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
331 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected to
develop this afternoon ahead of a cold front. Some storms could
be strong or severe. The front will move off the coast early this
evening. High pressure with near normal temps and lower daytime
RH will dominate this weekend into early next week.

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

Fog potential for tonight is None.

NCZ105>110-102345-
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
331 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Clear
Precip Chance (%)     50           60           0
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None
LAL                   3            4            1
Max/Min Temp          84           54           76
Min/Max RH (%)        60           89           40
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  W  6         W  7         N  6
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   SW  8 G17    N  7 G18     NW  5
Precip Amount         0.42         0.27         0.00
Precip Duration       1            3
Precip Begin          12 PM        Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   1 AM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  70/0800      1900         57/0600
Dispersion                         Fair
Haines Index          4            4            4
DSI                   2                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       3300                      6600
Transport Wind (mph)  W 17                      NW 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    56100                     92400
ADI Early             49 Gen Good  33 Fair      72 Good
ADI Late              58 Gen Good  12 Poor      97 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            5            4
Max LVORI Late        2            4            1
Min VSBY Early        7            6 Rain       7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      B            D            B

Remarks...Brotak Stack Present.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 38 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
85 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Maximum RH 92 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 73 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-102345-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
331 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Clear
Precip Chance (%)     50           60           0
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None
LAL                   4            4            1
Max/Min Temp          84           54           76
Min/Max RH (%)        61           87           38
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  W  5         NW  6        N  5
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   W  7 G17     N  5         NW  5
Precip Amount         0.31         0.19         0.00
Precip Duration       1            1
Precip Begin          12 PM        Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   11 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  71/0900      1900         57/0800
Dispersion                         Fair
Haines Index          4            4            4
DSI                   2                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       3200                      7000
Transport Wind (mph)  W 20                      W 16
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    64000                     112000
ADI Early             44 Gen Good  33 Fair      69 Good
ADI Late              60 Gen Good  8 Poor       119 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            4            5
Max LVORI Late        2            4            1
Min VSBY Early        7            6 Rain       7
Min VSBY Late         6 Rain       7            7
Turner Stability      B            E            A

Remarks...Brotak Stack Present.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
41 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Maximum RH 97 percent. Chance of showers
50 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 71 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 98 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-102345-
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
331 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Clear
Precip Chance (%)     40           40           0
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None
LAL                   3            3            1
Max/Min Temp          83           54           75
Min/Max RH (%)        62           88           41
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  W  5         W  7         N  5
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   SW  8 G17    N  6         NW  5
Precip Amount         0.21         0.12         0.00
Precip Duration       1            1
Precip Begin          10 AM        Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   11 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  71/0900      1900         58/0600
Dispersion                         Fair
Haines Index          4            4            5
DSI                   2                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       4000                      6900
Transport Wind (mph)  W 22                      W 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    88000                     103500
ADI Early             41 Gen Good  35 Fair      62 Good
ADI Late              76 Good      8 Poor       108 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       6            5            4
Max LVORI Late        3            5            1
Min VSBY Early        7            6 Rain       7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      B            E            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
90 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 40 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Maximum RH 97 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 74 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

SCZ032-033-039-102345-
Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Florence, Marion, Mullins, and Kingstree
331 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Clear
Precip Chance (%)     40           50           0
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None
LAL                   3            4            1
Max/Min Temp          83           54           76
Min/Max RH (%)        62           86           39
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  W  5         NW  6        N  5
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   SW  8        N  5         NW  4
Precip Amount         0.17         0.12         0.00
Precip Duration       1            1
Precip Begin          10 AM        Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   11 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  70/0900      1900         57/0800
Dispersion                         Fair
Haines Index          4            4            4
DSI                   2                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       4300                      6900
Transport Wind (mph)  W 24                      W 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    103200                    103500
ADI Early             41 Gen Good  49 Gen Good  56 Gen Good
ADI Late              86 Good      7 Poor       117 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       6            4            4
Max LVORI Late        3            4            1
Min VSBY Early        7            6 Rain       7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      B            E            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
91 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
90 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
44 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers
50 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 71 percent. Chance of precipitation
80 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent. West winds around
5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-102345-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, and Dillon
331 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Clear
Precip Chance (%)     50           60           0
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None
LAL                   3            4            1
Max/Min Temp          83           54           76
Min/Max RH (%)        62           86           38
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  W  5         NW  7        N  5
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   W  8         N  6         NW  5
Precip Amount         0.33         0.13         0.00
Precip Duration       1            1
Precip Begin          10 AM        Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   10 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  70/0900      1900         57/0800
Dispersion                         Fair
Haines Index          4            4            4
DSI                   2                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       4100                      7200
Transport Wind (mph)  W 22                      W 16
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    90200                     115200
ADI Early             41 Gen Good  45 Gen Good  58 Gen Good
ADI Late              75 Good      12 Poor      121 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       6            4            4
Max LVORI Late        3            4            1
Min VSBY Early        7            6 Rain       7
Min VSBY Late         6 Rain       7            7
Turner Stability      B            D            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
88 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
44 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Chance of showers
50 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 72 percent. Chance of precipitation
80 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 98 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent. West 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...CRM