The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for strong winds and very low relative humidities,
which is in effect from Saturday morning through Saturday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA…Chesterfield, McCormick, Newberry, Fairfield,
Kershaw, Edgefield, Saluda, Lexington, Richland, Lee, Aiken,
Sumter, Barnwell, Calhoun, Clarendon, Lincoln, Bamberg,
McDuffie, Columbia, Richmond, Burke, Northern Lancaster,
Southern Lancaster, Northwestern Orangeburg, Central
Orangeburg and Southeastern Orangeburg.
* TIMING…11 am through 8 pm.
* WINDS…West 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 20 percent.
* TEMPERATURES…Mid 70s.