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

Home | Current Version | Previous Version | Text Only | Print | Product List | Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
000
FNUS52 KILM 281911
FWFILM

Fire Weather Planning Forecast
for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
311 PM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure will bring dry and cool weather tonight with a
return of seasonable temperatures on Friday. A warming trend is
expected this weekend as the high moves offshore. The next chance
of rain will accompany a cold front late Tuesday into Wednesday.

Fog potential for tonight is None.

NCZ105>110-291115-
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
311 PM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Clear        Clear
Precip Chance (%)     30           0            0            0
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         None
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Min/Max Temp          38           70           46           77
Max/Min RH (%)        93           36           75           30
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  NW  7 G19    NW  5        W  6         W  6
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   NW  5 G17    W  9 G18     W  6         SW 11 G21
Precip Amount         0.04         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       0
Precip Begin          6 PM
Precip End            8 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         53/1000      1900         55/0900
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair
Haines Index          5            5            5            5
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    7100                      6300
Transport Wind (mph)               NW 26                     W 23
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 184600                    144900
ADI Early             41 Gen Good  61 Good      83 Good      52 Gen Good
ADI Late              8 Poor       122 Very Good7 Poor       102 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            3            3            3
Max LVORI Late        5            1            3            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            B            E            B

Remarks...Brotak Stack Present.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
73 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
87 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. Maximum RH 91 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 52 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s.
Maximum RH 64 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-291115-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
311 PM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Clear        Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            0
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Min/Max Temp          38           70           46           76
Max/Min RH (%)        93           33           77           30
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  NW  5        W  4         W  6 G17     SW  6 G17
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   NW  4        W 10 G20     SW  5        SW 11 G23
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         52/1000      1900         59/1000
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair
Haines Index          5            5            5            5
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    7100                      5700
Transport Wind (mph)               NW 26                     SW 26
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 184600                    148200
ADI Early             38 Fair      52 Gen Good  79 Good      50 Gen Good
ADI Late              8 Poor       120 Very Good8 Poor       99 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            4            3            4
Max LVORI Late        4            1            3            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            B            E            C

Remarks...Brotak Stack Present.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
74 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
83 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. Maximum RH 89 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Cooler. Highs
in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 45 percent. Chance of showers
30 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s.
Maximum RH 64 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 32 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-291115-
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
311 PM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Clear        Clear
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            0
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Min/Max Temp          39           69           46           76
Max/Min RH (%)        91           34           76           30
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  NW  5 G18    Lgt/Var      SW  5        W  6
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   NW  5        W  7         SW  5        SW 10 G19
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         53/1000      1900         54/0900
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair
Haines Index          5            5            5            5
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    6600                      5900
Transport Wind (mph)               W 23                      W 23
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 151800                    135700
ADI Early             42 Gen Good  47 Gen Good  83 Good      57 Gen Good
ADI Late              8 Poor       108 Very Good8 Poor       98 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            3            3            3
Max LVORI Late        4            1            3            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            B            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
75 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. Maximum RH 92 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s.
Maximum RH 64 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-291115-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
311 PM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Clear        Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            0
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Min/Max Temp          38           70           45           76
Max/Min RH (%)        84           31           78           30
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  NW  5        Lgt/Var      SW  5        SW  5
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   NW  4        W  8 G18     SW  4        SW 11 G21
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         52/1000      1900         53/0900
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair
Haines Index          5            5            5            5
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    6800                      5700
Transport Wind (mph)               W 24                      W 25
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 163200                    142500
ADI Early             49 Gen Good  46 Gen Good  80 Good      57 Gen Good
ADI Late              8 Poor       113 Very Good7 Poor       91 Good
Max LVORI Early       4            4            3            4
Max LVORI Late        3            1            3            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            B            E            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
75 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
87 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
83 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. Maximum RH 90 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Cooler. Highs
in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 44 percent. Chance of showers
30 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s.
Maximum RH 64 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 32 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

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

$$


USA.gov is the U.S. government's official web portal to all federal, state and local government web resources and services.