Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
415
FNUS52 KCAE 222006
FWFCAE
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina
and East Central Georgia
National Weather Service Columbia SC
306 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Snow pack will remain in place tonight through tomorrow morning
for the southern and eastern Midlands. Winds will pick up out of
the W or NW Thursday afternoon around 5 mph. Light west winds
continue through Friday as a warming trend develops through the
weekend. Winds will remain light out of the weekend generally out
of the S or SW. Rain chances ramp up for early next week with
temperatures returning to near normal.
Fog Potential: None.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-230945-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans,
McCormick, Clarks Hill, Edgefield, Johnston, and Murphys Estates
306 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mcldy Pcldy 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 13 41 19 44
Max/Min RH 99 35 86 35
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var W 5 Lgt/Var W 5
Inversion 6pm 30F/10am 6pm 31F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 2 Very Poor 18 Gen Poor 5 Very Poor 26 Fair
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 36 Fair 2 Very Poor 73 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 7 3 5
Max LVORI Late 8 2 5 1
Mixing Height 2790 5820
Transport Wind W 12 W 17
Ventilation Rate 33480 98940
DSI 1 1 1 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 18. Maximum RH 98 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH
36 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows
in the mid 30s. Maximum RH 96 percent. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the lower 50s. Minimum RH 62 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
98 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
89 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
44 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-230945-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills,
Saluda, and Ridge Spring
306 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip 0 0 0 0
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Min/Max Temp 12 40 19 43
Max/Min RH 98 31 87 35
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 6pm 29F/10am 6pm 30F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 2 Very Poor 18 Gen Poor 2 Very Poor 18 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 33 Fair 1 Very Poor 66 Good
Max LVORI Early 5 7 3 5
Max LVORI Late 8 2 5 2
Mixing Height 2800 6170
Transport Wind W 12 W 13
Ventilation Rate 33600 80210
DSI 1 1 1 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 18. Maximum RH 99 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH
37 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs
around 50. Minimum RH 63 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH
99 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
88 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
44 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-230945-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waynesboro, Aiken,
North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg,
and Denmark
306 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
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 10 39 21 44
Max/Min RH 99 39 90 40
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 6pm 29F/10am 5pm 35F/10am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 3 Very Poor 14 Gen Poor 3 Very Poor 17 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 26 Fair 1 Very Poor 51 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 7 8 3 5
Max LVORI Late 9 2 6 2
Mixing Height 2220 4270
Transport Wind NW 9 W 14
Ventilation Rate 19980 59780
DSI 1 1 1 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 18. Maximum RH 99 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Maximum
RH 98 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH
41 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cold. Lows in the lower
30s. Maximum RH 97 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the lower 50s. Minimum RH 62 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
99 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
43 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum RH
90 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
44 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-230945-
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
306 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
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 12 39 19 43
Max/Min RH 98 30 81 35
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 6pm 28F/10am 6pm 31F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 3 Very Poor 15 Gen Poor 2 Very Poor 22 Fair
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 29 Fair 1 Very Poor 54 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 5 7 3 4
Max LVORI Late 8 2 4 2
Mixing Height 2620 5920
Transport Wind W 9 W 9
Ventilation Rate 23580 53280
DSI 1 1 1 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 18. Maximum RH
97 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Maximum
RH 96 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH
36 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the lower 50s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH
97 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
87 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
42 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-230945-
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
306 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
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 10 39 20 43
Max/Min RH 100 37 93 39
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 6pm 28F/10am 5pm 35F/10am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 3 Very Poor 14 Gen Poor 2 Very Poor 13 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 25 Fair 1 Very Poor 42 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 7 8 3 6
Max LVORI Late 9 2 6 2
Mixing Height 2300 4540
Transport Wind NW 9 W 10
Ventilation Rate 20700 45400
DSI 1 1 1 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 18. Maximum RH
99 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Maximum
RH 97 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH
43 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the lower 50s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
98 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
88 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$