Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC

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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST...COR
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
334 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL RIDGE DOWN FROM THE NORTHWEST BRINGING COOL AND DRY
WEATHER DURING THE WEEKEND. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP NEAR OR
BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. A GRADUAL WARM UP
BEGINS ON MONDAY WITH SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE
UPCOMING WEEK. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...NONE.

NCZ105>110-251145-
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
334 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1            1
MIN/MAX TEMP          45           74           47           78
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW  9        N  7         NW  5        N  5
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N  6         NW  8        NW  5        W  3
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
INVERSION             2000         55/0900      2000         66/1000
MAX/MIN RH (%)        77           21           88           25
DSI                                3                         3
HAINES INDEX          5            5            5            5
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                5050                      6290
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 13                     NW 10
VENTILATION RATE                   65650                     62900
ADI EARLY             38 FAIR      35 FAIR      28 FAIR      14 GEN POOR
ADI LATE              1 VERY POOR  50 GEN GOOD  1 VERY POOR  65 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            3            5
MAX LVORI LATE        4            1            6            2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND
80. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-251145-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...WHITEVILLE
334 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN

CLOUD AMOUNT          CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1            1
MIN/MAX TEMP          43           75           46           79
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N  8         N  6         W  3         N  5
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N  4         NW  6        NW  4        NW  3
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
INVERSION             2000         53/0900      2000         64/1000
MAX/MIN RH (%)        79           19           89           26
DSI                                3                         4
HAINES INDEX          5            5            5            5
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                4880                      7120
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 13                     NW 10
VENTILATION RATE                   63440                     71200
ADI EARLY             36 FAIR      35 FAIR      28 FAIR      26 FAIR
ADI LATE              1 VERY POOR  52 GEN GOOD  1 VERY POOR  79 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            4            3            6
MAX LVORI LATE        4            1            6            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS
AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

SCZ053>056-251145-
INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH...GARDEN CITY...ANDREWS...GEORGETOWN...
MURRELLS INLET
334 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN

CLOUD AMOUNT          CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1            1
MIN/MAX TEMP          46           77           49           80
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N  8         N  8         NW  3        NW  3
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N  5         NW  6        W  3         LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
INVERSION             2000         57/0900      2000         67/1000
MAX/MIN RH (%)        73           22           93           31
DSI                                3                         3
HAINES INDEX          5            5            5            4
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                4990                      6460
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 10                     NW  8
VENTILATION RATE                   49900                     51680
ADI EARLY             38 FAIR      39 FAIR      23 FAIR      28 FAIR
ADI LATE              1 VERY POOR  47 GEN GOOD  1 VERY POOR  63 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       2            3            3            7
MAX LVORI LATE        4            1            7            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-251145-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...DILLON
334 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN

CLOUD AMOUNT          CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1            1
MIN/MAX TEMP          43           76           47           81
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N  9         N  6         W  3         NE  4
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N  5         NW  5        NW  4        LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
INVERSION             2000         54/0900      2000         64/1000
MAX/MIN RH (%)        80           19           92           27
DSI                                3                         4
HAINES INDEX          4            5            5            4
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                4920                      7100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 10                     NW  8
VENTILATION RATE                   49200                     56800
ADI EARLY             36 FAIR      38 FAIR      28 FAIR      43 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              1 VERY POOR  45 GEN GOOD  1 VERY POOR  61 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            4            3            7
MAX LVORI LATE        4            1            7            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS
AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

SCZ032-033-039-251145-
FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MARION...KINGSTREE
334 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN

CLOUD AMOUNT          CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
LAL                   1            1            1            1
MIN/MAX TEMP          46           77           48           81
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N  9         N  7         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N  5         NW  5        W  3         LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
INVERSION             2000         55/0900      2000         65/1000
MAX/MIN RH (%)        78           18           95           28
DSI                                3                         4
HAINES INDEX          5            5            5            4
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                4970                      7050
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  9                     W  8
VENTILATION RATE                   44730                     56400
ADI EARLY             37 FAIR      41 GEN GOOD  25 FAIR      35 FAIR
ADI LATE              1 VERY POOR  48 GEN GOOD  1 VERY POOR  56 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            4            3            8
MAX LVORI LATE        4            1            8            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.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...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS
AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTH 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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