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
337 AM EDT SAT JUN 15 2013

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS SOUTHWARD. WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP EARLY NEXT
WEEK AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA MID WEEK.

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

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW.

NCZ105>110-152345-
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
337 AM EDT SAT JUN 15 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1
MAX/MIN TEMP          87           67           85
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      S  6         SW  6
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S  5         SW  3        SW 11
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
INVERSION             75/1000      2100         76/1000
MIN/MAX RH (%)        36           80           46
DSI                   4                         3
HAINES INDEX          5            4            4
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   5880                      4700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 12                      SW 16
VENTILATION RATE      70560                     75200
ADI EARLY             34 FAIR      46 GEN GOOD  47 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              48 GEN GOOD  4 VERY POOR  49 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            3            4
MAX LVORI LATE        1            4            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-152345-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...WHITEVILLE
337 AM EDT SAT JUN 15 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1
MAX/MIN TEMP          87           64           88
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      S  5         SW  6
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW  3        LGT/VAR      SW  8
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
INVERSION             76/1100      2100         77/1100
MIN/MAX RH (%)        37           87           45
DSI                   4                         4
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   6100                      5660
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  9                     SW 14
VENTILATION RATE      54900                     79240
ADI EARLY             28 FAIR      37 FAIR      49 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              42 GEN GOOD  3 VERY POOR  57 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       8            3            5
MAX LVORI LATE        1            5            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH
60 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

SCZ053>056-152345-
INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH...GARDEN CITY...ANDREWS...GEORGETOWN...
MURRELLS INLET
337 AM EDT SAT JUN 15 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1
MAX/MIN TEMP          88           65           87
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE  3        S  6         SW  5
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SE  7        LGT/VAR      S  8
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
INVERSION             76/1000      2100         77/1000
MIN/MAX RH (%)        36           84           48
DSI                   4                         3
HAINES INDEX          5            3            4
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   5520                      4950
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 10                     SW 13
VENTILATION RATE      55200                     64350
ADI EARLY             38 FAIR      56 GEN GOOD  40 FAIR
ADI LATE              51 GEN GOOD  3 VERY POOR  52 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            3            5
MAX LVORI LATE        1            5            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-152345-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...DILLON...
FLORENCE...MARION...KINGSTREE
337 AM EDT SAT JUN 15 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1
MAX/MIN TEMP          88           64           89
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      S  5         SW  5
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S  4         LGT/VAR      SW  7
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
INVERSION             77/1000      2100         78/1000
MIN/MAX RH (%)        35           87           44
DSI                   4                         4
HAINES INDEX          4            3            4
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   6150                      5900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  9                      SW 12
VENTILATION RATE      55350                     70800
ADI EARLY             35 FAIR      40 FAIR      44 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              44 GEN GOOD  3 VERY POOR  52 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            3            6
MAX LVORI LATE        1            5            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH
60 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH
58 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL.  PRECIPITATION ABOVE 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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