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
312 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure to generally prevail through mid week, especially
near the coast. More unsettled weather should return late week
as we see at least some fringe effects from low pressure tracking
northward from the Gulf of Mexico.

Fog potential for tonight is Moderate.

NCZ105>110-231115-
Inland Pender-Coastal Pender-Inland New Hanover-
Coastal New Hanover-Inland Brunswick-Coastal Brunswick-
Including the cities of Burgaw, Surf City, Wilmington, Masonboro,
Myrtle Grove, Ogden, Carolina Beach, Seagate,
Boiling Spring Lakes, Leland, Shallotte, Oak Island, Long Beach,
Southport, and Sunset Beach
312 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     20           0            0            30
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         Tstms
LAL                   1            1            1            2
Min/Max Temp          67           84           66           84
Max/Min RH (%)        98           61           100          67
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      E  4         Lgt/Var      SE  4
Precip Amount         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.03
Precip Duration       0                                      2
Precip Begin          6 PM                                   6 AM
Precip End            9 PM                                   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1800         71/0900      1900         72/0900
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Haines Index          4            3            3            3
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    3500                      3200
Transport Wind (mph)               E  8                      S 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 28000                     32000
ADI Early             11 Poor      23 Fair      15 Gen Poor  23 Fair
ADI Late              5 Very Poor  30 Fair      4 Very Poor  26 Fair
Max LVORI Early       6            8            6            9
Max LVORI Late        7            3            9            3
Min VSBY Early        7            5 Fog        7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            B            F            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
71 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent. East
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 79 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers
50 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 73 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-231115-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
312 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            20           40
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   1            1            2            3
Min/Max Temp          68           85           66           85
Max/Min RH (%)        100          63           100          67
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.09
Precip Duration                                 1            2
Precip Begin                                    6 PM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         71/0900      1900         72/0900
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Haines Index          4            3            3            3
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    3600                      3200
Transport Wind (mph)               SE  8                     S 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 28800                     38400
ADI Early             14 Gen Poor  22 Fair      22 Fair      27 Fair
ADI Late              5 Very Poor  33 Fair      5 Very Poor  33 Fair
Max LVORI Early       7            9            6            9
Max LVORI Late        9            3            9            3
Min VSBY Early        7            3 Fog        7
Min VSBY Late         4 Fog        7            7
Turner Stability      F            B            E            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
66 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent. East
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 77 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
East winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers
40 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
63 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-231115-
Coastal Horry-Inland Georgetown-Coastal Georgetown-Central Horry-
Northern Horry-
Including the cities of Myrtle Beach, Socastee,
North Myrtle Beach, Garden City, Little River, Andrews,
Georgetown, Murrells Inlet, Conway, Longs, Bucksport, Loris,
Green Sea, and Aynor
312 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            20           30
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Tstms
LAL                   1            1            2            3
Min/Max Temp          68           87           69           86
Max/Min RH (%)        100          60           100          66
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  4        Lgt/Var      S  4
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.05
Precip Duration                                 1            2
Precip Begin                                    10 PM        Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         77/1000      1900         75/0900
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Haines Index          4            4            3            3
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    4100                      3500
Transport Wind (mph)               SE  9                     S 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 36900                     42000
ADI Early             16 Gen Poor  22 Fair      28 Fair      24 Fair
ADI Late              4 Very Poor  39 Fair      5 Very Poor  35 Fair
Max LVORI Early       6            9            8            9
Max LVORI Late        9            3            9            3
Min VSBY Early        7            5 Fog        7
Min VSBY Late         6 Fog        7            7
Turner Stability      F            B            E            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
69 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 72 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 80 percent.
Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 73 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers
30 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-231115-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
312 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            20           40
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   1            2            3            3
Min/Max Temp          67           88           69           87
Max/Min RH (%)        100          57           100          62
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.04         0.08
Precip Duration                                 1            2
Precip Begin                                    6 PM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         76/1000      1900         73/0900
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Haines Index          4            4            3            3
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    4700                      3900
Transport Wind (mph)               S  9                      SW 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 42300                     39000
ADI Early             21 Fair      21 Fair      33 Fair      26 Fair
ADI Late              4 Very Poor  45 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  37 Fair
Max LVORI Early       6            9            8            9
Max LVORI Late        9            3            9            3
Min VSBY Early        7            3 Fog        7
Min VSBY Late         4 Fog        7            7
Turner Stability      F            B            E            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
63 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 80 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
East winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers
50 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers
30 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
66 percent. Northeast 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
===================================================================
   NOT USED                    0             0 TO 14759
    0 TO 17249                 1         14760 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.

$$

Forecaster...VAO