322 FNUS52 KCAE 271847 FWFCAE FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 247 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2015 .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN ACROSS OUR AREA AS LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO ORGANIZES ANS SHIFTS NORTH. BEGINNING TUESDAY...WE WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY. POTENTIAL FOR AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE EACH DAY...BUT WILL PRIMARILY REMAIN IN THE UPSTATE AND ALONG THE COAST CLOSER TO OROGRAPHIC AND SEA BREEZE FRONTAL TRIGGERS.STILL EXPECT FAVORABLE AFTERNOON MIXING HEIGHTS ABOVE 6000 TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH MIN RH AROUND 40 PERCENT. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT AND PATCHY EARLY MORNING FOG AND STRATUS ACROSS THE EASTERN MIDLANDS AND THE LOW COUNTRY TUESDAY MORNING. GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-280945- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON 247 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2015 TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHANCE (%) 0 30 30 30 PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS MIN/MAX TEMP 74 95 74 95 20FT WIND/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FT WIND/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING 11 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 95 41 96 44 DSI 2 2 LAL 1 4 4 4 HAINES INDEX 5 4 4 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6600 8100 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 9 SE 3 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 59400 24300 ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 58 GEN GOOD 20 GEN POOR ADI LATE 6 VERY POOR 60 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 27 FAIR MAX LVORI EARLY 3 7 4 7 MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 7 2 DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO 7PM-8AM/PO .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ SCZ020-021-026-280945- NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO... WINNSBORO MILLS...SALUDA...RIDGE SPRING 247 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2015 TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHANCE (%) 0 30 30 30 PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS MIN/MAX TEMP 73 95 73 94 20FT WIND/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FT WIND/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING 11 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 95 41 99 46 DSI 3 2 LAL 1 4 4 4 HAINES INDEX 5 4 4 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6400 7900 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 9 S 3 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 57600 23700 ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 8 POOR 59 GEN GOOD 14 GEN POOR ADI LATE 6 VERY POOR 64 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 27 FAIR MAX LVORI EARLY 3 8 5 9 MAX LVORI LATE 7 2 8 2 DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO 7PM-8AM/PO .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-280945- RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...AIKEN... NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...BAMBERG... DENMARK 247 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2015 TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHANCE (%) 0 30 30 30 PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS MIN/MAX TEMP 73 97 74 95 20FT WIND/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FT WIND/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING 11 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 97 39 100 45 DSI 3 2 LAL 1 4 2 4 HAINES INDEX 5 4 4 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6600 7500 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 9 SE 3 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 59400 22500 ADI EARLY 34 FAIR 17 GEN POOR 55 GEN GOOD 25 FAIR ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 57 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 28 FAIR MAX LVORI EARLY 3 8 4 8 MAX LVORI LATE 7 2 8 2 DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA 7PM-8AM/PO .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ SCZ015-016-022-029-280945- LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...LANCASTER MILL... CHERAW...PAGELAND...CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE 247 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2015 TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHANCE (%) 0 30 30 30 PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS MIN/MAX TEMP 73 94 73 93 20FT WIND/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FT WIND/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING 11 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING 1 AM CONTINUING MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 97 43 98 47 DSI 2 3 LAL 1 4 4 4 HAINES INDEX 5 4 4 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6200 6300 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 9 SE 3 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 55800 18900 ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 18 GEN POOR 49 GEN GOOD 16 GEN POOR ADI LATE 7 POOR 46 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 23 FAIR MAX LVORI EARLY 4 8 4 8 MAX LVORI LATE 8 2 8 2 DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA 7PM-8AM/PO .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ SCZ027-028-031-036>038-280945- 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 247 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2015 TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHANCE (%) 0 20 20 30 PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS MIN/MAX TEMP 73 96 73 94 20FT WIND/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FT WIND/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING 12 PM PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 98 41 100 46 DSI 3 2 LAL 1 4 2 4 HAINES INDEX 5 4 4 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6500 6600 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 10 E 5 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 65000 33000 ADI EARLY 32 FAIR 20 GEN POOR 43 GEN GOOD 31 FAIR ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 50 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 35 FAIR MAX LVORI EARLY 4 8 4 8 MAX LVORI LATE 8 2 8 2 DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA 7PM-8AM/PO .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .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. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL. $$ 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 $$