Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
657
FNUS52 KCHS 160631
FWFCHS
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SE South Carolina and SE Georgia
National Weather Service Charleston SC
230 AM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A strong cold front will push offshore later today, then high
pressure will prevail. Afternoon RH values could drop to 20 to
30 percent Tuesday through Thursday.
SCZ045-162000-
Inland Berkeley-
230 AM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Showers None
Chance Precip (%) 100 40 0
Precip Amount 0.26 0.06 0.00
Precip Duration 5 1
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 9 PM
Max/Min Temp 74 33 53
Min/Max RH % 70 88 30
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 11 G26 W 11 G30 NW 5 G15
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 13 G32 NW 7 G22 NW 5 G15
Inversion 0600 None None
Dispersion Good
Max ADI Early 53 Gen Good 41 Gen Good 64 Good
Max ADI Late 66 Good 17 Gen Poor 127 Very Good
Max LVORI Early 5 4 3
Max LVORI Late 4 3 1
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3500 1600 6100
Transport Wind (mph) SW 26 NW 16 W 20
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 91000 25600 122000
DSI 2 3
Turner Stability 4 5 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH
66 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH
34 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
82 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
92 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
91 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
40 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
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Charleston-
230 AM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Showers None
Chance Precip (%) 100 40 0
Precip Amount 0.25 0.05 0.00
Precip Duration 5 1
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 10 PM
Max/Min Temp 73 33 55
Min/Max RH % 78 96 30
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 14 G29 W 14 G33 NW 8 G20
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 17 G34 NW 10 G24 NW 7 G15
Inversion 0900 None None
Dispersion Excellent
Max ADI Early 49 Gen Good 43 Gen Good 56 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 59 Gen Good 38 Fair 78 Good
Max LVORI Early 5 4 3
Max LVORI Late 4 3 1
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3100 1600 5800
Transport Wind (mph) SW 25 NW 21 W 18
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 77500 33600 104400
DSI 1 3
Turner Stability 4 4 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
67 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH
43 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum
RH 78 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 47 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
91 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
84 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
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SCZ048-049-051-162000-
Beaufort-Coastal Colleton-Coastal Jasper-
230 AM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026