000 FNUS52 KCAE 250841 FWFCAE FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 341 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009 .DISCUSSION...CLOUDS AND COOL CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR MUCH OF THE DAY TODAY. AREAS OF DRIZZLE AND PATCHY FOG WILL BE FOUND THIS MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING TOWARDS AND THROUGH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY...WITH DRYING CONDITIONS FOUND BEHIND THE FRONT. GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-252115- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ... EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON 341 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THANKSGIVING DAY CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 63 42 62 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR W 5 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 11 G18 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIN/MAX HUMIDITY 56 93 39 DSI 2 N/A 2 LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3 5 5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3600 5000 DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 8 W 18 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 28800 90000 ADI EARLY 2 VERY POOR 7 POOR 5 VERY POOR ADI LATE 31 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 52 GEN GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 7 4 6 MAX LVORI LATE 1 6 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ SCZ020-021-026-252115- NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...SALUDA... RIDGE SPRING 341 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THANKSGIVING DAY CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 62 41 63 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 9 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIN/MAX HUMIDITY 58 97 41 DSI 1 N/A 2 LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 5 5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3300 4900 DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 7 W 17 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 23100 83300 ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 8 POOR 4 VERY POOR ADI LATE 25 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 57 GEN GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 6 MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-252115- RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO... AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE... BAMBERG...DENMARK 341 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THANKSGIVING DAY CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PRECIP CHC (%) 20 0 0 PRECIP TYPE RAIN NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 62 40 64 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR W 5 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 11 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 1 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM PRECIP END 1 PM MIN/MAX HUMIDITY 60 100 39 DSI 1 N/A 2 LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 5 5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3000 4900 DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 7 W 18 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 21000 88200 ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 7 POOR 5 VERY POOR ADI LATE 18 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 50 GEN GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 7 5 7 MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ SCZ015-016-022-029-252115- LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND... CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE 341 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THANKSGIVING DAY CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 60 41 64 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 8 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIN/MAX HUMIDITY 63 100 42 DSI 1 N/A 2 LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 5 5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2700 5000 DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 7 W 15 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 18900 75000 ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 4 VERY POOR 4 VERY POOR ADI LATE 20 GEN POOR 2 VERY POOR 52 GEN GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 9 MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ SCZ027-028-031-036>038-252115- LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON... RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS... MANNING...SUMMERTON 341 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THANKSGIVING DAY CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PRECIP CHC (%) 20 0 0 PRECIP TYPE RAIN NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 61 41 65 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR W 5 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 10 G18 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 1 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM PRECIP END 1 PM MIN/MAX HUMIDITY 64 100 41 DSI 1 N/A 2 LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3 5 5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2700 4900 DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 7 W 18 VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 18900 88200 ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 5 VERY POOR 4 VERY POOR ADI LATE 15 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 48 GEN GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 8 MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL. $$ 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 $$