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
316 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.DISCUSSION...
UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK
ALTHOUGH THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THE
GREATEST MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS
WEEKEND BRINGING COOLER AND DRIER AIR.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW.

NCZ105>110-201130-
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
316 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        60           70           40           40
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
LAL                   3            3            3            3
MIN/MAX TEMP          66           81           66           85
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S  9         S  9         S  9         SW  9
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S  7         S 11         S  9         S  9
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.18         0.16         0.08         0.06
PRECIP DURATION       3            9            3            2
INVERSION             2000         74/1000      1800         76/1000
MAX/MIN RH (%)        99           60           99           51
DSI                                2                         3
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                3130                      3310
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 20                      SW 15
VENTILATION RATE                   62600                     49650
ADI EARLY             40 FAIR      39 FAIR      38 FAIR      16 GEN POOR
ADI LATE              13 GEN POOR  55 GEN GOOD  13 GEN POOR  16 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            6            4            5
MAX LVORI LATE        7            3            5            2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH
59 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-201130-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...WHITEVILLE
316 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        70           70           40           40
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
LAL                   3            3            3            3
MIN/MAX TEMP          66           80           64           84
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S  8         S  7         S  7         SW  7
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S  6         S  9         S  7         S  7
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.33         0.18         0.08         0.06
PRECIP DURATION       6            9            3            2
INVERSION             2000         74/1000      1800         75/1000
MAX/MIN RH (%)        99           64           100          59
DSI                                2                         3
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                3360                      4000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 17                      SW 13
VENTILATION RATE                   57120                     52000
ADI EARLY             47 GEN GOOD  32 FAIR      35 FAIR      15 GEN POOR
ADI LATE              12 POOR      47 GEN GOOD  11 POOR      15 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            7            4            6
MAX LVORI LATE        7            3            7            2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

SCZ053>056-201130-
INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH...GARDEN CITY...ANDREWS...GEORGETOWN...
MURRELLS INLET
316 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        60           70           40           40
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
LAL                   3            3            3            3
MIN/MAX TEMP          67           81           65           85
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S 10         S  8         S  8         SW  6
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S  6         S 10         S  6         S  7
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.26         0.19         0.08         0.06
PRECIP DURATION       4            9            3            2
INVERSION             2000         74/1000      1800         75/1000
MAX/MIN RH (%)        98           63           100          55
DSI                                2                         3
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                3190                      3940
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 17                      S 13
VENTILATION RATE                   54230                     51220
ADI EARLY             40 FAIR      33 FAIR      32 FAIR      14 GEN POOR
ADI LATE              12 POOR      42 GEN GOOD  11 POOR      14 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            6            5            8
MAX LVORI LATE        7            3            8            2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-201130-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...DILLON
316 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        80           70           40           30
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
LAL                   3            3            3            3
MIN/MAX TEMP          66           79           64           87
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S  8         S  6         S  6         SW  7
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S  6         S  8         S  6         S  6
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.45         0.18         0.08         0.05
PRECIP DURATION       7            9            3            2
INVERSION             2000         74/1000      1800         77/1000
MAX/MIN RH (%)        98           70           100          56
DSI                                2                         3
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                3270                      4060
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 15                      SW 12
VENTILATION RATE                   49050                     48720
ADI EARLY             46 GEN GOOD  26 FAIR      27 FAIR      14 GEN POOR
ADI LATE              10 POOR      32 FAIR      10 POOR      14 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            7            5            7
MAX LVORI LATE        8            3            8            2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.

$$

SCZ032-033-039-201130-
FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MARION...KINGSTREE
316 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        70           70           40           40
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
LAL                   3            3            3            3
MIN/MAX TEMP          67           80           65           85
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S  8         S  6         S  6         SW  5
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S  6         S  8         S  5         S  5
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.43         0.19         0.08         0.06
PRECIP DURATION       6            9            3            2
INVERSION             2000         74/1000      1800         76/1000
MAX/MIN RH (%)        98           66           100          57
DSI                                2                         3
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                3320                      4440
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 15                      S 12
VENTILATION RATE                   49800                     53280
ADI EARLY             42 GEN GOOD  28 FAIR      29 FAIR      13 GEN POOR
ADI LATE              10 POOR      34 FAIR      8 POOR       13 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            8            5            8
MAX LVORI LATE        8            3            8            2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 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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