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
234 PM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...
The center of Hurricane Isaias will pass well west of the region
this weekend, but associated tropical moisture will bring
unsettled conditions into Sunday. Breezy winds are expected into
Saturday, followed by the heaviest rainfall Saturday morning and
afternoon. A cold front will cross the area later Sunday, with
dry high pressure fill in thereafter.


SCZ045-100800-
Inland Berkeley-
234 PM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     80           90           90           70
Precip Amount         0.57         1.69         0.42         0.13
Precip Duration       4            12           11           7
Precip Begin          8 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   6 PM
Min/Max Temp          68           77           71           83
Max/Min RH %          100          95           100          74
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  5 G20    E  9 G25     E  5 G25     S  5 G19
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  9 G22    E  8 G29     SE  4 G19    SW  8 G22
Inversion             1900         0900         1900         0900
Dispersion            Fair                      Poor
Max ADI Early         5 Very Poor  30 Fair      11 Poor      44 Gen Good
Max ADI Late          12 Poor      30 Fair      4 Very Poor  74 Good
Max LVORI Early       6            8            9            9
Max LVORI Late        7            5            10           4
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    400          1700         500          3700
Transport Wind (mph)  NE 12        E 17         SE  5        SW 22
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    4800         28900        2500         81400
DSI                                1                         2
Turner Stability      4            4            5            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Light and variable wind.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
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Charleston-
234 PM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     90           90           90           70
Precip Amount         1.11         1.98         0.48         0.14
Precip Duration       9            12           10           5
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   6 PM
Min/Max Temp          70           79           72           82
Max/Min RH %          100          95           100          78
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE 10 G25    E 13 G29     E  8 G26     S  9 G22
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E 14 G26     E 11 G30     S  8 G22     SW 13 G24
Inversion             1900         0900         1900         0900
Dispersion            Excellent                 Good
Max ADI Early         15 Gen Poor  31 Fair      13 Gen Poor  39 Fair
Max ADI Late          15 Gen Poor  30 Fair      8 Poor       51 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       5            5            8            8
Max LVORI Late        5            5            8            4
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    400          1800         500          3300
Transport Wind (mph)  NE 14        SE 17        E 10         SW 22
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    5600         30600        5000         72600
DSI                                1                         2
Turner Stability      4            4            4            4

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
95 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 66 percent. East
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

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SCZ148-149-151-100800-
Beaufort-Coastal Colleton-Coastal Jasper-
234 PM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026