FNUS52 KCAE 012014 FWFCAE FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 314 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2015 .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH MONDAY AND STALL JUST TO OUR SOUTH AND WEST MONDAY NIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...THE LOW LEVEL WEDGE IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SCOUR OUT LATE TONIGHT. WARMER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED MONDAY AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL LEAD TO SHIFTING WINDS MONDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS REDEVELOPING. PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT/MONDAY MORNING...BUT DENSE FOG IS NOT EXPECTED AS CLOUDS WILL INHIBIT COOLING. GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-021130- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON 314 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2015 TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 30 70 70 PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN MIN/MAX TEMP 42 64 47 50 20 FT WIND/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 6 20 FT WIND/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR W 6 NE 6 LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.09 0.15 0.11 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 2 3 PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 97 65 100 76 DSI 1 1 LAL 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 3 2 2 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2400 1200 DISPERSION 7PM-9AM/PO 7PM-9AM/FA TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 8 E 9 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 19200 10800 ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 16 GEN POOR 6 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR ADI LATE 2 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR 10 POOR 10 POOR MAX LVORI EARLY 7 7 6 5 MAX LVORI LATE 8 3 7 8 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ SCZ020-021-026-021130- NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...SALUDA... RIDGE SPRING 314 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2015 TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 30 60 70 PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN MIN/MAX TEMP 40 61 43 45 20 FT WIND/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 5 E 6 20 FT WIND/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 5 E 6 LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.06 0.07 0.10 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 2 3 PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 98 63 97 76 DSI 1 1 LAL 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 3 2 2 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2400 1300 DISPERSION 7PM-9AM/PO 7PM-9AM/FA TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 8 E 8 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 19200 10400 ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 11 POOR 8 POOR 15 GEN POOR ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 17 GEN POOR 11 POOR 11 POOR MAX LVORI EARLY 8 7 5 5 MAX LVORI LATE 8 3 6 9 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-021130- RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO... SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL... WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...BAMBERG...DENMARK 314 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2015 TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 30 70 70 PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN MIN/MAX TEMP 42 65 49 54 20 FT WIND/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 6 20 FT WIND/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR W 6 NE 7 LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.07 0.11 0.10 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 2 3 PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 97 64 99 71 DSI 1 1 LAL 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 4 2 2 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2400 1200 DISPERSION 7PM-9AM/PO 7PM-9AM/FA TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 13 E 9 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 31200 10800 ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 23 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR ADI LATE 2 VERY POOR 26 FAIR 10 POOR 12 POOR MAX LVORI EARLY 7 8 6 5 MAX LVORI LATE 8 3 6 6 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ SCZ015-016-022-029-021130- LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND... CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE 314 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2015 TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP CHC (%) 30 30 50 60 PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN RAIN MIN/MAX TEMP 39 60 41 44 20 FT WIND/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 6 E 7 20 FT WIND/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 6 NE 7 E 5 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.04 0.02 0.06 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 2 2 PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 10 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END 1 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 100 61 89 68 DSI 1 1 LAL 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 2 2 2 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2400 1400 DISPERSION 7PM-9AM/PO 7PM-9AM/FA TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 10 E 9 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 24000 12600 ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR 9 POOR 18 GEN POOR ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 23 FAIR 12 POOR 14 GEN POOR MAX LVORI EARLY 8 7 4 4 MAX LVORI LATE 8 3 4 8 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ SCZ027-028-031-036>038-021130- LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON... RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS... MANNING...SUMMERTON 314 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2015 TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP CHC (%) 20 30 60 60 PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN RAIN MIN/MAX TEMP 41 63 45 49 20 FT WIND/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 6 E 6 20 FT WIND/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 5 NE 7 LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.07 0.08 0.08 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 2 2 PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END 1 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 98 64 93 69 DSI 1 1 LAL 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 3 2 2 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2400 1300 DISPERSION 7PM-9AM/PO 7PM-9AM/FA TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 10 E 10 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 24000 13000 ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 16 GEN POOR 10 POOR 18 GEN POOR ADI LATE 2 VERY POOR 22 FAIR 12 POOR 14 GEN POOR MAX LVORI EARLY 7 7 4 4 MAX LVORI LATE 8 3 5 7 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. NORTHEAST 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 $$