Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
943
FNUS52 KCHS 161816
FWFCHS
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