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
257 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will occur this weekend
due to several upper level disturbances, diurnal heating, and
the daily sea breeze. Dry high pressure will build overhead by
Wednesday with well above normal temperatures likely during the
middle and late portions of next week. Rain chances increase
towards the end of next week due to an approaching frontal
system.

Fog potential for tonight is Low.

NCZ105>110-051100-
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
257 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     20           40           30           50
Precip Type           Showers      Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   1            2            2            3
Min/Max Temp          64           77           64           82
Max/Min RH (%)        97           67           100          62
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  SE  4        S  5         S  6         S  6
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      S  8         S  5         S  9 G17
Precip Amount         0.01         0.09         0.02         0.09
Precip Duration       1            2            1            2
Precip Begin          1 AM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         70/0800      2000         68/0700
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair
Haines Index          4            3            3            3
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    2900                      4700
Transport Wind (mph)               S 17                      SW 16
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 49300                     75200
ADI Early             61 Good      44 Gen Good  40 Fair      54 Gen Good
ADI Late              6 Very Poor  49 Gen Good  10 Poor      58 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       6            6            6            8
Max LVORI Late        6            3            8            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            B            D            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
91 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 93 percent.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 90 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-051100-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
257 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     30           60           50           70
Precip Type           Showers      Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   2            2            2            3
Min/Max Temp          65           79           64           83
Max/Min RH (%)        99           66           100          59
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  SE  4        S  4         S  6         S  6
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      S  7         S  5         SW  8
Precip Amount         0.02         0.16         0.03         0.19
Precip Duration       1            5            2            4
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         69/0900      2000         67/0700
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair
Haines Index          4            3            3            3
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    3000                      4400
Transport Wind (mph)               S 16                      SW 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 48000                     66000
ADI Early             58 Gen Good  39 Fair      47 Gen Good  46 Gen Good
ADI Late              7 Poor       51 Gen Good  10 Poor      55 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       6            8            7            8
Max LVORI Late        7            3            8            2
Min VSBY Early        7            6 Rain       6 Rain
Min VSBY Late         7            6 Rain       7
Turner Stability      E            C            D            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 88 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
44 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 91 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 87 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-051100-
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
257 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     40           50           40           50
Precip Type           Showers      Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   2            2            2            3
Min/Max Temp          66           78           64           83
Max/Min RH (%)        98           68           100          62
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  SE  4        S  4         S  5         S  5
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      S  6         S  4         S  8
Precip Amount         0.07         0.20         0.03         0.12
Precip Duration       1            2            1            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         70/0900      2000         68/0700
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair
Haines Index          4            3            3            3
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    2900                      4400
Transport Wind (mph)               S 14                      S 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 40600                     66000
ADI Early             45 Gen Good  33 Fair      43 Gen Good  47 Gen Good
ADI Late              6 Very Poor  45 Gen Good  9 Poor       52 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       6            7            8            8
Max LVORI Late        7            3            8            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            6 Rain       7
Turner Stability      E            C            E            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
91 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 93 percent.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly 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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 90 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-051100-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
257 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     50           60           50           70
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   2            2            2            3
Min/Max Temp          64           80           63           83
Max/Min RH (%)        99           65           100          61
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      S  4         S  5         S  5
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      S  5         S  4         SW  7
Precip Amount         0.10         0.15         0.05         0.18
Precip Duration       2            5            2            4
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         69/0900      2000         70/0900
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    3500                      4800
Transport Wind (mph)               S 13                      SW 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 45500                     67200
ADI Early             26 Fair      36 Fair      39 Fair      44 Gen Good
ADI Late              5 Very Poor  40 Fair      9 Poor       56 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       7            9            8            8
Max LVORI Late        8            3            8            2
Min VSBY Early        6 Rain       7            6 Rain
Min VSBY Late         6 Rain       6 Rain       7
Turner Stability      E            C            D            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
90 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
45 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
92 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
88 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
43 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below 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...VAO