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
314 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WELL OFFSHORE WILL MAINTAIN A MOIST SOUTHERLY WIND
THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME LESS NUMEROUS TUESDAY. A COLD
FRONT ON FRIDAY WILL USHER IN COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS FOR
THE WEEKEND.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW.

NCZ105>110-211115-
INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-
INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURGAW...SURF CITY...TOPSAIL BEACH...
WILMINGTON...CAROLINA BEACH...WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...LELAND...
BOLIVIA...SHALLOTTE...OCEAN ISLE BEACH...HOLDEN BEACH...OAK ISLAND...
SOUTHPORT
314 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        50           30           0            20
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS
LAL                   2            3            3            2
MIN/MAX TEMP          67           87           66           86
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S  7         S  7         S  9         S  8
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S  5         S 10         S  8         S 12
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.06         0.00         0.02
PRECIP DURATION       2            2                         1
INVERSION             2000         77/1000      2000         76/1000
MAX/MIN RH (%)        96           48           100          53
DSI                                3                         3
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            4
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                3500                      3500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 16                      S 16
VENTILATION RATE                   56000                     56000
ADI EARLY             39 FAIR      35 FAIR      45 GEN GOOD  24 FAIR
ADI LATE              9 POOR       53 GEN GOOD  16 GEN POOR  24 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            8            4            5
MAX LVORI LATE        8            2            5            2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-211115-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...WHITEVILLE
314 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        60           40           0            20
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS
LAL                   2            3            3            2
MIN/MAX TEMP          66           86           65           85
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S  6         S  5         S  7         S  6
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S  4         S  7         S  6         S 10
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.06         0.00         0.03
PRECIP DURATION       4            2                         1
INVERSION             2000         77/1000      2000         77/1000
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          52           100          52
DSI                                3                         3
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                4270                      4270
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 10                      S 16
VENTILATION RATE                   42700                     68320
ADI EARLY             40 FAIR      32 FAIR      43 GEN GOOD  22 FAIR
ADI LATE              7 POOR       49 GEN GOOD  12 POOR      22 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       7            8            4            7
MAX LVORI LATE        8            2            7            2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM
RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

SCZ053>056-211115-
INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH...GARDEN CITY...ANDREWS...GEORGETOWN...
MURRELLS INLET
314 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        60           30           0            20
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS
LAL                   2            3            3            2
MIN/MAX TEMP          66           86           66           86
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S  7         S  4         S  7         S  7
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S  4         S  8         S  6         S 10
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.05         0.00         0.03
PRECIP DURATION       3            2                         1
INVERSION             2000         77/1000      2000         77/1000
MAX/MIN RH (%)        99           59           100          59
DSI                                3                         3
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                3800                      3800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 12                      S 17
VENTILATION RATE                   45600                     64600
ADI EARLY             38 FAIR      31 FAIR      35 FAIR      21 FAIR
ADI LATE              8 POOR       45 GEN GOOD  11 POOR      21 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            9            4            7
MAX LVORI LATE        9            1            7            2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM
RH 63 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-211115-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...DILLON
314 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        60           40           0            20
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS
LAL                   2            3            3            2
MIN/MAX TEMP          65           86           65           87
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S  6         S  4         S  7         S  5
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S  4         S  4         S  5         S  8
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.05         0.00         0.03
PRECIP DURATION       3            2                         1
INVERSION             2000         77/1000      2000         78/1000
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          56           100          52
DSI                                3                         3
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                4660                      4680
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  6                      S 13
VENTILATION RATE                   27960                     60840
ADI EARLY             26 FAIR      26 FAIR      31 FAIR      20 GEN POOR
ADI LATE              6 VERY POOR  31 FAIR      10 POOR      20 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY       8            9            4            8
MAX LVORI LATE        9            3            8            2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

SCZ032-033-039-211115-
FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MARION...KINGSTREE
314 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        60           40           0            20
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS
LAL                   2            3            3            2
MIN/MAX TEMP          65           87           66           86
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S  6         S  4         S  6         S  5
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S  4         S  5         S  5         S  8
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.06         0.00         0.03
PRECIP DURATION       4            2                         1
INVERSION             2000         78/1000      2000         78/1000
MAX/MIN RH (%)        100          55           100          55
DSI                                3                         3
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                4570                      4580
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  7                      S 12
VENTILATION RATE                   31990                     54960
ADI EARLY             28 FAIR      27 FAIR      32 FAIR      18 GEN POOR
ADI LATE              8 POOR       36 FAIR      8 POOR       18 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY       8            9            4            8
MAX LVORI LATE        9            1            8            2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM
RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL.  PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.

$$


     SC USERS                               NC USERS
===================================================================
VENTILATION RATE         BURN CATEGORY  VENTILATION RATE
===================================================================
    0 TO 17249                 1             0 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.

$$

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