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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
218 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE REGION 
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL CONTINUE THE SUNNY SKIES AND 
SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MONDAY.

GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-080945-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ...
EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON
218 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0            0            
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
MIN/MAX TEMP          37           75           44           74           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             LGT/VAR                   NE  7        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      S  4         E  5         E 10         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY      98           35           100          49           
DSI                   N/A          1            N/A          2            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            5            
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 3600                      3900         
DISPERSION            7PM-8AM/PO                9PM-7AM/FA                
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  6                      E 12         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 21600                     46800        
ADI EARLY             2 VERY POOR  4 VERY POOR  3 VERY POOR  5 VERY POOR  
ADI LATE              2 VERY POOR  24 FAIR      3 VERY POOR  31 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            6            3            9            
MAX LVORI LATE        4            2            6            1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.VETERANS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND
70. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

SCZ020-021-026-080945-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...SALUDA...
RIDGE SPRING
218 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0            0            
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
MIN/MAX TEMP          36           75           43           74           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             LGT/VAR                   NE  6        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      S  4         LGT/VAR      NE  8        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY      100          33           100          43           
DSI                   N/A          1            N/A          2            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            4            
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 3600                      3900         
DISPERSION            7PM-8AM/PO                9PM-7AM/FA                
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  6                     NE 10        
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 21600                     39000        
ADI EARLY             2 VERY POOR  4 VERY POOR  3 VERY POOR  4 VERY POOR  
ADI LATE              2 VERY POOR  23 FAIR      3 VERY POOR  37 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            9            3            9            
MAX LVORI LATE        7            2            6            1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.VETERANS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 50.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-080945-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...
AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...
BAMBERG...DENMARK
218 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0            0            
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
MIN/MAX TEMP          37           75           45           77           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             LGT/VAR                   NE  7        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      S  4         E  6         E  9         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY      100          34           100          46           
DSI                   N/A          1            N/A          2            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            5            
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4000                      4000         
DISPERSION            7PM-8AM/PO                9PM-7AM/FA                
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE  6                     E 12         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 24000                     48000        
ADI EARLY             2 VERY POOR  4 VERY POOR  3 VERY POOR  6 VERY POOR  
ADI LATE              2 VERY POOR  25 FAIR      3 VERY POOR  41 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            9            3            8            
MAX LVORI LATE        7            2            6            1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.VETERANS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

SCZ015-016-022-029-080945-
LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND...
CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE
218 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0            0            
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
MIN/MAX TEMP          36           74           43           75           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             LGT/VAR                   NE  5        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      S  4         LGT/VAR      NE  7        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY      100          33           100          43           
DSI                   N/A          1            N/A          2            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            4            
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 3900                      4000         
DISPERSION            7PM-8AM/PO                7PM-8AM/PO                
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  6                      E 10         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 23400                     40000        
ADI EARLY             2 VERY POOR  4 VERY POOR  3 VERY POOR  4 VERY POOR  
ADI LATE              2 VERY POOR  24 FAIR      3 VERY POOR  36 FAIR      
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            9            3            9            
MAX LVORI LATE        7            2            6            1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.VETERANS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 50.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

SCZ027-028-031-036>038-080945-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON...
RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...
MANNING...SUMMERTON
218 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0            0            
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
MIN/MAX TEMP          38           76           46           76           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)             LGT/VAR                   NE  7        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      NW  4        E  5         E  9         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY      100          34           100          46           
DSI                   N/A          2            N/A          2            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            4            
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4100                      4000         
DISPERSION            7PM-8AM/PO                9PM-7AM/FA                
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  7                     E 12         
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 28700                     48000        
ADI EARLY             2 VERY POOR  4 VERY POOR  3 VERY POOR  5 VERY POOR  
ADI LATE              2 VERY POOR  29 FAIR      3 VERY POOR  42 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            9            3            9            
MAX LVORI LATE        8            1            6            1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.VETERANS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL.  PRECIPITATION NEAR 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

$$