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
321 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will occur this afternoon and
evening, becoming more isolated Tue. Dry high pressure will build
overhead Tue with well above normal temperatures Tue through Thu.
A strong cold front will bring showers and thunderstorm late Thu
into Fri followed by high pressure and cooler temps next weekend.

Fog potential for tonight is Low.

NCZ105>110-071130-
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
321 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     40           20           0            30
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         Tstms
LAL                   3            3            2            3
Min/Max Temp          65           88           68           92
Max/Min RH (%)        100          56           94           49
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  SW  6        SW  6        SW  7 G18    SW  8
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   SW  5        SW  8 G18    SW  6 G17    SW 11 G19
Precip Amount         0.08         0.04         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       2            1                         1
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                2 PM
Precip End            Continuing   6 PM                      Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         72/0900      2000         77/0900
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair
Haines Index          3            3            3            4
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    4700                      5400
Transport Wind (mph)               W 20                      W 21
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 94000                     113400
ADI Early             47 Gen Good  57 Gen Good  69 Good      64 Good
ADI Late              10 Poor      94 Good      9 Poor       87 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            7            5            5
Max LVORI Late        7            1            5            1
Min VSBY Early        6 Rain       7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      D            B            E            B

Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 94 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Breezy. Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Cooler.
Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH 77 percent. Chance of showers
40 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
87 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-071130-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
321 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     60           20           0            30
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         Tstms
LAL                   3            2            1            3
Min/Max Temp          65           89           69           93
Max/Min RH (%)        100          52           95           47
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  S  4         SW  5        SW  5        SW  8 G17
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   SW  4        SW  8 G17    SW  6        SW 10 G19
Precip Amount         0.38         0.06         0.00         0.01
Precip Duration       3            1                         1
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                2 PM
Precip End            Continuing   6 PM                      Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         71/0900      2000         76/0900
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair
Haines Index          3            3            4            4
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    4700                      5300
Transport Wind (mph)               W 21                      W 23
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 98700                     121900
ADI Early             31 Fair      52 Gen Good  66 Good      62 Good
ADI Late              9 Poor       107 Very Good7 Poor       97 Good
Max LVORI Early       7            8            5            6
Max LVORI Late        8            1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        6 Rain       7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      D            B            E            C

Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 94 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 52 percent. Southwest
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the mid 50s.
Maximum RH 76 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
87 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 40 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-071130-
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
321 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     60           20           0            20
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         Tstms
LAL                   3            2            1            3
Min/Max Temp          65           88           68           93
Max/Min RH (%)        100          54           95           46
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  S  4         SW  5        SW  6 G17    SW  7 G17
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  7 G18    SW  5        SW 10 G19
Precip Amount         0.14         0.01         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       2            1                         0
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                2 PM
Precip End            Continuing   4 PM                      Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         73/0900      2000         77/0900
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair
Haines Index          3            3            3            4
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5100                      5300
Transport Wind (mph)               W 17                      W 20
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 86700                     106000
ADI Early             20 Gen Poor  56 Gen Good  66 Good      59 Gen Good
ADI Late              7 Poor       93 Good      7 Poor       82 Good
Max LVORI Early       7            8            5            6
Max LVORI Late        9            1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        6 Rain       7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            B            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 92 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 54 percent. Southwest
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the mid 50s.
Maximum RH 78 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
84 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
44 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-071130-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
321 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     40           20           0            30
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         Tstms
LAL                   3            2            1            3
Min/Max Temp          64           89           68           93
Max/Min RH (%)        100          52           95           47
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  S  4         SW  5        SW  5        SW  8 G17
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  7        SW  5        SW 10 G18
Precip Amount         0.27         0.04         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       2            1                         1
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                2 PM
Precip End            Continuing   3 PM                      Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         71/0900      2000         76/0900
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair
Haines Index          3            3            4            4
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    4900                      5200
Transport Wind (mph)               W 18                      W 22
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 88200                     114400
ADI Early             21 Fair      52 Gen Good  73 Good      56 Gen Good
ADI Late              9 Poor       101 Very Good7 Poor       90 Good
Max LVORI Early       8            8            4            6
Max LVORI Late        8            1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        6 Rain       7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      D            B            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 92 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 52 percent. Southwest
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows in the mid 50s.
Maximum RH 77 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
87 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near 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.

$$

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