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
345 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL BRING COOLER AND DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY
AND LASTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A GRADUAL WARM-UP BEGINS ON MONDAY
WITH SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE NEXT COMING
WEEK. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL CHANCES ARE EXPECTED.


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

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...NONE.

NCZ105>110-242345-
INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-
INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURGAW...SURF CITY...TOPSAIL BEACH...
WILMINGTON...CAROLINA BEACH...WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...LELAND...
BOLIVIA...SHALLOTTE...OCEAN ISLE BEACH...HOLDEN BEACH...OAK ISLAND...
SOUTHPORT
345 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT

CLOUD AMOUNT          PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%)        20           0            0
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1
MAX/MIN TEMP          81           47           75
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW  8        NW 11 G21    N  8
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 15 G22    N  7         NW  8
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       0
INVERSION             74/0900      2200         59/1000
MIN/MAX RH (%)        36           71           21
DSI                   3                         3
HAINES INDEX          3            4            5
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   6930                      5880
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 22                     NW 14
VENTILATION RATE      152460                    82320
ADI EARLY             49 GEN GOOD  68 GOOD      59 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              75 GOOD      8 POOR       61 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            2            3
MAX LVORI LATE        1            3            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-242345-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...WHITEVILLE
345 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1
MAX/MIN TEMP          78           45           75
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 10        N  9 G20     N  7
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 16 G23    N  6         NW  7
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
INVERSION             71/0900      2200         58/1000
MIN/MAX RH (%)        36           73           20
DSI                   3                         3
HAINES INDEX          3            5            5
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   6920                      6000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 22                     NW 12
VENTILATION RATE      152240                    72000
ADI EARLY             54 GEN GOOD  67 GOOD      54 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              78 GOOD      5 VERY POOR  57 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            3            3
MAX LVORI LATE        1            3            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.

$$

SCZ053>056-242345-
INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH...GARDEN CITY...ANDREWS...GEORGETOWN...
MURRELLS INLET
345 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLEAR       MCLEAR       CLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1
MAX/MIN TEMP          83           47           76
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW  9        N 10 G20     N  8
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 14 G22    N  7         NW  7
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
INVERSION             72/0900      2200         60/1000
MIN/MAX RH (%)        38           70           24
DSI                   3                         3
HAINES INDEX          3            5            4
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   7020                      5420
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 20                     N 13
VENTILATION RATE      140400                    70460
ADI EARLY             54 GEN GOOD  66 GOOD      52 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              74 GOOD      8 POOR       52 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            2            3
MAX LVORI LATE        1            3            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-242345-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...DILLON
345 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1
MAX/MIN TEMP          79           46           75
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 10        N 10 G20     N  7
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 16 G23    N  6         NW  6
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
INVERSION             69/0900      2200         57/1000
MIN/MAX RH (%)        35           69           21
DSI                   3                         3
HAINES INDEX          3            5            4
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   6680                      5720
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 22                     NW  9
VENTILATION RATE      146960                    51480
ADI EARLY             61 GOOD      65 GOOD      48 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              77 GOOD      8 POOR       50 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       7            2            3
MAX LVORI LATE        1            3            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH
29 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.

$$

SCZ032-033-039-242345-
FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MARION...KINGSTREE
345 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLEAR       MCLEAR       CLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1
MAX/MIN TEMP          82           47           76
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 10        N 10 G20     N  7
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 15 G22    N  6         N  6
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
INVERSION             70/0900      2200         58/1000
MIN/MAX RH (%)        37           71           21
DSI                   3                         3
HAINES INDEX          3            5            4
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   6990                      5340
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 20                     N 12
VENTILATION RATE      139800                    64080
ADI EARLY             57 GEN GOOD  66 GOOD      47 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              75 GOOD      8 POOR       49 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            2            3
MAX LVORI LATE        1            3            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH
33 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE 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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