Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
194
FNUS52 KILM 241204
FWFILM

Fire Weather Planning Forecast
for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
804 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Shower and thunderstorm chances will increase today and remain
elevated Saturday. Inland temperatures will rise into the lower
90s by Sunday, and shower and thunderstorm chances will continue
ahead of a cold front. The front will move through Tuesday and
temperatures will cool down towards normal beginning Wednesday.

Wind profile analysis/fire control over flat terrain is Favorable.

Fog potential for tonight is Low.

NCZ105>110-250415-
Inland Pender-Coastal Pender-Inland New Hanover-
Coastal New Hanover-Inland Brunswick-Coastal Brunswick-
Including the cities of Burgaw, Surf City, Wilmington, Masonboro,
Myrtle Grove, Ogden, Carolina Beach, Seagate,
Boiling Spring Lakes, Leland, Shallotte, Oak Island, Long Beach,
Southport, and Sunset Beach
804 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     50           60           50
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   3            3            4
Max/Min Temp          88           66           87
Min/Max RH (%)        56           100          55
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  SW  4        SW  4        Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   SW  6        Lgt/Var      SW  4
Precip Amount         0.44         0.27         0.18
Precip Duration       2            2            2
Precip Begin          7 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  73/0800      2000         74/0900
Dispersion                         Very Poor
Haines Index          3            3            4
DSI                   2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)       4500                      5000
Transport Wind (mph)  SW 14                     W 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    63000                     50000
ADI Early             36 Fair      25 Fair      29 Fair
ADI Late              51 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  51 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       8            6            9
Max LVORI Late        2            8            2
Min VSBY Early        6 Rain       6 Rain       2 Rain
Min VSBY Late         7            3 Rain       6 Rain
Turner Stability      B            E            A

Remarks...Morning showers and thunderstorms will delay the
formation of a seabreeze today. The seabreeze should develop at
the beaches by 2 PM, moving 5-10 miles inland by 4 PM.

Brotak Profile Present.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of
thunderstorms 50 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 79 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-250415-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
804 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     50           50           60
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   3            3            4
Max/Min Temp          88           66           88
Min/Max RH (%)        51           100          52
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   W  6         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.39         0.20         0.18
Precip Duration       2            2            4
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  71/0800      2000         74/0900
Dispersion                         Very Poor
Haines Index          3            3            4
DSI                   3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       4900                      5200
Transport Wind (mph)  W 13                      W  9
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    63700                     46800
ADI Early             51 Gen Good  32 Fair      33 Fair
ADI Late              71 Good      5 Very Poor  53 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       8            7            9
Max LVORI Late        1            9            1
Min VSBY Early        6 Rain       6 Rain       2 Rain
Min VSBY Late         6 Rain       4 Rain       6 Rain
Turner Stability      B            E            A

Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with thunderstorms likely. Lows
in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of thunderstorms
60 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 95 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
77 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-250415-
Coastal Horry-Inland Georgetown-Coastal Georgetown-Central Horry-
Northern Horry-
Including the cities of Myrtle Beach, Socastee,
North Myrtle Beach, Garden City, Little River, Andrews,
Georgetown, Murrells Inlet, Conway, Longs, Bucksport, Loris,
Green Sea, and Aynor
804 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     50           50           40
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   3            3            3
Max/Min Temp          89           67           88
Min/Max RH (%)        51           100          56
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  4        Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   SW  6        Lgt/Var      SW  4
Precip Amount         0.37         0.26         0.26
Precip Duration       1            2            2
Precip Begin          12 PM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  76/0900      2000         75/0900
Dispersion                         Very Poor
Haines Index          4            3            3
DSI                   2                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       5800                      4800
Transport Wind (mph)  W 15                      W 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    87000                     48000
ADI Early             58 Gen Good  31 Fair      38 Fair
ADI Late              81 Good      5 Very Poor  52 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       8            6            9
Max LVORI Late        2            9            2
Min VSBY Early        7            6 Rain       5 Rain
Min VSBY Late         6 Rain       5 Rain       6 Rain
Turner Stability      B            E            A

Remarks...The seabreeze should develop at the beaches around 11
AM, moving 2-5 miles inland by 1 PM, 5-10 miles inland by 3 PM,
and and around 15 miles inland by 5 PM.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 97 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 77 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-250415-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
804 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     60           50           50
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   3            3            3
Max/Min Temp          89           66           89
Min/Max RH (%)        48           100          54
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  SW  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   W  6         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.28         0.18         0.16
Precip Duration       2            2            2
Precip Begin          12 PM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  73/0800      2000         74/0900
Dispersion                         Very Poor
Haines Index          4            4            4
DSI                   3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       6200                      4900
Transport Wind (mph)  W 16                      W 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    99200                     49000
ADI Early             69 Good      47 Gen Good  35 Fair
ADI Late              102 Very Good4 Very Poor  53 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       6            6            9
Max LVORI Late        1            9            1
Min VSBY Early        6 Rain       7            4 Rain
Min VSBY Late         6 Rain       5 Rain       6 Rain
Turner Stability      B            E            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of
thunderstorms 50 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum RH 52 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent. South winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 95 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
87 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
75 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation near normal.

$$

     SC USERS                               NC USERS
===================================================================
VENTILATION RATE         BURN CATEGORY  VENTILATION RATE
===================================================================
   NOT USED                    0             0 TO 14759
    0 TO 17249                 1         14760 TO 33499
17250 TO 34499                 2         33500 TO 44999
34500 TO 51749                 3         45000 TO 59999
51750 TO 68999                 4         60000 TO 111999
69000 OR GREATER               5        112000 OR GREATER

     SC USERS                               NC USERS
===================================================================
FORECAST SURFACE WIND    DISPERSION    FORECAST SURFACE WIND
===================================================================
                         STAGNANT       NEAR CALM
CALM                     VERY POOR      2 TO 4 MPH
2 TO 5 MPH                 POOR         5 TO 8 MPH
6 TO 8 MPH                 FAIR         9 TO 12 MPH
9 TO 13 MPH                GOOD         GREATER THAN 12 MPH
14 MPH OR MORE           EXCELLENT

ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by LAVDAS.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

$$

Forecaster...TRA