000
FNUS52 KCAE 241826
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
226 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT.
EXPECT FAIR DISPERSION TONIGHT AS BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS NOT EXPECTED
TO BECOME CALM. SINKING AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BRING LOW HUMIDITY AND LIGHTER NORTHEAST WINDS FOR
SATURDAY. MIN RHS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE THROUGH THE TEENS WITH
MIXING HEIGHTS RISING BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET. TRANSPORT
WINDS WILL BE NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. THE AIR MASS WILL BE TOO
DRY FOR FOG TONIGHT. THE NOCTURNAL INVERSION WILL SET UP AROUND
8 PM THIS EVENING AND MIX OUT BY 10 AM SATURDAY.
CONDITIONS WILL MODERATE FOR SUNDAY WITH MIN RH AROUND 25 PERCENT
AND MIXING HEIGHTS 5000 TO 5500 FEET. NORTHEAST TRANSPORT WINDS
SUNDAY MORNING WILL BECOME LIGHT SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-250915-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ...
EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON
226 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 79 50 83
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 5 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 79 17 92 22
DSI 3 3
LAL 1 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 6 5 5 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4100 5400
DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA 7PM-8AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 7 SW 7
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 28700 37800
ADI EARLY 70 GOOD 36 FAIR 22 FAIR 11 POOR
ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 34 FAIR 1 VERY POOR 25 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 4 3 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 6 2
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-250915-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...SALUDA...
RIDGE SPRING
226 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 78 48 81
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 6 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 76 17 94 25
DSI 3 3
LAL 1 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 6 5 6 6
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4200 5400
DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA 7PM-8AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 9 W 7
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 37800 37800
ADI EARLY 67 GOOD 36 FAIR 28 FAIR 12 POOR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 34 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 31 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 3 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 6 2
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-250915-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...
WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...BAMBERG...DENMARK
226 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 79 50 84
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 7 G20 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 85 17 100 24
DSI 3 4
LAL 1 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 5 5 5 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4400 5600
DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA 7PM-8AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 7 W 7
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 30800 39200
ADI EARLY 67 GOOD 48 GEN GOOD 16 GEN POOR 7 POOR
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 46 GEN GOOD 2 VERY POOR 24 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 3 8
MAX LVORI LATE 4 2 7 2
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
$$
SCZ015-016-022-029-250915-
LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND...
CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE
226 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 76 48 80
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 9 G24 N 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N 5 NW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 75 18 91 24
DSI 3 4
LAL 1 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 5 6 6 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4400 5600
DISPERSION 11PM-7AM/GD 7PM-8AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 14 W 10
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 61600 56000
ADI EARLY 74 GOOD 52 GEN GOOD 38 FAIR 21 FAIR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 54 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 33 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 5 2
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-036>038-250915-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON...
RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...
MANNING...SUMMERTON
226 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 77 50 82
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 8 G22 N 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 78 16 96 25
DSI 3 4
LAL 1 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 6 5 5 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4400 5800
DISPERSION 11PM-7AM/GD 7PM-8AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 10 W 8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 44000 46400
ADI EARLY 71 GOOD 54 GEN GOOD 25 FAIR 16 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 51 GEN GOOD 2 VERY POOR 29 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 4 3 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 6 2
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
$$
ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
1-6..... VERY POOR
7-12.... POOR
13-20... GENERALLY POOR
21-40... FAIR
41-60... GENERALLY GOOD
61-100.. GOOD
>100.... VERY GOOD
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
LVORI RANGES FROM 1 TO 10 WHERE 1 REPRESENTS THE LOWEST RISK
AND 10 REPRESENTS THE HIGHEST RISK
$$
000
FNUS52 KCAE 240718
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
318 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
.DISCUSSION...THE PRESSURE RIDGE IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY
TODAY WILL MOVE EASTWARD. THE RIDGE WILL BE JUST WEST OF THE
FORECAST AREA SATURDAY. IT WILL BE BREEZY WITH LOW HUMIDITY
TODAY. LOW HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY BUT THERE WILL BE LESS
WIND. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF THE RIDGE AND STRONG MIXING
WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BREEZY CONDITIONS TODAY. AS THE RIDGE
GETS CLOSER TO THE AREA SATURDAY...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
DIMINISH AND THERE WILL BE LESS WIND. THE AIR MASS WILL BE TOO
DRY FOR FOG THROUGH SATURDAY.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-242130-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ...
EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON
318 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
MAX/MIN TEMP 83 46 79
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 7 G17 N 5 G17 LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 12 G21 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 23 83 15
DSI 4 3
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 6 6 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5700 5200
DISPERSION 9PM-8AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 26 NW 12
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 148200 62400
ADI EARLY 37 FAIR 33 FAIR 30 FAIR
ADI LATE 74 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 49 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 3 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 23 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-242130-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...SALUDA...
RIDGE SPRING
318 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
MAX/MIN TEMP 81 47 78
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 7 G18 N 6 G18 LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 14 G23 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 24 72 16
DSI 4 3
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 6 6 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5700 5400
DISPERSION 9PM-8AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 29 W 13
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 165300 70200
ADI EARLY 41 GEN GOOD 35 FAIR 37 FAIR
ADI LATE 78 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 62 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 3 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 25 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-242130-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...
WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...BAMBERG...DENMARK
318 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
MAX/MIN TEMP 85 47 80
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 8 G16 N 7 G20 LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 15 G23 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 22 86 15
DSI 4 3
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 5 5 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5700 5600
DISPERSION 9PM-8AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 28 NW 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 159600 84000
ADI EARLY 43 GEN GOOD 38 FAIR 33 FAIR
ADI LATE 82 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 54 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 3 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 24 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
SCZ015-016-022-029-242130-
LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND...
CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE
318 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
MAX/MIN TEMP 81 47 77
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 9 G21 N 9 G23 LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 16 G25 N 5 NW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 26 72 16
DSI 4 3
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 5 5 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5700 5600
DISPERSION 9PM-8AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 30 NW 16
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 171000 89600
ADI EARLY 46 GEN GOOD 41 GEN GOOD 34 FAIR
ADI LATE 87 GOOD 6 VERY POOR 55 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 3 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 25 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-036>038-242130-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON...
RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...
MANNING...SUMMERTON
318 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
MAX/MIN TEMP 85 47 79
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 9 G18 N 8 G22 N 5
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 16 G25 LGT/VAR NW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 22 80 15
DSI 4 3
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 5 6 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5700 5500
DISPERSION 9PM-8AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 30 NW 16
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 171000 88000
ADI EARLY 44 GEN GOOD 38 FAIR 37 FAIR
ADI LATE 82 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 59 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 3 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 26 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
$$
ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
1-6..... VERY POOR
7-12.... POOR
13-20... GENERALLY POOR
21-40... FAIR
41-60... GENERALLY GOOD
61-100.. GOOD
>100.... VERY GOOD
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
LVORI RANGES FROM 1 TO 10 WHERE 1 REPRESENTS THE LOWEST RISK
AND 10 REPRESENTS THE HIGHEST RISK
$$
000
FNUS52 KCAE 231812
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
212 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
.DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT. THE DRY AIR MASS BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL DOMINATE DURING THE WEEKEND.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 25
TO 30 MPH WITH MIXING HEIGHTS AROUND 5700 FT. THE MINIMUM HUMIDITY
WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID 20S.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-240945-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ...
EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON
212 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 20 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
MIN/MAX TEMP 60 83 46 81
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 8 G19 NW 7 G17 N 6 G19 LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 14 G23 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 8 PM
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 88 22 81 16
DSI 4 3
LAL 1 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 5 6 6 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5700 5200
DISPERSION 11PM-7AM/GD 9PM-7AM/FA
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 26 NW 12
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 148200 62400
ADI EARLY 48 GEN GOOD 41 GEN GOOD 56 GEN GOOD 27 FAIR
ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 78 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 46 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 2 4
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 3 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-240945-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...SALUDA...
RIDGE SPRING
212 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 20 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
MIN/MAX TEMP 60 83 44 80
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 8 G19 NW 7 G18 N 7 G20 LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 5 NW 15 G24 LGT/VAR NW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 1 AM
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 88 22 81 15
DSI 4 3
LAL 2 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 4 5 6 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5700 5400
DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA 9PM-7AM/FA
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 29 W 13
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 165300 70200
ADI EARLY 45 GEN GOOD 44 GEN GOOD 62 GOOD 28 FAIR
ADI LATE 6 VERY POOR 86 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 49 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 2 4
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 3 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-240945-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...
WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...BAMBERG...DENMARK
212 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 20 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 85 46 81
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 8 G18 NW 7 G17 N 8 G21 LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 5 NW 16 G24 LGT/VAR NW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 8 PM
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 91 23 88 16
DSI 4 3
LAL 1 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 5 5 6 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5700 5600
DISPERSION 11PM-7AM/GD 11PM-7AM/GD
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 28 NW 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 159600 84000
ADI EARLY 48 GEN GOOD 46 GEN GOOD 63 GOOD 29 FAIR
ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 88 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 54 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 4 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
$$
SCZ015-016-022-029-240945-
LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND...
CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE
212 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 40 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 82 44 78
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 6 NW 10 G22 N 9 G23 N 5 G15
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 6 NW 18 G27 N 5 NW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 1 AM
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 93 24 81 17
DSI 4 3
LAL 2 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 4 4 6 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5700 5600
DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA 11PM-7AM/GD
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 30 NW 16
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 171000 89600
ADI EARLY 59 GEN GOOD 50 GEN GOOD 67 GOOD 33 FAIR
ADI LATE 11 POOR 93 GOOD 9 POOR 61 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 3 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-036>038-240945-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON...
RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...
MANNING...SUMMERTON
212 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 20 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 84 46 80
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 8 G17 NW 9 G18 NW 9 G23 N 5 G15
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 5 NW 16 G26 N 5 NW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 1 AM
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 96 23 84 15
DSI 4 3
LAL 2 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 4 6 5 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5700 5500
DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA 11PM-7AM/GD
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 30 NW 16
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 171000 88000
ADI EARLY 44 GEN GOOD 49 GEN GOOD 65 GOOD 35 FAIR
ADI LATE 6 VERY POOR 89 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 61 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 3 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
$$
ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
1-6..... VERY POOR
7-12.... POOR
13-20... GENERALLY POOR
21-40... FAIR
41-60... GENERALLY GOOD
61-100.. GOOD
>100.... VERY GOOD
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
LVORI RANGES FROM 1 TO 10 WHERE 1 REPRESENTS THE LOWEST RISK
AND 10 REPRESENTS THE HIGHEST RISK
$$
000
FNUS52 KCAE 230957
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
557 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
.DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT. THE DRY AIR MASS BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL DOMINATE DURING THE WEEKEND. BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR FRIDAY. VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR AGAIN
SATURDAY BUT THERE WILL BE LESS WIND. FOG WILL OCCUR EARLY
THIS MORNING IN THE EASTERN MIDLANDS. OTHERWISE...FOG MAY
OCCUR IN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND THIS EVENING.
FOG IS NOT EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT OR FRIDAY.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-232115-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ...
EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON
557 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 20 20 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
MAX/MIN TEMP 89 62 85
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 5 W 8 G16 NW 7 G17
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 11 G19 LGT/VAR NW 14 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 8 PM
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 33 84 19
DSI 3 4
LAL 4 1 1
HAINES INDEX 5 5 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4200 5700
DISPERSION 9PM-8AM/FA
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 23 N 26
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 96600 148200
ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 27 FAIR 50 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 49 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 78 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 4 2
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 17 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-232115-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...SALUDA...
RIDGE SPRING
557 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 70 20 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
MAX/MIN TEMP 88 61 82
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 6 W 8 G16 NW 7 G18
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 10 G19 NW 5 NW 15 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.20 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 1 AM
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 38 86 21
DSI 3 4
LAL 4 2 1
HAINES INDEX 4 4 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4200 5700
DISPERSION 9PM-8AM/FA
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 23 NW 29
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 96600 165300
ADI EARLY 28 FAIR 27 FAIR 49 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 54 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 78 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 4 2
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 17 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-232115-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...
WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...BAMBERG...DENMARK
557 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 30 20 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
MAX/MIN TEMP 89 62 86
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR W 8 G16 NW 8 G18
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 11 G18 NW 5 NW 15 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 8 PM
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 36 88 21
DSI 3 4
LAL 4 1 1
HAINES INDEX 4 4 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4200 5700
DISPERSION 9PM-8AM/FA
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 24 NW 29
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 100800 165300
ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 26 FAIR 51 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 46 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 78 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 4 2
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 17 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
$$
SCZ015-016-022-029-232115-
LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND...
CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE
557 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 60 40 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
MAX/MIN TEMP 86 62 82
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 6 SW 6 NW 10 G21
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 8 NW 7 NW 18 G27
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.18 0.04 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 1 AM
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 43 89 23
DSI 3 4
LAL 4 2 1
HAINES INDEX 4 4 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4200 5700
DISPERSION 9PM-8AM/FA
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 22 N 29
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 92400 165300
ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 26 FAIR 55 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 46 GEN GOOD 6 VERY POOR 84 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 4 2
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 18 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-036>038-232115-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON...
RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...
MANNING...SUMMERTON
557 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 40 20 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
MAX/MIN TEMP 87 63 85
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 5 W 8 G15 NW 9 G18
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 10 G16 W 6 NW 16 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.03 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 1 AM
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 37 91 22
DSI 3 4
LAL 4 2 1
HAINES INDEX 4 4 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4200 5700
DISPERSION 9PM-8AM/FA
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 23 NW 29
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 96600 165300
ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 25 FAIR 53 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 46 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 82 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 4 2
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 16 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
$$
ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
1-6..... VERY POOR
7-12.... POOR
13-20... GENERALLY POOR
21-40... FAIR
41-60... GENERALLY GOOD
61-100.. GOOD
>100.... VERY GOOD
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
LVORI RANGES FROM 1 TO 10 WHERE 1 REPRESENTS THE LOWEST RISK
AND 10 REPRESENTS THE HIGHEST RISK
$$
000
FNUS52 KCAE 230726
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
326 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
.DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT. THE DRY AIR MASS BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL DOMINATE DURING THE WEEKEND. BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR FRIDAY. VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR AGAIN
SATURDAY BUT THERE WILL BE LESS WIND. FOG MAY OCCUR IN SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND THIS EVENING. OTHERWISE...FOG IS NOT EXPECTED
THROUGH FRIDAY.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-232115-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ...
EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON
326 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 20 20 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
MAX/MIN TEMP 89 62 85
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 5 W 8 G16 NW 7 G17
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 11 G19 LGT/VAR NW 14 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 8 PM
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 33 84 19
DSI 3 4
LAL 4 1 1
HAINES INDEX 5 5 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4200 5700
DISPERSION 9PM-8AM/FA
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 23 N 26
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 96600 148200
ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 27 FAIR 50 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 49 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 78 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 4 2
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 17 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-232115-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...SALUDA...
RIDGE SPRING
326 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 30 20 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
MAX/MIN TEMP 88 61 82
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 6 W 8 G16 NW 7 G18
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 10 G19 NW 5 NW 15 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.20 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 1 AM
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 38 86 21
DSI 3 4
LAL 4 2 1
HAINES INDEX 4 4 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4200 5700
DISPERSION 9PM-8AM/FA
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 23 NW 29
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 96600 165300
ADI EARLY 28 FAIR 27 FAIR 49 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 54 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 78 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 4 2
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 17 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-232115-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...
WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...BAMBERG...DENMARK
326 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 30 20 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
MAX/MIN TEMP 89 62 86
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR W 8 G16 NW 8 G18
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 11 G18 NW 5 NW 15 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 8 PM
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 36 88 21
DSI 3 4
LAL 4 1 1
HAINES INDEX 4 4 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4200 5700
DISPERSION 9PM-8AM/FA
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 24 NW 29
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 100800 165300
ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 26 FAIR 51 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 46 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 78 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 4 2
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 17 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
$$
SCZ015-016-022-029-232115-
LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND...
CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE
326 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 60 40 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
MAX/MIN TEMP 86 62 82
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 6 SW 6 NW 10 G21
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 8 NW 7 NW 18 G27
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.18 0.04 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 1 AM
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 43 89 23
DSI 3 4
LAL 4 2 1
HAINES INDEX 4 4 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4200 5700
DISPERSION 9PM-8AM/FA
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 22 N 29
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 92400 165300
ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 26 FAIR 55 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 46 GEN GOOD 6 VERY POOR 84 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 4 2
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 18 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-036>038-232115-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON...
RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...
