000 FNUS52 KCAE 092007 FWFCAE FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 307 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012 .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH DRY AND PROGRESSIVELY COLDER CONDITIONS EXPECTED. A POORLY-ORGANIZED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT...PRECEDED BY SOME PATCHY VERY LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING. NEAR-CALM SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT... WITH A STRONG INVERSION THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH ABOUT 10 AM FRIDAY MORNING. EXPECT AREAS OF LIGHT FOG DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FRIDAY. GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-101130- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON 307 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 20 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS NONE MIN/MAX TEMP 33 60 39 55 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 10 G22 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 W 7 G15 NW 15 G27 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN CONTINUING PRECIP END 3 AM MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 91 42 89 29 DSI 2 3 LAL 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 5 4 4 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3700 5300 DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO 9PM-7AM/FA TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 15 NW 23 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 55500 121900 ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 18 GEN POOR 16 GEN POOR 45 GEN GOOD ADI LATE 2 VERY POOR 37 FAIR 10 POOR 68 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 3 6 4 4 MAX LVORI LATE 5 2 5 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 23 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 26 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ SCZ020-021-026-101130- NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...SALUDA... RIDGE SPRING 307 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 20 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS NONE MIN/MAX TEMP 32 59 38 55 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 8 G17 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 W 6 NW 14 G23 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN CONTINUING PRECIP END 4 AM MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 92 42 93 30 DSI 2 3 LAL 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 5 4 3 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3700 5500 DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO 9PM-7AM/FA TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 15 NW 22 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 55500 121000 ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR 15 GEN POOR 41 GEN GOOD ADI LATE 2 VERY POOR 36 FAIR 8 POOR 68 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 3 6 4 5 MAX LVORI LATE 5 2 5 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 22 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 27 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-101130- RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO... SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL... WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...BAMBERG...DENMARK 307 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR PRECIP CHC (%) 0 20 30 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE MIN/MAX TEMP 34 63 40 58 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 8 G16 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 W 6 NW 14 G21 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 3 PM CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING 4 AM MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 87 43 95 30 DSI 2 3 LAL 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 5 4 4 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3900 5200 DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO 7PM-8AM/PO TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 NW 23 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 50700 119600 ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR 16 GEN POOR 42 GEN GOOD ADI LATE 2 VERY POOR 35 FAIR 8 POOR 67 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 5 5 MAX LVORI LATE 5 2 5 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 24 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 25 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ SCZ015-016-022-029-101130- LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND... CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE 307 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 20 40 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE MIN/MAX TEMP 31 60 39 55 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 8 G15 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR S 6 W 5 NW 14 G21 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 3 PM CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 AM MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 90 45 100 32 DSI 2 3 LAL 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 5 4 3 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3800 5400 DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO 9PM-7AM/FA TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 15 NW 22 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 57000 118800 ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR 15 GEN POOR 40 FAIR ADI LATE 2 VERY POOR 36 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 68 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 6 6 MAX LVORI LATE 5 2 8 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 22 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ SCZ027-028-031-036>038-101130- LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON... RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS... MANNING...SUMMERTON 307 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 20 30 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE MIN/MAX TEMP 33 61 41 58 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 8 G19 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 W 5 NW 14 G26 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.02 0.05 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 3 PM CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 AM MAX/MIN HUMIDITY % 87 47 100 31 DSI 2 3 LAL 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 5 4 3 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3800 5300 DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO 7PM-8AM/PO TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 NW 22 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 49400 116600 ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 18 GEN POOR 15 GEN POOR 40 FAIR ADI LATE 2 VERY POOR 34 FAIR 7 POOR 67 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 6 6 MAX LVORI LATE 4 2 7 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 22 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 26 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST 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 $$