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
908 AM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT...WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY.  HIGH PRESSURE
WILL THEN BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH. A DRYING TREND THE WILL BEGIN
TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK AND LAST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW.

NCZ105>110-190515-
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
908 AM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        50           50           50
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
LAL                   4            4            3
MAX/MIN TEMP          87           72           82
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S  5         SW  8        W  6
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW  9        SW  6        N  8
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.49         0.46         0.47
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            4
INVERSION             N/A          2300         76/0900
MIN/MAX RH (%)        60           91           64
DSI                   2                         2
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   4130                      4120
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 18                     NE  9
VENTILATION RATE      74340                     37080
ADI EARLY             47 GEN GOOD  50 GEN GOOD  24 FAIR
ADI LATE              51 GEN GOOD  25 FAIR      26 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            4            5
MAX LVORI LATE        2            4            3

REMARKS...BROTAK PROFILE IN EVIDENCE TODAY.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.

$$

NCZ087-096-190515-
ROBESON-BLADEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN
908 AM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        70           70           40
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
LAL                   4            4            3
MAX/MIN TEMP          87           72           83
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S  3         SW  7        NW  5
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW  7        W  5         N  8
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.67         0.57         0.39
PRECIP DURATION       5            5            4
INVERSION             N/A          2300         73/0900
MIN/MAX RH (%)        59           91           61
DSI                   2                         2
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   3200                      4580
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 22                     NE 10
VENTILATION RATE      70400                     45800
ADI EARLY             41 GEN GOOD  42 GEN GOOD  27 FAIR
ADI LATE              53 GEN GOOD  15 GEN POOR  30 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       8            4            5
MAX LVORI LATE        1            5            3

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.

$$

NCZ099-190515-
COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITEVILLE
908 AM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        60           60           50
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
LAL                   4            4            3
MAX/MIN TEMP          87           72           83
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S  3         SW  7        W  6
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW  8        SW  5        N  8
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.55         0.51         0.45
PRECIP DURATION       4            4            4
INVERSION             N/A          2300         74/0900
MIN/MAX RH (%)        61           92           64
DSI                   2                         2
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   3690                      4490
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 20                     NE  9
VENTILATION RATE      73800                     40410
ADI EARLY             46 GEN GOOD  47 GEN GOOD  26 FAIR
ADI LATE              51 GEN GOOD  20 GEN POOR  28 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       9            4            5
MAX LVORI LATE        1            5            3

REMARKS...BROTAK PROFILE IN EVIDENCE TODAY.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.

$$

SCZ053>056-190515-
INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH...GARDEN CITY...ANDREWS...GEORGETOWN...
MURRELLS INLET
908 AM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        50           50           50
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
LAL                   4            4            3
MAX/MIN TEMP          87           72           83
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S  5         SW  8        W  6
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW  9        SW  6        N  6
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.49         0.40         0.46
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            4
INVERSION             N/A          2300         76/0900
MIN/MAX RH (%)        63           94           65
DSI                   2                         2
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   4020                      4250
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 20                      NE  8
VENTILATION RATE      80400                     34000
ADI EARLY             53 GEN GOOD  42 GEN GOOD  20 GEN POOR
ADI LATE              61 GOOD      26 FAIR      22 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       7            4            5
MAX LVORI LATE        3            4            3

REMARKS...BROTAK PROFILE IN EVIDENCE TODAY.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.

$$

SCZ024-032-033-039-190515-
DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DILLON...FLORENCE...MARION...KINGSTREE
908 AM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        60           60           40
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
LAL                   4            4            3
MAX/MIN TEMP          88           72           84
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)S  3         SW  7        NW  5
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW  7        W  5         N  7
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.60         0.46         0.41
PRECIP DURATION       4            5            4
INVERSION             N/A          2300         75/0900
MIN/MAX RH (%)        61           95           59
DSI                   2                         2
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   3730                      4560
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 18                     NE  8
VENTILATION RATE      67140                     36480
ADI EARLY             46 GEN GOOD  49 GEN GOOD  24 FAIR
ADI LATE              51 GEN GOOD  19 GEN POOR  24 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       9            4            5
MAX LVORI LATE        1            5            3

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS AROUND
90. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

SCZ017-023-190515-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON
908 AM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        70           70           40
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
LAL                   4            4            3
MAX/MIN TEMP          87           72           84
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW  3        SW  6        NW  4
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW  7        W  4         N  6
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.74         0.48         0.33
PRECIP DURATION       5            5            4
INVERSION             N/A          2300         74/0900
MIN/MAX RH (%)        60           93           56
DSI                   2                         2
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   3220                      4600
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 20                     NE  7
VENTILATION RATE      64400                     32200
ADI EARLY             41 GEN GOOD  50 GEN GOOD  24 FAIR
ADI LATE              50 GEN GOOD  15 GEN POOR  25 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       8            3            5
MAX LVORI LATE        1            5            2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS
AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST 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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