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FNUS52 KCAE 231743
FWFCAE
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina
and East Central Georgia
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1243 PM EST Mon Feb 23 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Slightly better moisture recovery is expected tonight as
winds begin slowly shifting from the northwest toward
the west Tuesday morning. Winds will then become more
southwesterly by the afternoon hours. As high pressure
builds in, winds will weaken some with any gusts remaining
under 15 mph. Minimum RH values are once again expected to
be between 25-30%, but with weaker winds, less concern
will exist. Moisture looks to continue increasing Wednesday
as southwesterly flow strengthens ahead of an incoming low
pressure system. Winds may gust toward 20-25 mph with minimum
RH values bottoming out near 40-45%. The low pressure system
and a cold front nears the region on Thursday, bringing back
rain chances mainly late in day, continuing into Friday. At this
time, drier conditions are expected over the weekend.
Fog potential tonight: Fog is not expected tonight.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-240930-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans,
McCormick, Clarks Hill, Edgefield, Johnston, and Murphys Estates
1243 PM EST Mon Feb 23 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip 0 0 0 0
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Min/Max Temp 23 54 35 64
Max/Min RH 72 24 67 46
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var SW 7 G18
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 5 G17 SW 5 Lgt/Var SW 9 G19
Inversion 7pm 31F/9am 6pm 40F/8am
Dispersion Very Poor None Poor None
Max ADI Early 14 Gen Poor 22 Fair 8 Poor 83 Good
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 62 Good 8 Poor 99 Good
Max LVORI Early 2 3 2 3
Max LVORI Late 3 2 3 1
Mixing Height 3800 4660
Transport Wind W 14 SW 26
Ventilation Rate 53200 121160
DSI 3 2 1 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum
RH 95 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 61 percent. South winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 53 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
upper 40s. Maximum RH 96 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
43 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
93 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain. Highs around 70.
Minimum RH 47 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-240930-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills,
Saluda, and Ridge Spring
1243 PM EST Mon Feb 23 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip 0 0 0 0
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Min/Max Temp 22 51 35 61
Max/Min RH 72 25 59 43
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var SW 9 G21
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 6 G18 SW 5 SW 5 SW 10 G21
Inversion 7pm 32F/9am 6pm 41F/8am
Dispersion Poor None Fair None
Max ADI Early 16 Gen Poor 26 Fair 10 Poor 75 Good
Max ADI Late 6 Very Poor 57 Gen Good 13 Gen Poor 88 Good
Max LVORI Early 2 3 2 2
Max LVORI Late 3 1 2 1
Mixing Height 3620 4200
Transport Wind SW 14 SW 23
Ventilation Rate 50680 96600
DSI 2 2 1 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. Maximum RH
93 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 64 percent. South winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows around 50. Maximum RH 98 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 52 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
94 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
42 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
92 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 48 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-240930-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waynesboro, Aiken,
North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg,
and Denmark
1243 PM EST Mon Feb 23 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip 0 0 0 0
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Min/Max Temp 23 52 34 64
Max/Min RH 74 28 72 46
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var SW 8 G19
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 6 G17 SW 5 Lgt/Var SW 10 G20
Inversion 7pm 32F/9am 6pm 40F/8am
Dispersion Very Poor None Poor None
Max ADI Early 14 Gen Poor 24 Fair 9 Poor 77 Good
Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 64 Good 11 Poor 113 Very Good
Max LVORI Early 2 3 2 3
Max LVORI Late 3 2 3 1
Mixing Height 3740 4760
Transport Wind W 13 SW 30
Ventilation Rate 48620 142800
DSI 3 2 1 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum
RH 94 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 54 percent. South winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
upper 40s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of rain. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
44 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
97 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum RH 48 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-240930-
Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lee-Northern Lancaster-Southern Lancaster-
Including the cities of Cheraw, Pageland, Camden, Lugoff, Elgin,
Bishopville, Andrew Jackson State Park,
Carolina Commons Shopping Center, Community of Almond Glen,
Indian Land, Van Wyck, Lancaster, Springdale, and Lancaster Mill
1243 PM EST Mon Feb 23 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip 0 0 0 0
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Min/Max Temp 24 51 36 63
Max/Min RH 69 25 59 39
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var SW 11 G20
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 7 G17 W 5 SW 5 SW 13 G20
Inversion 8pm 27F/8am 6pm 40F/7am
Dispersion Fair None Fair None
Max ADI Early 17 Gen Poor 40 Fair 11 Poor 62 Good
Max ADI Late 6 Very Poor 64 Good 14 Gen Poor 80 Good
Max LVORI Early 2 3 2 2
Max LVORI Late 3 1 2 1
Mixing Height 3980 4180
Transport Wind W 12 SW 25
Ventilation Rate 47760 104500
DSI 3 2 1 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum
RH 92 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
97 percent. South winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 52 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
mid 40s. Maximum RH 93 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
41 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
92 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 48 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-240930-
Lexington-Richland-Sumter-Calhoun-Clarendon-
Northwestern Orangeburg-Central Orangeburg-
Southeastern Orangeburg-
Including the cities of Seven Oaks, West Columbia, Cayce,
Lexington, Red Bank, Oak Grove, Batesburg-Leesville, Columbia,
Sumter, St. Matthews, Manning, Summerton, North, Springfield,
Neeses, Orangeburg, Brookdale, Holly Hill, Bowman, Branchville,
Elloree, Santee, and Eutawville
1243 PM EST Mon Feb 23 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip 0 0 0 0
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Min/Max Temp 23 51 35 63
Max/Min RH 72 27 64 43
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var SW 9 G22
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 6 G18 W 5 Lgt/Var SW 11 G22
Inversion 7pm 27F/8am 6pm 41F/8am
Dispersion Poor None Fair None
Max ADI Early 16 Gen Poor 33 Fair 10 Poor 74 Good
Max ADI Late 6 Very Poor 67 Good 14 Gen Poor 93 Good
Max LVORI Early 2 3 2 2
Max LVORI Late 3 1 2 1
Mixing Height 4030 4410
Transport Wind W 12 SW 28
Ventilation Rate 48360 123480
DSI 3 2 1 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum
RH 91 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs around 70.
Minimum RH 55 percent. South winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
upper 40s. Maximum RH 97 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of rain. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
45 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$