MANNING...SUMMERTON
326 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 40 20 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
MAX/MIN TEMP 87 63 85
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 5 W 8 G15 NW 9 G18
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 10 G16 W 6 NW 16 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.03 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 1 AM
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 37 91 22
DSI 3 4
LAL 4 2 1
HAINES INDEX 4 4 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4200 5700
DISPERSION 9PM-8AM/FA
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 23 NW 29
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 96600 165300
ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 25 FAIR 53 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 46 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 82 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 4 2
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 16 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
$$
ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
1-6..... VERY POOR
7-12.... POOR
13-20... GENERALLY POOR
21-40... FAIR
41-60... GENERALLY GOOD
61-100.. GOOD
>100.... VERY GOOD
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
LVORI RANGES FROM 1 TO 10 WHERE 1 REPRESENTS THE LOWEST RISK
AND 10 REPRESENTS THE HIGHEST RISK
$$
000
FNUS52 KCAE 221815
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
215 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST CONTINUES TO
CIRCULATE A MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW INTO THE FORECAST AREA AHEAD OF
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA THURSDAY EVENING. THE DRY AIR MASS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
DOMINATE DURING THE WEEKEND.
TRANSPORT WIND WILL BE WESTERLY THURSDAY AROUND 22 TO 25 MPH. THE
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 40 PERCENT WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. THE MAXIMUM MIXING HEIGHT WILL
BE AROUND 4200 FT. PATCHY FOG MAY DEVELOP IN AREAS OF PRECIPITATION.
WIDESPREAD FOG IS NOT EXPECTED.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-230915-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ...
EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON
215 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 30 30 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
MIN/MAX TEMP 66 87 61 82
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 7 G15 NW 8 G20
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR W 11 G19 LGT/VAR NW 13 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.13 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 96 38 91 27
DSI 3 4
LAL 4 4 2 1
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4200 5700
DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/PO 9PM-7AM/FA
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 23 N 26
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 96600 148200
ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 29 FAIR 48 GEN GOOD 48 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 62 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 86 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 7 3 6
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 6 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 20 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-230915-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...SALUDA...
RIDGE SPRING
215 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 30 50 50 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 88 60 80
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 5 LGT/VAR W 8 G15 NW 7 G18
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 10 G19 NW 5 NW 14 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.17 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 2 2 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 1 AM
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 100 38 92 27
DSI 3 4
LAL 4 4 2 1
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 4
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4200 5700
DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA 11PM-7AM/GD
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 23 NW 29
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 96600 165300
ADI EARLY 31 FAIR 28 FAIR 47 GEN GOOD 46 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 58 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 86 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 9 3 6
MAX LVORI LATE 9 1 6 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 22 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-230915-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...
WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...BAMBERG...DENMARK
215 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 30 30 30 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 88 61 83
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SE 5 LGT/VAR W 7 G17 NW 8 G19
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR W 10 G20 W 5 NW 14 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.17 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 100 39 95 28
DSI 3 4
LAL 4 4 2 1
HAINES INDEX 4 4 5 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4200 5700
DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA 9PM-7AM/FA
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 24 NW 29
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 100800 165300
ADI EARLY 35 FAIR 27 FAIR 49 GEN GOOD 46 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 62 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 88 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 9 3 6
MAX LVORI LATE 9 1 6 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 20 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
$$
SCZ015-016-022-029-230915-
LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND...
CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE
215 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 40 50 50 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 87 61 80
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 6 SW 5 SW 7 G15 NW 8 G18
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 5 SW 9 G17 NW 5 NW 15 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.24 0.03 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 2 2 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 1 AM
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 99 44 95 28
DSI 3 4
LAL 4 4 2 1
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 4
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4200 5700
DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA 9PM-7AM/FA
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 22 N 29
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 92400 165300
ADI EARLY 37 FAIR 30 FAIR 56 GEN GOOD 48 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 7 POOR 56 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 89 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 9 4 6
MAX LVORI LATE 9 1 6 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 24 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-036>038-230915-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON...
RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...
