8 AM Precip End 2 AM Continuing 2 AM Continuing Min/Max Temp 75 97 75 96 Max/Min RH 92 45 91 46 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var SW 6 Inversion 8pm 80F/9am 8pm 80F/8am Dispersion Very Poor None Poor None Max ADI Early 45 Gen Good 42 Gen Good 42 Gen Good 63 Good Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 101 Very Good7 Poor 112 Very Good Max LVORI Early 4 6 4 6 Max LVORI Late 6 1 6 1 Mixing Height 6870 7330 Transport Wind SW 13 SW 15 Ventilation Rate 89310 109950 DSI 3 3 3 3 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 97 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent. South winds around 5 mph. $$ SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-160815- 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 157 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip 30 40 40 60 Precip Amount 0.22 0.11 0.10 0.06 Precip Duration 1 1 1 4 Precip Begin 6 PM 1 PM Continuing 8 AM Precip End 2 AM Continuing 4 AM Continuing Min/Max Temp 75 97 75 96 Max/Min RH 94 46 91 48 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 SW 5 SW 7 Inversion 8pm 81F/9am 8pm 80F/8am Dispersion Poor None Fair None Max ADI Early 57 Gen Good 45 Gen Good 59 Gen Good 62 Good Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 97 Good 8 Poor 108 Very Good Max LVORI Early 4 6 4 6 Max LVORI Late 6 1 6 1 Mixing Height 7080 7070 Transport Wind SW 13 SW 15 Ventilation Rate 92040 106050 DSI 4 3 3 3 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 97 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent. South winds around 5 mph. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures near normal. Precipitation above normal. $$