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

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast
for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
338 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Unseasonably hot and humid conditions will continue through
Tuesday with scattered thunderstorms. The approaching cold front
will enhance thunderstorm coverage through this evening. Drier
and slightly cooler air arrives late Tuesday into Wednesday as the
front pushes farther offshore. Temperatures will run at or below
normal for Thursday and Friday with continued dry conditions.

Fog potential for tonight is Low.

NCZ105>110-281145-
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
338 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     40           40           30           0
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None
LAL                   3            3            3            1
Min/Max Temp          70           88           64           89
Max/Min RH (%)        94           55           90           35
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  SW  7 G21    W  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   SW  5        W  5         Lgt/Var      W  5
Precip Amount         0.13         0.08         0.02         0.00
Precip Duration       2            2            1
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   9 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         73/0700      1900         73/0900
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor
Haines Index          3            3            5            5
DSI                                2                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5000                      8000
Transport Wind (mph)               W 13                      W 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 65000                     112000
ADI Early             48 Gen Good  45 Gen Good  32 Fair      69 Good
ADI Late              9 Poor       58 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  118 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       4            6            5            5
Max LVORI Late        6            2            5            1
Min VSBY Early        6 Rain       7            7
Min VSBY Late         6 Rain       7            7
Turner Stability      D            A            F            A

Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
75 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
83 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
84 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 84 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
89 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

NCZ096-099-281145-
Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Elizabethtown, Bladenboro, Whiteville,
Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
338 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     40           30           0            0
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None
LAL                   3            3            3            1
Min/Max Temp          69           89           64           88
Max/Min RH (%)        96           45           84           33
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  SW  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  4
Precip Amount         0.16         0.03         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       2            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         73/0800      1900         72/0900
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor
Haines Index          3            4            5            5
DSI                                2                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    6400                      7800
Transport Wind (mph)               W 13                      W 16
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 83200                     124800
ADI Early             63 Good      43 Gen Good  50 Gen Good  69 Good
ADI Late              9 Poor       90 Good      5 Very Poor  139 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       4            7            4            4
Max LVORI Late        6            1            4            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            A            F            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 72 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
80 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 37 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 86 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
45 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
93 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
50 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-281145-
Robeson-
Including the city of Lumberton
338 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     30           0            0            0
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None
LAL                   3            2            1            1
Min/Max Temp          69           90           63           88
Max/Min RH (%)        95           40           78           33
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  SW  7 G19    W  4         Lgt/Var      NW  4
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   SW  4        NW  6        Lgt/Var      W  7
Precip Amount         0.08         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       2
Precip Begin          6 PM
Precip End            5 AM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         73/0800      1900         71/0900
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor
Haines Index          3            4            5            4
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    7000                      7900
Transport Wind (mph)               W 15                      W 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 105000                    134300
ADI Early             65 Good      46 Gen Good  84 Good      74 Good
ADI Late              9 Poor       109 Very Good6 Very Poor  140 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       4            6            3            4
Max LVORI Late        6            1            3            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      D            A            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 70 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
72 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 35 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
81 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
82 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
43 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
91 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-281145-
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
338 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     60           30           20           0
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None
LAL                   4            3            3            1
Min/Max Temp          69           89           64           88
Max/Min RH (%)        96           53           85           36
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  SW  6 G19    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   SW  4        W  4         Lgt/Var      W  5
Precip Amount         0.37         0.05         0.02         0.00
Precip Duration       3            2            0
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   9 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         72/0600      1900         73/0900
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor
Haines Index          3            3            5            5
DSI                                2                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5800                      7600
Transport Wind (mph)               W 13                      W 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 75400                     106400
ADI Early             61 Good      45 Gen Good  30 Fair      69 Good
ADI Late              8 Poor       82 Good      6 Very Poor  122 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            6            4            4
Max LVORI Late        6            2            4            1
Min VSBY Early        6 Rain       7            7
Min VSBY Late         6 Rain       7            7
Turner Stability      E            A            F            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
72 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 42 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
83 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 84 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
91 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

SCZ032-033-039-281145-
Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Florence, Marion, Mullins, and Kingstree
338 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     50           20           0            0
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None
LAL                   4            3            2            1
Min/Max Temp          68           90           63           88
Max/Min RH (%)        95           42           79           33
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  SW  6 G17    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      W  4         Lgt/Var      W  5
Precip Amount         0.21         0.02         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       2            1
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         72/0800      2000         71/0900
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor
Haines Index          3            4            5            5
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    7000                      7600
Transport Wind (mph)               W 15                      W 16
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 105000                    121600
ADI Early             79 Good      47 Gen Good  85 Good      80 Good
ADI Late              7 Poor       108 Very Good6 Very Poor  132 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            6            3            4
Max LVORI Late        6            1            4            1
Min VSBY Early        6 Rain       7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            A            F            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 69 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
80 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
83 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
37 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 86 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
45 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
92 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
49 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-281145-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, and Dillon
338 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     40           0            0            0
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None
LAL                   3            1            1            1
Min/Max Temp          68           90           63           87
Max/Min RH (%)        97           37           79           33
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  SW  7 G18    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  5        Lgt/Var      W  6
Precip Amount         0.06         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       1
Precip Begin          6 PM
Precip End            2 AM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         72/0800      2000         71/0900
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor
Haines Index          4            4            5            5
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    7500                      8000
Transport Wind (mph)               W 15                      W 16
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 112500                    128000
ADI Early             70 Good      51 Gen Good  94 Good      82 Good
ADI Late              8 Poor       120 Very Good6 Very Poor  134 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            8            3            4
Max LVORI Late        7            1            4            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      D            A            F            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 71 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
73 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 35 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
81 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
36 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
84 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
45 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
93 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
49 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

$$

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