FNUS52 KCAE 241045 AAA FWFCAE FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...UPDATED AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 645 AM EDT THU APR 24 2014 .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE PATTERN TODAY WITH WARM AND DRY WEATHER EXPECTED. AFTERNOON RH LEVELS WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S PERCENT RANGE BY 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE SHIFTING FROM THE NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. INITIALLY AROUND 8 TO 12 MPH THIS MORNING THEN DECREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THERE COULD BE SOME LIGHT FOG AND LOWER CLOUDS TOWARD MORNING. THE WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA FRIDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA. GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-242115- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON 645 AM EDT THU APR 24 2014 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 20 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS MAX/MIN TEMP 80 61 83 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)E 7 G18 SE 5 S 6 G15 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SE 9 G17 SE 5 SW 11 G17 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.06 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 30 99 44 DSI 3 3 LAL 1 1 3 HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5300 6000 DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 10 SW 21 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 53000 126000 ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 32 FAIR 35 FAIR ADI LATE 39 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 63 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 7 MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-242115- RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO... SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL... WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...BAMBERG...DENMARK 645 AM EDT THU APR 24 2014 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 20 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS MAX/MIN TEMP 82 60 84 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)E 7 G18 SE 5 S 6 G15 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SE 9 G17 LGT/VAR SW 11 G18 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.06 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 30 99 42 DSI 3 3 LAL 1 1 3 HAINES INDEX 5 4 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5300 5800 DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 12 W 21 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 63600 121800 ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 33 FAIR 31 FAIR ADI LATE 39 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 60 GEN GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 8 MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ SCZ020-021-026-242115- NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...SALUDA... RIDGE SPRING 645 AM EDT THU APR 24 2014 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 30 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS MAX/MIN TEMP 77 59 81 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 6 G17 LGT/VAR S 7 G16 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SE 9 G15 SE 5 SW 11 G18 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.08 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 28 100 45 DSI 2 3 LAL 1 1 3 HAINES INDEX 5 5 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5100 5600 DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 12 SW 21 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 61200 117600 ADI EARLY 23 FAIR 31 FAIR 33 FAIR ADI LATE 39 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 63 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 8 MAX LVORI LATE 2 7 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ SCZ015-016-022-029-242115- LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND... CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE 645 AM EDT THU APR 24 2014 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 30 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS MAX/MIN TEMP 76 56 81 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 7 G17 SE 5 S 8 G18 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SE 8 G17 SE 5 SW 12 G20 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.11 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 26 98 46 DSI 2 3 LAL 1 1 3 HAINES INDEX 5 5 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5300 5400 DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 13 SW 21 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 68900 113400 ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 35 FAIR 35 FAIR ADI LATE 41 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 64 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 7 MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ SCZ027-028-031-036>038-242115- LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON... RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS... MANNING...SUMMERTON 645 AM EDT THU APR 24 2014 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 20 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS MAX/MIN TEMP 78 59 82 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 7 G18 SE 5 S 7 G18 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SE 8 G17 LGT/VAR SW 12 G20 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.07 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 28 100 45 DSI 2 3 LAL 1 1 3 HAINES INDEX 5 4 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5400 5400 DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 12 SW 21 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 64800 113400 ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 35 FAIR 32 FAIR ADI LATE 39 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 63 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 8 MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. $$ 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 $$