FNUS52 KCAE 231015 FWFCAE FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 615 AM EDT FRI SEP 23 2016 .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION WITH SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OFFSHORE CONTINUING TO PULL MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND PERIODS OF SHOWERS WITH THE MOST CLOUD COVER AND PRECIP POTENTIAL IN THE EAST. DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SATURDAY AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES EASTWARD. TEMPERATURES AND MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE WARMER/HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS FEW DAYS. GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-232115- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON 615 AM EDT FRI SEP 23 2016 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PRECIP CHANCE (%) 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MIN/MAX TEMP 87 68 90 20FT WIND/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FT WIND/LATE(MPH) N 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 50 100 41 DSI 2 2 LAL 2 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 4 6 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6100 6200 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 9 NE 8 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 54900 49600 ADI EARLY 23 FAIR 32 FAIR 30 FAIR ADI LATE 39 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 35 FAIR MAX LVORI EARLY 8 5 9 MAX LVORI LATE 2 8 1 DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ SCZ020-021-026-232115- NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO... WINNSBORO MILLS...SALUDA...RIDGE SPRING 615 AM EDT FRI SEP 23 2016 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PRECIP CHANCE (%) 10 0 0 PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE MIN/MAX TEMP 85 67 90 20FT WIND/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FT WIND/LATE(MPH) N 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 56 100 43 DSI 2 2 LAL 2 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 5 5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4900 5300 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 9 NE 6 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 44100 31800 ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 25 FAIR 28 FAIR ADI LATE 29 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 30 FAIR MAX LVORI EARLY 8 6 10 MAX LVORI LATE 3 10 2 DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-232115- RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...AIKEN... NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...BAMBERG... DENMARK 615 AM EDT FRI SEP 23 2016 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHANCE (%) 20 0 0 PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE MIN/MAX TEMP 86 68 89 20FT WIND/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FT WIND/LATE(MPH) N 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 55 100 48 DSI 2 2 LAL 2 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 4 5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5300 5600 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 10 NE 9 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 53000 50400 ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 26 FAIR 32 FAIR ADI LATE 31 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 38 FAIR MAX LVORI EARLY 9 6 9 MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 1 DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ SCZ015-016-022-029-232115- LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...LANCASTER MILL... CHERAW...PAGELAND...CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE 615 AM EDT FRI SEP 23 2016 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PRECIP CHANCE (%) 20 0 0 PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE MIN/MAX TEMP 83 67 88 20FT WIND/EARLY(MPH) N 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FT WIND/LATE(MPH) NE 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 62 100 46 DSI 2 2 LAL 2 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 5 5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4100 5000 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 10 NE 7 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 41000 35000 ADI EARLY 26 FAIR 23 FAIR 23 FAIR ADI LATE 28 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 29 FAIR MAX LVORI EARLY 7 7 9 MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 2 DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ SCZ027-028-031-036>038-232115- LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEVEN OAKS...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE... LEXINGTON...RED BANK...OAK GROVE...COLUMBIA...SUMTER... ORANGEBURG...BROOKDALE...ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING...SUMMERTON 615 AM EDT FRI SEP 23 2016 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHANCE (%) 30 0 0 PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE MIN/MAX TEMP 84 68 88 20FT WIND/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FT WIND/LATE(MPH) N 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 60 100 48 DSI 2 2 LAL 2 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 4 5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4000 4700 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 10 NE 8 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 40000 37600 ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 25 FAIR 31 FAIR ADI LATE 29 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 36 FAIR MAX LVORI EARLY 8 7 9 MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 1 DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION BELOW NORMAL. $$ 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 $$