Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook) Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
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FNUS52 KILM 100800
FWFILM
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.
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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.
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SC USERS NC USERS
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VENTILATION RATE BURN CATEGORY VENTILATION RATE
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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
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FORECAST SURFACE WIND DISPERSION FORECAST SURFACE WIND
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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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