Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
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FNUS52 KILM 222019
FWFILM
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
319 PM EST SUN NOV 22 2009
.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE EASTERN GULF COAST WILL MOVE UP THE
CAROLINA COAST EARLY MONDAY...ACCOMPANIED BY RAIN. CLOUDY COOL
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY WILL FEATURE A BRIEF WARM-UP...BUT A COLD FRONT LATE
THURSDAY WILL BRING MUCH COLDER CONDITIONS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF
FROST OR A FREEZE FOR THE WEEKEND.
NCZ097-100-101-231230-
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURGAW...SURF CITY...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...
WILMINGTON...WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH
319 PM EST SUN NOV 22 2009
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 100 70 10 10
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN DRIZZLE DRIZZLE
LAL 1 1 1 1
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 63 48 58
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 10 NE 6 NW 4 N 3
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 10 N 4 NW 4 N 3
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.39 0.09 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 12 3 0 0
INVERSION 1800 56/1000 2100 53/0900
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 86 100 87
DSI 1 1
HAINES INDEX 2 3 5 5
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 1670 1900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 9 N 5
VENTILATION RATE 15030 9500
ADI EARLY 26 FAIR 29 FAIR 9 POOR 13 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 28 FAIR 20 GEN POOR 10 POOR 14 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 8 6
MAX LVORI LATE 5 5 8 5
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH.
$$
NCZ087-096-099-231230-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...WHITEVILLE
319 PM EST SUN NOV 22 2009
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 100 70 10 10
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN DRIZZLE DRIZZLE
LAL 1 1 1 1
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 58 46 56
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 10 NE 7 N 4 N 3
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 8 N 5 NW 3 N 3
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.32 0.10 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 12 4 0 0
INVERSION 1800 53/1100 2100 52/0900
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 92 100 89
DSI 1 1
HAINES INDEX 2 3 5 5
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 1340 1890
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 14 NE 5
VENTILATION RATE 18760 9450
ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 28 FAIR 10 POOR 13 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 26 FAIR 22 FAIR 9 POOR 14 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 8 8
MAX LVORI LATE 5 5 9 5
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS
AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
$$
SCZ034-046-231230-
HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...GEORGETOWN
319 PM EST SUN NOV 22 2009
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 100 60 10 10
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN DRIZZLE DRIZZLE
LAL 1 1 1 1
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 58 47 57
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 11 G21 NE 6 N 4 N 4
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 10 N 4 NW 3 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.33 0.03 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 12 1 0 0
INVERSION 1800 54/1100 2100 53/1000
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 93 100 87
DSI 1 1
HAINES INDEX 2 3 5 5
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 1270 1840
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 9 NE 6
VENTILATION RATE 11430 11040
ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 16 GEN POOR 8 POOR 13 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 18 GEN POOR 15 GEN POOR 6 VERY POOR 13 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 6 8 8
MAX LVORI LATE 5 6 9 5
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
$$
SCZ032-033-039-231230-
FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MARION...KINGSTREE
319 PM EST SUN NOV 22 2009
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 100 60 10 10
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN DRIZZLE DRIZZLE
LAL 1 1 1 1
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 57 46 56
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 11 NE 6 N 3 N 3
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 8 N 5 NW 3 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.37 0.05 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 12 2 0 0
INVERSION 1800 53/1200 2100 53/1100
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 91 100 86
DSI 1 1
HAINES INDEX 2 3 5 5
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 1170 1870
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 10 NE 6
VENTILATION RATE 11700 11220
ADI EARLY 26 FAIR 24 FAIR 8 POOR 13 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 24 FAIR 14 GEN POOR 6 VERY POOR 13 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 6 9 8
MAX LVORI LATE 5 6 9 5
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS
AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
$$
SCZ017-023-024-231230-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...DILLON
319 PM EST SUN NOV 22 2009
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 100 80 10 10
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN DRIZZLE DRIZZLE
LAL 1 1 1 1
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 55 46 55
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 10 NE 7 N 3 N 3
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 8 N 6 N 3 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.42 0.10 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 12 3 0 0
INVERSION 1800 51/1200 2100 52/1100
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 91 100 89
DSI 1 1
HAINES INDEX 2 3 5 5
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 1190 1870
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 14 NE 6
VENTILATION RATE 16660 11220
ADI EARLY 26 FAIR 27 FAIR 10 POOR 13 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 26 FAIR 20 GEN POOR 9 POOR 16 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 8 8
MAX LVORI LATE 5 5 9 5
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS
AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
$$
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
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