599 FNUS52 KCAE 080856 FWFCAE Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina and East Central Georgia National Weather Service Columbia SC 356 AM EST Wed Dec 8 2021 .DISCUSSION...Weak low pressure and Gulf moisture across the area will provide rain through late this afternoon however rainfall amounts will generally be around one half inch. Tonight high pressure and drier air will overtake the region with dry conditions through Thursday night. Unsettled weather will return for Friday and Saturday with the next cold front crossing the area Saturday night. High pressure and dry air will return for Sunday through much of next week. Fog potential for tonight: Fog is not expected tonight due to dry air moving into the area. GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-082115- Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield- Including Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans, Mccormick, Edgefield, and Johnston 356 AM EST Wed Dec 8 2021 Today Tonight Thu Cloud Cover Mcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type Showers None None Chance Precip 90 0 0 Precip Amount 0.26 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 5 Precip Begin 6 AM Precip End 3 PM Min/Max Temp 60 35 59 Max/Min RH 69 100 57 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Inversion 1000 1800 1000 Dispersion Very Poor Max ADI Early 8 Poor 4 Very Poor 21 Fair Max ADI Late 22 Fair 3 Very Poor 22 Fair Max LVORI Early 8 8 8 Max LVORI Late 4 9 3 Mixing Height 1800 2500 Transport Wind NW 10 SE 7 Ventilation Rate 18000 17500 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 4 4 DSI 1 1 1 REMARKS...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Southeast winds as low as 5 mph or less. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 85 percent. South winds as high as 5 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Warmer. Lows around 60. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds as low as 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 75 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds as high as 15 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Much colder. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Chance of showers 60 percent. West winds as low as 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 41 percent. North winds as high as 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH 89 percent. Northeast winds as low as 5 mph or less. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 39 percent. Northeast winds as high as 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH 97 percent. Northeast winds as low as 5 mph or less. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Northeast winds as high as 5 mph. $$ SCZ020-021-026-082115- Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda- Including Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills, Saluda, and Ridge Spring 356 AM EST Wed Dec 8 2021 Today Tonight Thu Cloud Cover Mcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type Showers None None Chance Precip 90 0 0 Precip Amount 0.25 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 5 Precip Begin 6 AM Precip End 3 PM Min/Max Temp 56 32 54 Max/Min RH 68 100 49 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Inversion 1000 1800 1000 Dispersion Very Poor Max ADI Early 7 Poor 2 Very Poor 18 Gen Poor Max ADI Late 13 Gen Poor 2 Very Poor 21 Fair Max LVORI Early 7 9 9 Max LVORI Late 5 9 3 Mixing Height 1700 2500 Transport Wind NW 7 SE 6 Ventilation Rate 11900 15000 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 4 4 DSI 1 1 1 REMARKS...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows around 40. Maximum RH 100 percent. Southeast winds as low as 5 mph or less. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 84 percent. South winds as high as 5 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Warmer. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds as low as 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 74 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds as high as 15 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Colder. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum RH 96 percent. Chance of showers 60 percent. West winds as low as 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 37 percent. North winds as high as 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 30. Maximum RH 87 percent. Northeast winds as low as 5 mph or less. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 35 percent. Northeast winds as high as 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH 95 percent. North winds as low as 5 mph or less. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 41 percent. North winds as high as 5 mph. $$ GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-082115- Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg- Including Augusta, Hephzibah, Waynesboro, Aiken, North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg, and Denmark 356 AM EST Wed Dec 8 2021 Today Tonight Thu Cloud Cover Mcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type Showers None None Chance Precip 90 0 0 Precip Amount 0.44 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 6 Precip Begin 6 AM Precip End 4 PM Min/Max Temp 62 35 61 Max/Min RH 71 100 56 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Inversion 1000 1800 1000 Dispersion Very Poor Max ADI Early 11 Poor 4 Very Poor 24 Fair Max ADI Late 22 Fair 2 Very Poor 27 Fair Max LVORI Early 7 9 8 Max LVORI Late 4 9 3 Mixing Height 1700 2400 Transport Wind NW 12 E 8 Ventilation Rate 20400 19200 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 4 4 DSI 1 1 1 REMARKS...