MANNING...SUMMERTON
215 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 40 50 50 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
MIN/MAX TEMP 66 87 62 82
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SE 6 LGT/VAR W 7 G16 NW 8 G16
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 10 G19 W 5 NW 15 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.20 0.03 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 2 2 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 1 AM
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 100 40 95 29
DSI 3 4
LAL 4 4 2 1
HAINES INDEX 5 4 4 4
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4200 5700
DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA 9PM-7AM/FA
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 23 NW 29
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 96600 165300
ADI EARLY 33 FAIR 27 FAIR 47 GEN GOOD 49 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 57 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 93 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 9 4 6
MAX LVORI LATE 9 1 6 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 22 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
$$
ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
1-6..... VERY POOR
7-12.... POOR
13-20... GENERALLY POOR
21-40... FAIR
41-60... GENERALLY GOOD
61-100.. GOOD
>100.... VERY GOOD
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
LVORI RANGES FROM 1 TO 10 WHERE 1 REPRESENTS THE LOWEST RISK
AND 10 REPRESENTS THE HIGHEST RISK
$$
000
FNUS52 KCAE 220706
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
306 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO
CIRCULATE A MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW INTO THE FORECAST AREA AHEAD OF
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. THE DRY AIR MASS BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL DOMINATE DURING THE WEEKEND.
AREAS OF FOG WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING. THE FOG WILL DISSIPATE
AROUND 900 AM.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-222115-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ...
EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON
306 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 30 40 30
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
MAX/MIN TEMP 89 66 90
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 5 LGT/VAR W 11 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.07 0.14
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 47 96 30
DSI 3 3
LAL 4 4 4
HAINES INDEX 4 4 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3900 4200
DISPERSION 8PM-9AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 10 W 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 39000 63000
ADI EARLY 13 GEN POOR 17 GEN POOR 24 FAIR
ADI LATE 29 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 37 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 6 2
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RH 23 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 18 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-222115-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...SALUDA...
RIDGE SPRING
306 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 30 40 40
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
MAX/MIN TEMP 88 65 89
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 5 S 5 LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 6 LGT/VAR SW 10 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.05 0.17
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 48 100 33
DSI 3 3
LAL 4 4 4
HAINES INDEX 4 4 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4000 4200
DISPERSION 8PM-9AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 10 W 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 40000 63000
ADI EARLY 13 GEN POOR 17 GEN POOR 24 FAIR
ADI LATE 28 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 38 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 4 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 2
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RH 26 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 19 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-222115-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...
WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...BAMBERG...DENMARK
306 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 30 40 30
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
MAX/MIN TEMP 88 65 90
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR SE 5 LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 5 LGT/VAR W 10 G16
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.05 0.17
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 48 100 34
DSI 3 3
LAL 4 4 4
HAINES INDEX 4 4 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3900 4200
DISPERSION 8PM-9AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 10 W 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 39000 63000
ADI EARLY 11 POOR 18 GEN POOR 22 FAIR
ADI LATE 27 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 36 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 4 7
MAX LVORI LATE 4 7 2
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RH 25 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 18 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
$$
SCZ015-016-022-029-222115-
LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND...
CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE
306 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 30 30 40
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
MAX/MIN TEMP 88 66 88
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 6 S 6 SW 5
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 6 S 5 SW 8 G15
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.13 0.04 0.23
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 52 99 38
DSI 3 3
LAL 4 4 4
HAINES INDEX 3 4 4
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4100 4200
DISPERSION 8PM-9AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 13 SW 13
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 53300 54600
ADI EARLY 17 GEN POOR 19 GEN POOR 19 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 30 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 30 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 4 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 6 2
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RH 27 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 22 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-036>038-222115-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON...
RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...
MANNING...SUMMERTON
306 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 30 30 40
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
MAX/MIN TEMP 88 66 90
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR SE 6 LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 6 LGT/VAR SW 10 G16
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.04 0.20
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 51 100 34
DSI 3 3
LAL 4 4 4
HAINES INDEX 4 4 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4000 4200
DISPERSION 8PM-9AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 14 W 14
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 56000 58800
ADI EARLY 13 GEN POOR 17 GEN POOR 21 FAIR
ADI LATE 28 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 34 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 4 7
MAX LVORI LATE 4 7 2
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RH 27 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 20 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
$$
ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
1-6..... VERY POOR
7-12.... POOR
13-20... GENERALLY POOR
21-40... FAIR
41-60... GENERALLY GOOD
61-100.. GOOD
>100.... VERY GOOD
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
LVORI RANGES FROM 1 TO 10 WHERE 1 REPRESENTS THE LOWEST RISK
AND 10 REPRESENTS THE HIGHEST RISK
$$
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