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
407 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS OVER
THE WEEKEND. THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST EARLY NEXT WEEK AND
WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO WARM TO NORMAL READINGS FOR LATE MAY.

WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS UNFAVORABLE
TYPE I-F. MAXIMUM WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 21 KT AT 800 FEET AGL

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...NONE.

NCZ105>110-240015-
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
407 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        50           30           20
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
LAL                   2            2            2
MAX/MIN TEMP          82           64           83
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S  7         S  8         W  8
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 10         SW  7        NW 11
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.28         0.10         0.01
PRECIP DURATION       3            2            1
INVERSION             74/0900      2100         72/0900
MIN/MAX RH (%)        63           99           38
DSI                   2                         3
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   4270                      7890
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 15                      NW 17
VENTILATION RATE      64050                     134130
ADI EARLY             35 FAIR      32 FAIR      43 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              45 GEN GOOD  8 POOR       62 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            5            6
MAX LVORI LATE        3            7            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RH 26 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. 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 IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-240015-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...WHITEVILLE
407 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        50           40           10
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS
LAL                   2            2            2
MAX/MIN TEMP          84           63           81
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S  5         S  6         NW  9
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S  8         SW  6        NW 13
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.21         0.13         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       3            3            1
INVERSION             75/1000      2100         69/0900
MIN/MAX RH (%)        60           97           36
DSI                   3                         3
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   5460                      7920
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 13                      NW 18
VENTILATION RATE      70980                     142560
ADI EARLY             31 FAIR      29 FAIR      49 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              42 GEN GOOD  10 POOR      70 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            5            5
MAX LVORI LATE        2            6            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RH 25 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RH 25 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.

$$

SCZ053>056-240015-
INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH...GARDEN CITY...ANDREWS...GEORGETOWN...
MURRELLS INLET
407 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        40           20           0
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE
LAL                   2            2            1
MAX/MIN TEMP          85           64           85
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S  5         SW  8        NW  9
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S  9         SW  8        NW 13
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.07         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       2            1
INVERSION             76/1000      2100         71/1000
MIN/MAX RH (%)        61           94           37
DSI                   3                         3
HAINES INDEX          3            4            3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   5290                      8110
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 15                      NW 20
VENTILATION RATE      79350                     162200
ADI EARLY             32 FAIR      29 FAIR      54 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              46 GEN GOOD  11 POOR      71 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            4            5
MAX LVORI LATE        3            5            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-240015-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...DILLON
407 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        60           60           0
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE
LAL                   2            2            1
MAX/MIN TEMP          85           62           79
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S  5         SW  6        NW 10
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW  7        W  6         NW 15 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.16         0.11         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       3            3
INVERSION             75/1000      2100         67/0900
MIN/MAX RH (%)        55           95           34
DSI                   3                         3
HAINES INDEX          3            4            3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   6400                      7780
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 13                     NW 22
VENTILATION RATE      83200                     171160
ADI EARLY             31 FAIR      26 FAIR      55 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              43 GEN GOOD  10 POOR      78 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            5            5
MAX LVORI LATE        1            6            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RH 25 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
MINIMUM RH 25 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.

$$

SCZ032-033-039-240015-
FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MARION...KINGSTREE
407 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        50           40           0
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE
LAL                   2            2            1
MAX/MIN TEMP          85           63           83
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S  4         SW  7        NW 10
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW  8        W  7         NW 15 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.08         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       2            2
INVERSION             76/1000      2100         68/0900
MIN/MAX RH (%)        57           94           35
DSI                   3                         4
HAINES INDEX          3            4            3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   5950                      8160
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 14                     NW 21
VENTILATION RATE      83300                     171360
ADI EARLY             29 FAIR      28 FAIR      57 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              45 GEN GOOD  11 POOR      77 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            5            5
MAX LVORI LATE        1            5            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RH 25 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST 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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