NWS Charleston, SC - Fire Weather

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NWS Charleston issues forecasts specifically for federal and state land management agencies to assist with their prescribed fire/wildfire activities. The forecasts focus on wind, relative humidity and smoke management parameters like mixing height and transport wind.

Observed Fire Danger Rating

Fire Danger Rating

Observed fire danger rating (from the National Fire Danger Rating System)

Forecast Fire Danger Rating

Storm Prediction Center Day One Fire Weather Outlook

Fire Weather Outlooks

Dangerous fire weather outlooks (issued by the NWS Storm Prediction Center)

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3-8

Graphical Fire Weather Forecasts

Forecast graphics of various weather/fire weather parameters across southeast SC/GA

Local Forecast Graphics

Enhanced forecast graphics of temps, winds, and relative humidity across southeast SC/GA

Wx Activity Planner icon

Weather Activity Planner

Graphical display of selected weather/fire weather forecast elements for your location

Hourly Weather Graph

Hourly Weather Graph

Graphical display of various forecast elements every hour through the next 7 days for your location

NWS Charleston Fire Weather Products

Spot Forecast Requests (officials only!) / Training
Areal Planning Forecast (county/sub-county areal planning forecast)
National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS) Forecast (for RAWS sites)
Fire Weather Watch/Red Flag Warning (issued for critical wind/RH/fuel conditions)
Fire Danger Statement (issued as a Special Weather Statement for near Red Flag conditions)
Area Forecast Discussion
Point Forecast Matrices (explanation)
Hourly Weather Graph
Weather Activity Planner
User-defined Areal Forecast
Graphical Forecast

NWS Fire Weather Products

NWS Fire Weather
NWS Fire Weather Dashboard
NWS Storm Prediction Center Fire Weather Outlooks
ADI/LVORI Training (courtesy of NWS Greenville-Spartanburg)

NWS Climate Products

NOAA Climate Prediction Center Temperature/Precipitation Outlooks

Fire Danger/Fuel Moisture Products

Fire Danger Rating: Current | Forecast
Fuel Moisture: 10-hour | 100-hour | 1000-hour
Observed Precipitation
Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI)
Palmer Drought Index: Current | Outlook
NOAA Seasonal Drought Outlook

National/Regional/State Fire Agencies

State Annual Operating Plans

Radar

Radar

Current Weather

Current Weather

Rivers & Lakes

Satellite

Satellite

Forecast Maps

Forecast Maps

Hour by Hour Forecast

Hour by Hour Forecast

Winter Weather

Graphical Hazards Outlook

Graphical Hazards

Weather Hazard Briefing for southeast SC/GA

Weather Briefing

Forecast Discussion

Forecast Discussion

Text Product Listing

Text Products

Marine and Tide Observations and Forecasts

Marine & Tide

Beach and Rip Current Forecast

Beach & Surf

Coastal Flood

Coastal Flood

Recreational Forecast for Lake Moultrie

Lake Moultrie

Fire Weather

Fire Weather

Temperature and Precipitation Plots

Climate Plots

NOAA Weather Radio

NOAA Weather Radio

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