FNUS52 KCAE 310914 FWFCAE FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 514 AM EDT THU JUL 31 2014 .DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT AS ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS WITH SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. SCATTERED CONVECTION IS EXPECTED BOTH TODAY AND FRIDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE NEAR 50 PERCENT. DISPERSION WILL BE POOR BOTH NIGHTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT WITH NO FOG FORMATION EXPECTED. GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-312115- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON 514 AM EDT THU JUL 31 2014 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 30 40 60 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS MAX/MIN TEMP 87 69 84 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR E 5 LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.07 0.11 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 2 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 51 100 61 DSI 3 2 LAL 2 3 3 HAINES INDEX 3 3 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5400 3900 DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 14 E 12 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 75600 46800 ADI EARLY 28 FAIR 33 FAIR 37 FAIR ADI LATE 57 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 41 GEN GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 7 5 8 MAX LVORI LATE 1 8 3 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ SCZ020-021-026-312115- NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...SALUDA... RIDGE SPRING 514 AM EDT THU JUL 31 2014 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 30 40 60 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS MAX/MIN TEMP 86 68 83 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 6 LGT/VAR E 5 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.07 0.15 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 2 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 47 100 57 DSI 3 2 LAL 2 3 3 HAINES INDEX 5 4 3 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5600 4000 DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 14 E 10 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 78400 40000 ADI EARLY 22 FAIR 30 FAIR 38 FAIR ADI LATE 48 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 42 GEN GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 7 5 9 MAX LVORI LATE 2 8 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-312115- RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO... SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL... WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...BAMBERG...DENMARK 514 AM EDT THU JUL 31 2014 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 30 30 60 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS MAX/MIN TEMP 88 71 87 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 6 LGT/VAR E 5 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.05 0.13 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 2 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 52 100 55 DSI 3 2 LAL 2 3 3 HAINES INDEX 3 3 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5600 4200 DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 14 E 10 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 78400 42000 ADI EARLY 27 FAIR 36 FAIR 38 FAIR ADI LATE 58 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 42 GEN GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 8 5 8 MAX LVORI LATE 1 8 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ SCZ015-016-022-029-312115- LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND... CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE 514 AM EDT THU JUL 31 2014 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 20 30 50 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS MAX/MIN TEMP 86 68 83 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR E 5 LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 6 LGT/VAR E 5 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.05 0.18 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 2 PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 48 100 59 DSI 3 2 LAL 2 3 3 HAINES INDEX 5 4 3 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5600 4100 DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 13 E 12 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 72800 49200 ADI EARLY 23 FAIR 32 FAIR 38 FAIR ADI LATE 50 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 44 GEN GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 8 5 9 MAX LVORI LATE 2 8 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ SCZ027-028-031-036>038-312115- LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON... RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS... MANNING...SUMMERTON 514 AM EDT THU JUL 31 2014 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 20 30 60 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS MAX/MIN TEMP 87 70 85 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR E 5 NE 5 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 7 LGT/VAR E 5 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.05 0.14 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 2 PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 50 100 57 DSI 3 2 LAL 2 3 3 HAINES INDEX 5 4 3 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5500 4100 DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 14 E 12 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 77000 49200 ADI EARLY 27 FAIR 36 FAIR 39 FAIR ADI LATE 56 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 44 GEN GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 7 5 9 MAX LVORI LATE 1 9 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL. $$ 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 $$