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Southeast winds as low as 5 mph or less. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 79 percent. South winds as high as 5 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds as low as 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Southwest winds as high as 15 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Colder. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH 96 percent. Chance of showers 60 percent. West winds as low as 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Much cooler. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 40 percent. North winds as high as 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear, colder. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH 87 percent. Northeast winds as low as 5 mph or less. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 40 percent. Northeast winds as high as 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH 95 percent. Northeast winds as low as 5 mph or less. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Northeast winds as high as 5 mph. $$ SCZ016-022-029-115-116-082115- Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lee-Northern Lancaster-Southern Lancaster- Including Cheraw, Pageland, Camden, Lugoff, Bishopville, Indian Land, Lancaster, Elgin, and Lancaster Mill 356 AM EST Wed Dec 8 2021 Today Tonight Thu Cloud Cover Mcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type Showers None None Chance Precip 90 0 0 Precip Amount 0.36 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 6 Precip Begin 6 AM Precip End 4 PM Min/Max Temp 55 31 54 Max/Min RH 67 100 48 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Inversion 1000 1800 1000 Dispersion Very Poor Max ADI Early 8 Poor 2 Very Poor 21 Fair Max ADI Late 11 Poor 3 Very Poor 20 Gen Poor Max LVORI Early 7 8 8 Max LVORI Late 5 8 2 Mixing Height 1600 2500 Transport Wind NW 6 SE 6 Ventilation Rate 9600 15000 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 4 4 DSI 1 1 1 REMARKS...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Southeast winds as low as 5 mph or less. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 79 percent. South winds as high as 5 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds as low as 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Southwest winds as high as 15 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Colder. Lows around 40. Maximum RH 95 percent. Chance of showers 60 percent. West winds as low as 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Much cooler. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 37 percent. North winds as high as 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH 82 percent. Light and variable wind. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 35 percent. North winds as high as 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH 90 percent. North winds as low as 5 mph or less. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 38 percent. Northeast winds as high as 5 mph. $$ SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-082115- Lexington-Richland-Sumter-Calhoun-Clarendon- Northwestern Orangeburg-Central Orangeburg- Southeastern Orangeburg- Including Seven Oaks, West Columbia, Cayce, Lexington, Red Bank, Oak Grove, Columbia, Sumter, St. Matthews, Manning, Summerton, North, Orangeburg, and Holly Hill 356 AM EST Wed Dec 8 2021 Today Tonight Thu Cloud Cover Mcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type Showers None None Chance Precip 90 0 0 Precip Amount 0.49 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 7 Precip Begin 6 AM Precip End 5 PM Min/Max Temp 59 34 58 Max/Min RH 70 100 49 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Inversion 1000 1800 0900 Dispersion Very Poor Max ADI Early 9 Poor 4 Very Poor 26 Fair Max ADI Late 17 Gen Poor 3 Very Poor 25 Fair Max LVORI Early 7 9 8 Max LVORI Late 5 9 3 Mixing Height 1600 2400 Transport Wind NW 9 E 7 Ventilation Rate 14400 16800 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 4 4 DSI 1 1 1 REMARKS...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH 100 percent. East winds as low as 5 mph or less. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 77 percent. South winds as high as 5 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds as low as 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Southwest winds as high as 15 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Colder. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH 95 percent. Chance of showers 60 percent. West winds as low as 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Much cooler. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 39 percent. North winds as high as 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH 88 percent. Northeast winds as low as 5 mph or less. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 39 percent. Northeast winds as high as 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH 95 percent. Northeast winds as low as 5 mph or less. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 43 percent. Northeast winds as high as 5 mph. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal. $$