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
358 AM EDT SUN JUN 16 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 WEDNESDAY.

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

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...MODERATE.

NCZ105>110-170000-
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
358 AM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            30
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS
LAL                   1            1            3
MAX/MIN TEMP          87           67           86
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW  6        S  8         SW  7
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 11 G22    SW  5        SW 10
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02
PRECIP DURATION                                 1
INVERSION             76/0900      2100         78/1100
MIN/MAX RH (%)        43           96           60
DSI                   3                         2
HAINES INDEX          4            4            3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   4860                      3410
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 15                     SW 14
VENTILATION RATE      72900                     47740
ADI EARLY             47 GEN GOOD  44 GEN GOOD  31 FAIR
ADI LATE              55 GEN GOOD  6 VERY POOR  36 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            3            6
MAX LVORI LATE        1            6            3

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 67 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 59 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-170000-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...WHITEVILLE
358 AM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            30
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS
LAL                   1            1            3
MAX/MIN TEMP          88           66           88
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW  6        S  7         SW  6
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 10        SW  5        SW  6
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03
PRECIP DURATION                                 1
INVERSION             77/1000      2100         79/1100
MIN/MAX RH (%)        42           99           58
DSI                   3                         3
HAINES INDEX          4            4            3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   5480                      5360
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 16                     SW 10
VENTILATION RATE      87680                     53600
ADI EARLY             43 GEN GOOD  41 GEN GOOD  26 FAIR
ADI LATE              56 GEN GOOD  6 VERY POOR  36 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            4            7
MAX LVORI LATE        1            7            3

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS
AROUND 70. 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 AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. NORTH
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 56 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

SCZ053>056-170000-
INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH...GARDEN CITY...ANDREWS...GEORGETOWN...
MURRELLS INLET
358 AM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            30
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS
LAL                   1            1            3
MAX/MIN TEMP          86           67           88
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW  5        S  9         SW  6
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) S 10 G22     SW  4        SW  7
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02
PRECIP DURATION                                 1
INVERSION             76/1000      2100         78/1000
MIN/MAX RH (%)        48           99           58
DSI                   3                         3
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   4930                      4640
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 17                      S 12
VENTILATION RATE      83810                     55680
ADI EARLY             40 FAIR      47 GEN GOOD  24 FAIR
ADI LATE              53 GEN GOOD  5 VERY POOR  34 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            4            7
MAX LVORI LATE        1            7            2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 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 66 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST 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 LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-170000-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...DILLON...
FLORENCE...MARION...KINGSTREE
358 AM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON

CLOUD AMOUNT          MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            30
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS
LAL                   1            1            3
MAX/MIN TEMP          88           66           90
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW  5        S  7         SW  6
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW  8        SW  5        SW  6
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04
PRECIP DURATION                                 1
INVERSION             78/1100      2100         80/1100
MIN/MAX RH (%)        41           100          54
DSI                   3                         3
HAINES INDEX          4            4            3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   6500                      5950
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 15                     SW 10
VENTILATION RATE      97500                     59500
ADI EARLY             38 FAIR      52 GEN GOOD  25 FAIR
ADI LATE              61 GOOD      6 VERY POOR  34 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            4            8
MAX LVORI LATE        1            7            2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS
AROUND 70. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 58 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.
NORTH 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 58 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH
57 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE 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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