Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina
and East Central Georgia
National Weather Service Columbia SC
418 AM EDT Sat Jul 13 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Isolated to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms expected
each afternoon through the weekend and early next week. It will be
warmer than normal through Tuesday with highs in the upper 90s to
around 100 degrees and Heat Index values from 105 to 110. The
weather pattern should become more active mid-week with
thunderstorm coverage increasing Wednesday through the end of the
week.

Fog potential for tonight: Patchy fog may occur tonight in
typically fog prone areas.

GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-140830-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans,
McCormick, Clarks Hill, Edgefield, Johnston, and Murphys Estates
418 AM EDT Sat Jul 13 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         Tstms        None         Tstms
Chance Precip         0            20           0            20
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                    0                         0
Precip Begin                       2 PM                      2 PM
Precip End                         6 PM                      6 PM
Min/Max Temp          73           100          75           101
Max/Min RH            91           34           87           34
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Inversion             8pm          81F/9am      8pm          82F/9am
Dispersion            Very Poor    None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         27 Fair      28 Fair      52 Gen Good  27 Fair
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  64 Good      3 Very Poor  67 Good
Max LVORI Early       3            6            3            5
Max LVORI Late        6            1            5            1
Mixing Height                      7520                      8530
Transport Wind                     W  7                      W  7
Ventilation Rate                   52640                     59710
DSI                   3            3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
89 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs around 100. Minimum RH 39 percent. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ020-021-026-140830-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills,
Saluda, and Ridge Spring
418 AM EDT Sat Jul 13 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         Tstms
Chance Precip         20           20           0            20
Precip Amount         0.01         0.01         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       0            0                         0
Precip Begin          6 PM         2 PM                      2 PM
Precip End            10 PM        6 PM                      6 PM
Min/Max Temp          73           98           74           100
Max/Min RH            93           36           89           32
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Inversion             8pm          81F/9am      8pm          82F/9am
Dispersion            Very Poor    None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         27 Fair      30 Fair      47 Gen Good  25 Fair
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  64 Good      3 Very Poor  68 Good
Max LVORI Early       4            7            3            6
Max LVORI Late        6            1            6            1
Mixing Height                      7460                      8530
Transport Wind                     W  7                      SW  7
Ventilation Rate                   52220                     59710
DSI                   3            3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
89 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 72 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.

$$

GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-140830-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waynesboro, Aiken,
North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg,
and Denmark
418 AM EDT Sat Jul 13 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip         20           20           20           30
Precip Amount         0.01         0.01         0.01         0.01
Precip Duration       0            0            0            1
Precip Begin          6 PM         2 PM         Continuing   2 PM
Precip End            10 PM        Continuing   8 PM         6 PM
Min/Max Temp          73           99           75           100
Max/Min RH            97           34           91           35
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Inversion             8pm          81F/9am      8pm          82F/9am
Dispersion            Very Poor    None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         30 Fair      29 Fair      60 Gen Good  38 Fair
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  76 Good      4 Very Poor  75 Good
Max LVORI Early       4            7            3            6
Max LVORI Late        7            1            6            1
Mixing Height                      7300                      8290
Transport Wind                     SW  9                     SW  8
Ventilation Rate                   65700                     66320
DSI                   3            3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 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 65 percent. South winds around
5 mph.

$$

SCZ016-022-029-115-116-140830-
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
418 AM EDT Sat Jul 13 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip         20           30           20           20
Precip Amount         0.00         0.02         0.01         0.00
Precip Duration       0            1            0            0
Precip Begin          6 PM         2 PM         Continuing   2 PM
Precip End            10 PM        Continuing   8 PM         6 PM
Min/Max Temp          74           98           75           100
Max/Min RH            97           40           95           36
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Inversion             8pm          82F/9am      8pm          82F/9am
Dispersion            Very Poor    None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         28 Fair      28 Fair      54 Gen Good  29 Fair
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  65 Good      3 Very Poor  72 Good
Max LVORI Early       4            7            4            6
Max LVORI Late        7            1            6            1
Mixing Height                      6710                      7850
Transport Wind                     SW  8                     SW  8
Ventilation Rate                   53680                     62800
DSI                   2            3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 100. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 97 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-140830-
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
418 AM EDT Sat Jul 13 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip         20           30           30           20
Precip Amount         0.01         0.02         0.01         0.01
Precip Duration       0            1            0            0
Precip Begin          6 PM         1 PM         Continuing   2 PM
Precip End            10 PM        Continuing   8 PM         6 PM
Min/Max Temp          74           100          75           100
Max/Min RH            99           39           94           37
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Inversion             8pm          82F/9am      8pm          82F/9am
Dispersion            Very Poor    None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         31 Fair      32 Fair      55 Gen Good  32 Fair
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  70 Good      4 Very Poor  69 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            7            4            6
Max LVORI Late        7            1            6            1
Mixing Height                      7020                      7760
Transport Wind                     SW  9                     SW  8
Ventilation Rate                   63180                     62080
DSI                   3            3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.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 lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal.  Precipitation above normal.

$$