000 FNUS52 KCAE 160820 FWFCAE FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 420 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2008 .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT EXPECT GUSTY WINDS. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PROVIDE MOSTLY DRY WEATHER SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WITH MILD TEMPERATURES CONTINUING. GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-162115- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON 420 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP CHC (%) 20 0 0 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 85 53 81 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 8 G18 LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 13 G23 W 11 SW 8 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM PRECIP END 6 PM MIN/MAX HUMIDITY 39 82 25 DSI 2 N/A 4 LAL 4 2 1 HAINES INDEX 3 4 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5300 6000 DISPERSION 8PM-7AM/FA TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 28 SW 13 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 148400 78000 REMARKS...NONE. $$ SCZ020-021-026-162115- NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...SALUDA... RIDGE SPRING 420 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP CHC (%) 20 0 0 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 83 51 82 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 9 G19 LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 14 G24 W 11 SW 10 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM PRECIP END 6 PM MIN/MAX HUMIDITY 38 84 26 DSI 2 N/A 4 LAL 2 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3 4 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5400 6100 DISPERSION 8PM-7AM/FA TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 28 SW 16 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 151200 97600 REMARKS...NONE. $$ GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-162115- RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO... AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE... BAMBERG...DENMARK 420 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PRECIP CHC (%) 30 20 0 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 85 53 83 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 8 G18 LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 13 G24 W 11 SW 7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 1 1 PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING 10 PM MIN/MAX HUMIDITY 40 86 26 DSI 3 N/A 4 LAL 4 2 1 HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5000 5700 DISPERSION 8PM-7AM/FA TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 28 SW 9 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 140000 51300 REMARKS...NONE. $$ SCZ015-016-022-029-162115- LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND... CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE 420 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PRECIP CHC (%) 20 0 0 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 84 51 81 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 10 G19 LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 15 G25 W 12 SW 10 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM PRECIP END 6 PM MIN/MAX HUMIDITY 36 82 24 DSI 2 N/A 4 LAL 2 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3 4 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5500 6200 DISPERSION 8PM-7AM/FA TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 28 SW 15 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 154000 93000 REMARKS...NONE. $$ SCZ027-028-031-036>038-162115- LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON... RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS... MANNING...SUMMERTON 420 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PRECIP CHC (%) 30 20 0 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 84 54 82 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 10 G19 LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 15 G26 W 11 SW 8 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 1 1 PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING 10 PM MIN/MAX HUMIDITY 38 79 26 DSI 2 N/A 4 LAL 4 2 1 HAINES INDEX 4 3 4 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5100 5800 DISPERSION 8PM-7AM/FA TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 28 SW 12 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 142800 69600 REMARKS...NONE. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. $$