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
126 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A weak cold front will approach the area Wednesday with
increasing southwesterly winds ahead of it along with increasing
moisture. While scattered showers and storms are possible today,
expect increased coverage of showers and storms Tuesday and
Wednesday, with rain becoming heavy at times. Behind the front,
expect a typical summertime pattern for the second half of the
week with seasonably hot and humid conditions and isolated
afternoon showers and storms.

Fog Potential Tonight: Low chances for fog overnight.


GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-010815-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans,
McCormick, Clarks Hill, Edgefield, Johnston, and Murphys Estates
126 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip         30           70           70           50
Precip Amount         0.02         0.08         0.28         0.10
Precip Duration       1            3            6            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         11 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            2 AM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Min/Max Temp          71           89           70           87
Max/Min RH            100          64           100          68
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Inversion             8pm          75F/8am      7pm          75F/9am
Dispersion            Very Poor    None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         43 Gen Good  40 Fair      40 Fair      17 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  67 Good      4 Very Poor  54 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       6            8            9            9
Max LVORI Late        9            3            9            4
Mixing Height                      4340                      4300
Transport Wind                     S 13                      SW 10
Ventilation Rate                   56420                     43000
DSI                   2            2            2            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 92 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ020-021-026-010815-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills,
Saluda, and Ridge Spring
126 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip         30           70           70           50
Precip Amount         0.02         0.07         0.43         0.24
Precip Duration       1            3            7            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         11 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            2 AM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Min/Max Temp          70           88           70           86
Max/Min RH            100          61           100          70
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Inversion             8pm          75F/8am      7pm          75F/9am
Dispersion            Very Poor    None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         59 Gen Good  46 Gen Good  48 Gen Good  20 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  77 Good      4 Very Poor  42 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       5            8            7            9
Max LVORI Late        8            3            9            4
Mixing Height                      4280                      4230
Transport Wind                     SW 15                     SW  9
Ventilation Rate                   64200                     38070
DSI                   2            2            2            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
94 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
55 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
98 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 58 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.

$$

GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-010815-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waynesboro, Aiken,
North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg,
and Denmark
126 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip         40           70           80           60
Precip Amount         0.05         0.03         0.22         0.14
Precip Duration       1            2            3            4
Precip Begin          6 PM         11 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            2 AM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Min/Max Temp          70           89           70           87
Max/Min RH            100          60           100          68
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  7        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Inversion             8pm          75F/8am      8pm          74F/8am
Dispersion            Very Poor    None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         50 Gen Good  43 Gen Good  61 Good      26 Fair
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  81 Good      5 Very Poor  60 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       6            8            7            8
Max LVORI Late        9            3            8            4
Mixing Height                      4780                      4280
Transport Wind                     SW 15                     SW 10
Ventilation Rate                   71700                     42800
DSI                   2            2            2            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 94 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ016-022-029-115-116-010815-
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
126 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip         30           60           70           70
Precip Amount         0.04         0.05         0.46         0.34
Precip Duration       1            2            7            8
Precip Begin          6 PM         11 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            11 PM        Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Min/Max Temp          71           91           71           86
Max/Min RH            100          58           100          70
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               SW  5                     Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  7        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Inversion             8pm          75F/8am      8pm          74F/8am
Dispersion            Very Poor    None         Very Poor    None
Max ADI Early         74 Good      52 Gen Good  71 Good      26 Fair
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  95 Good      5 Very Poor  42 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       5            8            6            9
Max LVORI Late        8            2            9            3
Mixing Height                      5260                      4270
Transport Wind                     SW 17                     SW  9
Ventilation Rate                   89420                     38430
DSI                   2            2            2            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 94 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-010815-
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
126 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip         30           50           70           70
Precip Amount         0.03         0.03         0.34         0.28
Precip Duration       1            1            3            4
Precip Begin          6 PM         12 PM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            10 PM        Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Min/Max Temp          72           92           71           88
Max/Min RH            100          58           100          71
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               SW  5                     Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  5         SW  7        S  5         Lgt/Var
Inversion             8pm          76F/8am      8pm          74F/7am
Dispersion            Poor         None         Poor         None
Max ADI Early         61 Good      53 Gen Good  68 Good      32 Fair
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  91 Good      8 Poor       55 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       5            7            6            7
Max LVORI Late        7            2            7            3
Mixing Height                      5080                      4020
Transport Wind                     SW 16                     SW 13
Ventilation Rate                   81280                     52260
DSI                   3            2            3            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
55 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 93 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

$$

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

$$