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
300 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE NORTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERS WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE
CAROLINAS AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFY TODAY. THIS WILL CREATE A VERY
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING. THE
NEXT IN THE PARADE OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL MOVE BY TO OUR
SOUTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FOR
THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND...WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES
CONTINUING.

WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE.

NCZ097-100-101-110000-
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURGAW...SURF CITY...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...
WILMINGTON...WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH
300 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1
MAX/MIN TEMP          46           26           46
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 21 G37     W 16 G33     NW 13 G24
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 26 G43     W 14 G27     NW 12 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
INVERSION             NONE         NONE         NONE
MIN/MAX RH (%)        28           67           35
DSI                   2                         1
HAINES INDEX          4            2            3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   6570                      3900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 46                      NW 24
VENTILATION RATE      302220                    93600
ADI EARLY             98 GOOD      155 VERY GOOD52 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              155 VERY GOOD52 GEN GOOD  84 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            1            2
MAX LVORI LATE        1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.PRESIDENTS DAY THROUGH TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-110000-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...WHITEVILLE
300 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1
MAX/MIN TEMP          44           26           46
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 20 G36     W 14 G30     NW 12
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 27 G46     W 11         NW 12
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
INVERSION             NONE         NONE         NONE
MIN/MAX RH (%)        30           67           34
DSI                   2                         1
HAINES INDEX          3            2            3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   6340                      3740
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 45                     NW 23
VENTILATION RATE      285300                    86020
ADI EARLY             99 GOOD      151 VERY GOOD52 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              151 VERY GOOD45 GEN GOOD  83 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       2            1            3
MAX LVORI LATE        1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.

$$

SCZ034-046-110000-
HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...GEORGETOWN
300 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLEAR       MCLEAR       CLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1
MAX/MIN TEMP          47           26           49
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 20 G36     W 14 G27     NW 12 G21
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 25 G43     W 11 G23     NW 12
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
INVERSION             NONE         NONE         NONE
MIN/MAX RH (%)        26           65           31
DSI                   2                         1
HAINES INDEX          4            3            4
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   6020                      3700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 43                     NW 22
VENTILATION RATE      258860                    81400
ADI EARLY             96 GOOD      146 VERY GOOD49 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              146 VERY GOOD46 GEN GOOD  76 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       1            1            2
MAX LVORI LATE        1            2            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.PRESIDENTS DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-110000-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...DILLON...
FLORENCE...MARION...KINGSTREE
300 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLEAR       MCLEAR       CLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1
MAX/MIN TEMP          45           25           49
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)W 20 G36     W 13 G27     NW 11
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 27 G46     W 10         NW 11
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
INVERSION             NONE         NONE         NONE
MIN/MAX RH (%)        26           67           29
DSI                   2                         1
HAINES INDEX          3            2            4
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   6040                      3550
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 44                     NW 21
VENTILATION RATE      265760                    74550
ADI EARLY             93 GOOD      146 VERY GOOD47 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              146 VERY GOOD33 FAIR      73 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       2            1            3
MAX LVORI LATE        1            2            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES BELOW 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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