000 FNUS52 KCAE 232037 FWFCAE FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 337 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009 .DISCUSSION...A WEDGE OF COOL AND MOIST AIR IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN TRAPPED OVER THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT, AS HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES DOWN FROM THE NORTH, AND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PERSISTS OFF THE COAST. AS A RESULT, CLOUDS AND PATCHY DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE, WITH AREAS OF FOG LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-241100- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON 337 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009 TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 10 10 0 0 PRECIP TYPE DRIZZLE DRIZZLE NONE NONE MIN/MAX TEMP 46 57 45 65 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING 12 PM MAX/MIN HUMIDITY 100 76 100 53 DSI N/A 1 N/A 2 LAL 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 2 4 3 3 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2100 2800 DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO 7PM-8AM/PO TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 6 NW 9 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 12600 25200 ADI EARLY 10 POOR 2 VERY POOR 4 VERY POOR 4 VERY POOR ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 11 POOR 4 VERY POOR 31 FAIR MAX LVORI EARLY 8 8 6 8 MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 7 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THANKSGIVING DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ SCZ020-021-026-241100- NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...SALUDA... RIDGE SPRING 337 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009 TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 10 10 0 0 PRECIP TYPE DRIZZLE DRIZZLE NONE NONE MIN/MAX TEMP 45 55 46 63 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING 12 PM MAX/MIN HUMIDITY 100 81 100 57 DSI N/A 1 N/A 2 LAL 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 2 3 3 3 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2100 2700 DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO 7PM-8AM/PO TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 6 NW 8 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 12600 21600 ADI EARLY 12 POOR 4 VERY POOR 4 VERY POOR 3 VERY POOR ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 11 POOR 2 VERY POOR 24 FAIR MAX LVORI EARLY 6 9 8 8 MAX LVORI LATE 9 5 7 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THANKSGIVING DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-241100- RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO... AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE... BAMBERG...DENMARK 337 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009 TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 10 10 20 20 PRECIP TYPE DRIZZLE DRIZZLE RAIN RAIN MIN/MAX TEMP 46 57 47 65 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/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 6 PM CONTINUING 1 AM CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING 12 PM CONTINUING 6 PM MAX/MIN HUMIDITY 100 77 100 57 DSI N/A 1 N/A 2 LAL 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3 4 4 3 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2000 2800 DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO 7PM-8AM/PO TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 6 N 9 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 12000 25200 ADI EARLY 8 POOR 3 VERY POOR 4 VERY POOR 4 VERY POOR ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 11 POOR 4 VERY POOR 27 FAIR MAX LVORI EARLY 8 9 7 9 MAX LVORI LATE 9 4 8 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THANKSGIVING DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ SCZ015-016-022-029-241100- LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND... CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE 337 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009 TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 10 10 0 0 PRECIP TYPE DRIZZLE DRIZZLE NONE NONE MIN/MAX TEMP 46 55 46 61 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING 12 PM MAX/MIN HUMIDITY 100 83 100 63 DSI N/A 1 N/A 2 LAL 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 2 3 3 3 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2100 2600 DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO 7PM-8AM/PO TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 6 NW 7 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 12600 18200 ADI EARLY 10 POOR 4 VERY POOR 4 VERY POOR 3 VERY POOR ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 12 POOR 2 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR MAX LVORI EARLY 7 9 8 8 MAX LVORI LATE 9 5 9 3 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THANKSGIVING DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ SCZ027-028-031-036>038-241100- LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON... RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS... MANNING...SUMMERTON 337 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009 TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 10 10 0 20 PRECIP TYPE DRIZZLE DRIZZLE NONE RAIN MIN/MAX TEMP 46 56 47 62 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/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 PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING 7 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING 12 PM 6 PM MAX/MIN HUMIDITY 100 81 100 62 DSI N/A 1 N/A 2 LAL 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 2 4 4 3 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2000 2600 DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO 7PM-8AM/PO TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 6 N 9 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 12000 23400 ADI EARLY 10 POOR 5 VERY POOR 4 VERY POOR 3 VERY POOR ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 11 POOR 3 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR MAX LVORI EARLY 7 9 7 9 MAX LVORI LATE 9 5 8 3 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THANKSGIVING DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL. $$ 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 $$