FNUS52 KCAE 111847 FWFCAE FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 247 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE EXITING THE REGION AS LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT APPROACH FROM THE WEST. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT WITH RAIN MOVING INTO THE AREA BY DAYBREAK. THE COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH COOLER AND DRIER AIR MOVING IN BEHIND THE FRONT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE ONE QUARTER INCH OR LESS. WIND GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE REGION THURSDAY WITH WINDS SUBSIDING THROUGH THE DAY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-120930- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON 247 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR PRECIP CHC (%) 80 80 20 0 PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE MIN/MAX TEMP 58 74 32 54 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 5 SW 8 G21 W 18 G30 NW 10 G20 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 5 SW 15 G29 NW 13 G24 NW 11 G17 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.09 0.01 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 4 4 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 92 43 69 16 DSI 2 4 LAL 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 5 4 5 5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4300 5300 DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA 11PM-7AM/GD TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 36 NW 24 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 154800 127200 ADI EARLY 59 GEN GOOD 44 GEN GOOD 92 GOOD 62 GOOD ADI LATE 8 POOR 95 GOOD 40 FAIR 94 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 1 3 MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 3 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ SCZ015-016-022-029-120930- LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND... CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE 247 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR PRECIP CHC (%) 40 80 30 0 PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE MIN/MAX TEMP 57 76 33 51 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 6 SW 10 G23 W 18 G29 NW 12 G25 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 7 SW 16 G26 NW 14 G24 NW 13 G22 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.13 0.01 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 4 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 93 46 68 18 DSI 2 4 LAL 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 5 4 5 5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4200 5100 DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA 11PM-7AM/GD TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 37 NW 24 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 155400 122400 ADI EARLY 49 GEN GOOD 43 GEN GOOD 96 GOOD 74 GOOD ADI LATE 7 POOR 100 GOOD 41 GEN GOOD 85 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 1 1 MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 2 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ SCZ027-028-031-036>038-120930- LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON... RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS... MANNING...SUMMERTON 247 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR PRECIP CHC (%) 50 70 20 0 PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE MIN/MAX TEMP 58 77 36 53 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 6 SW 8 G22 W 18 G30 NW 11 G23 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 6 SW 16 G29 NW 14 G24 NW 12 G20 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.12 0.01 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 2 3 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 93 47 68 18 DSI 2 4 LAL 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 5 4 5 5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4300 5000 DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA 11PM-7AM/GD TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 37 NW 26 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 159100 130000 ADI EARLY 57 GEN GOOD 45 GEN GOOD 94 GOOD 70 GOOD ADI LATE 7 POOR 99 GOOD 41 GEN GOOD 87 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 1 2 MAX LVORI LATE 5 2 3 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 27 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ SCZ020-021-026-120930- NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...SALUDA... RIDGE SPRING 247 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR PRECIP CHC (%) 50 80 20 0 PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE MIN/MAX TEMP 57 74 32 52 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 6 SW 9 G23 W 18 G29 NW 10 G20 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 7 SW 16 G26 NW 13 G24 NW 11 G19 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.11 0.01 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 2 4 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 91 44 68 16 DSI 2 4 LAL 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 5 4 5 5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4200 5200 DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA 11PM-7AM/GD TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 37 NW 23 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 155400 119600 ADI EARLY 51 GEN GOOD 44 GEN GOOD 96 GOOD 65 GOOD ADI LATE 8 POOR 101 VERY GOOD37 FAIR 88 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 1 2 MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 2 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-120930- RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO... SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL... WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...BAMBERG...DENMARK 247 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR PRECIP CHC (%) 70 80 0 0 PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE NONE MIN/MAX TEMP 57 77 34 55 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 5 SW 7 G21 W 19 G31 NW 11 G21 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 5 SW 15 G29 NW 15 G26 NW 11 G19 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.09 0.01 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 3 4 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 94 47 69 18 DSI 3 4 LAL 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 5 4 5 5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4300 5000 DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA 11PM-7AM/GD TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 36 NW 25 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 154800 125000 ADI EARLY 62 GOOD 45 GEN GOOD 94 GOOD 64 GOOD ADI LATE 7 POOR 98 GOOD 40 FAIR 84 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 3 6 1 3 MAX LVORI LATE 4 2 3 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 27 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION BELOW NORMAL. $$ 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 $$