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
241 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A stalled front spread across the Southeast will bring numerous
showers and thunderstorms through the weekend.


SCZ045-290800-
Inland Berkeley-
241 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     60           80           40           70
Precip Amount         0.19         0.27         0.04         0.03
Precip Duration       4            7            2            4
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   6 PM
Min/Max Temp          71           84           70           90
Max/Min RH %          100          80           100          72
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             1900         1100         1900         1000
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Max ADI Early         1 Very Poor  11 Poor      1 Very Poor  11 Poor
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  15 Gen Poor  1 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor
Max LVORI Early       9            10           10           10
Max LVORI Late        10           5            10           4
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    400          2300         400          3800
Transport Wind (mph)  N  0         SE  6        E  0         SE  3
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    0            13800        0            11400
DSI                                2                         3
Turner Stability      6            2            6            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 57 percent. East
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
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Charleston-
241 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     70           80           50           40
Precip Amount         0.32         0.49         0.08         0.04
Precip Duration       4            8            2            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Min/Max Temp          72           84           72           89
Max/Min RH %          100          81           100          77
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      E  3         Lgt/Var      E  5
Inversion             1900         1000         2000         0900
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Max ADI Early         3 Very Poor  13 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  16 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  20 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  26 Fair
Max LVORI Early       9            10           9            10
Max LVORI Late        9            5            10           4
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    400          2400         400          3300
Transport Wind (mph)  SW  1        SE  7        E  2         SE  6
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    400          16800        800          19800
DSI                                2                         2
Turner Stability      6            2            6            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 76 percent. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
66 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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