Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
862
FNUS52 KCHS 281842
FWFCHS
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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