FNUS52 KCAE 230757 FWFCAE FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 357 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2014 .DISCUSSION...CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SLIGHTLY LOWER TODAY AS DRIER AIR BEGINS MOVING INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL AGAIN INCREASE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION. PATCHY FOG AND STRATUS THIS MORNING WILL ERODE WITH SUNRISE WITH PATCHY FOG AGAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT. GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-232130- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON 357 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2014 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 30 30 50 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS MAX/MIN TEMP 92 73 93 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 5 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 10 G15 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.02 0.05 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 2 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING 11 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 49 97 43 DSI 3 3 LAL 4 2 4 HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4600 5500 DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 10 W 16 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 46000 88000 ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 24 FAIR 41 GEN GOOD ADI LATE 34 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 56 GEN GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 9 5 7 MAX LVORI LATE 2 7 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ SCZ020-021-026-232130- NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...SALUDA... RIDGE SPRING 357 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2014 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 30 30 60 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS MAX/MIN TEMP 91 72 93 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 5 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR W 9 G15 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.02 0.09 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 2 PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING 8 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 52 97 44 DSI 3 3 LAL 4 2 4 HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4600 5600 DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 10 W 15 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 46000 84000 ADI EARLY 22 FAIR 28 FAIR 41 GEN GOOD ADI LATE 36 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 55 GEN GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 9 5 7 MAX LVORI LATE 2 7 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-232130- RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO... SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL... WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...BAMBERG...DENMARK 357 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2014 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 30 20 40 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS MAX/MIN TEMP 93 73 93 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 5 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 11 G17 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.02 0.04 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING 11 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 49 100 45 DSI 3 3 LAL 4 4 4 HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4500 5600 DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 10 W 16 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 45000 89600 ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 28 FAIR 41 GEN GOOD ADI LATE 35 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 50 GEN GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 9 5 8 MAX LVORI LATE 2 8 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ SCZ015-016-022-029-232130- LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND... CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE 357 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2014 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 30 30 60 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS MAX/MIN TEMP 91 72 92 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR SW 5 SW 5 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR W 9 G16 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.02 0.15 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 2 PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 55 99 49 DSI 3 3 LAL 4 4 4 HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4600 5500 DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 12 W 16 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 55200 88000 ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 29 FAIR 43 GEN GOOD ADI LATE 40 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 64 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 9 5 8 MAX LVORI LATE 2 8 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ SCZ027-028-031-036>038-232130- LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON... RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS... MANNING...SUMMERTON 357 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2014 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 30 30 50 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS MAX/MIN TEMP 92 73 93 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 5 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR W 11 G18 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.02 0.06 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 2 PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING 11 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 51 100 45 DSI 3 3 LAL 4 4 4 HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4500 5600 DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 12 SW 16 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 54000 89600 ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 30 FAIR 43 GEN GOOD ADI LATE 40 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 52 GEN GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 9 5 9 MAX LVORI LATE 2 9 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL. $$ 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 $$