Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SE South Carolina and SE Georgia
National Weather Service Charleston SC
216 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

.DISCUSSION...
An area of high pressure will persist across the region this
week. The high will gradually erode this weekend as weak low
pressure approaches from the Atlantic.


SCZ045-170800-
Inland Berkeley-
216 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear       Mclear
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          63           90           67           93
Max/Min RH %          98           41           97           46
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Inversion             2000         1000         1900         0900
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Max ADI Early         4 Very Poor  42 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  15 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  49 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  22 Fair
Max LVORI Early       6            8            6            9
Max LVORI Late        8            2            8            2
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    400          4900         400          4600
Transport Wind (mph)  NE  1        E  7         N  0         W  5
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    400          34300        0            23000
DSI                                3                         3
Turner Stability      6            2            6            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 63 percent. East winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 99 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
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Charleston-
216 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
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          68           88           69           91
Max/Min RH %          91           50           95           53
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  7 G19     NE  5 G16    E  3         Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  3        E  7 G16     Lgt/Var      SE  3
Inversion             2000         1000         2000         0900
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor
Max ADI Early         8 Poor       49 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  11 Poor
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  54 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  21 Fair
Max LVORI Early       4            5            5            8
Max LVORI Late        6            2            6            2
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    400          4700         400          4100
Transport Wind (mph)  NE  5        E 10         NE  1        E  3
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    2000         47000        400          12300
DSI                                2                         2
Turner Stability      6            2            6            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 73 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 79 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Northeast winds