Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
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FNUS52 KCHS 291817
FWFCHS
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SE South Carolina and SE Georgia
National Weather Service Charleston SC
216 PM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A stalled front located to the northwest will dissipate this
evening. Atlantic high pressure will extend across the region
into next week.
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Inland Berkeley-
216 PM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 30 40 40 30
Precip Amount 0.04 0.04 0.01 0.01
Precip Duration 1 2 1 1
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing 2 PM
Precip End Continuing Continuing 9 PM 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 69 88 71 91
Max/Min RH % 100 68 100 63
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 2 Very Poor 16 Gen Poor 1 Very Poor 17 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 17 Gen Poor 1 Very Poor 23 Fair
Max LVORI Early 10 10 10 10
Max LVORI Late 10 4 10 3
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 400 3300 400 4800
Transport Wind (mph) NE 0 SE 3 N 0 N 3
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 0 9900 0 14400
DSI 2 2
Turner Stability 6 2 6 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Southeast 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 55 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
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Charleston-
216 PM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Showers Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 40 40 20 20
Precip Amount 0.08 0.07 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 2 2 0 1
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing 8 AM
Precip End Continuing Continuing 3 AM 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 72 88 73 90
Max/Min RH % 100 73 100 69
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var E 4 Lgt/Var E 5
Inversion 2000 1000 2000 0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 4 Very Poor 16 Gen Poor 4 Very Poor 16 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 19 Gen Poor 1 Very Poor 22 Fair
Max LVORI Early 9 10 9 10
Max LVORI Late 10 4 10 3
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 400 2900 400 4300
Transport Wind (mph) NE 1 E 6 NE 1 E 5
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 400 17400 400 21500
DSI 2 2
Turner Stability 6 2 6 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 72 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
68 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
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