FNUS52 KCAE 300814 FWFCAE FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 414 AM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 .DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE LATER TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RIDGE INTO THE FORECAST AREA FROM THE NORTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY. GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-302115- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON 414 AM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 20 20 20 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS MAX/MIN TEMP 92 68 91 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 5 LGT/VAR E 7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.01 PRECIP DURATION 0 1 0 PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING 2 PM PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING MIN/MAX HUMIDITY 41 97 47 DSI 3 N/A 3 LAL 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5700 4200 DISPERSION 8PM-8AM/PO TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 8 E 14 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 45600 58800 REMARKS...PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. $$ SCZ020-021-026-302115- NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...SALUDA... RIDGE SPRING 414 AM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 20 20 20 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS MAX/MIN TEMP 92 69 91 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.01 PRECIP DURATION 0 1 0 PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING 2 PM PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING MIN/MAX HUMIDITY 41 97 46 DSI 3 N/A 3 LAL 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5700 4200 DISPERSION 8PM-8AM/PO TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 7 E 13 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 39900 54600 REMARKS...PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. $$ GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-302115- RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO... AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE... BAMBERG...DENMARK 414 AM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 30 20 20 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS MAX/MIN TEMP 92 69 90 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 5 LGT/VAR E 8 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.01 PRECIP DURATION 1 1 0 PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING 2 PM PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING MIN/MAX HUMIDITY 42 100 45 DSI 3 N/A 3 LAL 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6000 4500 DISPERSION 8PM-8AM/PO TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 8 E 16 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 48000 72000 REMARKS...PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. $$ SCZ015-016-022-029-302115- LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND... CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE 414 AM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 30 20 20 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS MAX/MIN TEMP 92 69 90 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 6 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.01 PRECIP DURATION 1 1 0 PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING 2 PM PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING MIN/MAX HUMIDITY 44 99 49 DSI 3 N/A 3 LAL 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX 3 4 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5800 4400 DISPERSION 8PM-8AM/PO TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 7 E 13 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 40600 57200 REMARKS...PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. $$ SCZ027-028-031-036>038-302115- LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON... RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS... MANNING...SUMMERTON 414 AM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 30 20 20 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS MAX/MIN TEMP 92 69 90 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.01 PRECIP DURATION 1 1 0 PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING 2 PM PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING MIN/MAX HUMIDITY 44 100 47 DSI 3 N/A 3 LAL 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX 4 3 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5700 4200 DISPERSION 8PM-8AM/PO TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 7 E 14 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 39900 58800 REMARKS...PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .LABOR DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL. $$