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
424 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Storms will continue into this evening with a few strong to
severe as front drops into area and stalls. Lingering front will
return north late Friday. Hot and humid conditions will continue
through the weekend. Another front late Sunday into Monday will
potentially bring moderate rainfall to the area. Unseasonably hot
temperatures will temporarily cool back to normal early next week.

Fog potential for tonight is High.

NCZ105>110-281230-
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
424 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     70           50           40           30
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   4            3            3            3
Min/Max Temp          71           91           72           92
Max/Min RH (%)        100          61           100          61
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  4        Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      E  6         Lgt/Var      S  7
Precip Amount         0.30         0.07         0.03         0.03
Precip Duration       3            2            1            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         78/0900      2100         78/0800
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Haines Index          4            3            3            3
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    4400                      4800
Transport Wind (mph)               E 10                      S 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 44000                     67200
ADI Early             24 Fair      34 Fair      42 Gen Good  53 Gen Good
ADI Late              4 Very Poor  47 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  71 Good
Max LVORI Early       6            8            6            9
Max LVORI Late        8            3            9            2
Min VSBY Early        4 Rain       6 Rain       7
Min VSBY Late         5 Rain       6 Rain       7
Turner Stability      E            A            E            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms
likely. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 73 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 91 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
91 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH
52 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 91 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-281230-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
424 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     60           50           50           40
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   4            3            3            3
Min/Max Temp          71           94           73           94
Max/Min RH (%)        100          53           100          57
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  4        Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  5        Lgt/Var      S  5
Precip Amount         0.15         0.08         0.05         0.03
Precip Duration       2            2            1            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            12 AM        Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         79/0900      2000         77/0800
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Haines Index          4            4            3            3
DSI                                3                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5700                      5800
Transport Wind (mph)               E 10                      S 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 57000                     81200
ADI Early             21 Fair      43 Gen Good  41 Gen Good  62 Good
ADI Late              3 Very Poor  63 Good      5 Very Poor  86 Good
Max LVORI Early       6            9            6            9
Max LVORI Late        9            1            9            1
Min VSBY Early        5 Rain       4 Rain       6 Rain
Min VSBY Late         4 Rain       6 Rain       7
Turner Stability      F            A            E            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms
likely. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 91 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 93 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
50 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-281230-
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
424 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     70           50           40           40
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   5            3            3            3
Min/Max Temp          72           91           73           92
Max/Min RH (%)        100          61           100          62
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  5        Lgt/Var      S  6
Precip Amount         0.25         0.05         0.02         0.05
Precip Duration       3            2            1            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         79/0900      2100         78/0800
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Haines Index          4            3            3            3
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    4200                      5000
Transport Wind (mph)               SE 10                     S 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 42000                     70000
ADI Early             23 Fair      29 Fair      40 Fair      52 Gen Good
ADI Late              4 Very Poor  42 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  62 Good
Max LVORI Early       6            9            6            9
Max LVORI Late        9            3            9            2
Min VSBY Early        5 Rain       5 Rain       7
Min VSBY Late         6 Rain       6 Rain       7
Turner Stability      E            A            E            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms
likely. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 73 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 93 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
93 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH
54 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 94 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-281230-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
424 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     60           50           50           40
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   4            3            3            3
Min/Max Temp          70           92           73           93
Max/Min RH (%)        100          56           100          59
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  4        Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  4        Lgt/Var      S  4
Precip Amount         0.15         0.06         0.04         0.06
Precip Duration       3            2            2            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            1 AM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         78/0900      2100         77/0800
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Haines Index          4            4            3            3
DSI                                3                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5500                      6000
Transport Wind (mph)               SE  9                     S 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 49500                     78000
ADI Early             30 Fair      40 Fair      43 Gen Good  50 Gen Good
ADI Late              4 Very Poor  58 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  77 Good
Max LVORI Early       6            9            7            9
Max LVORI Late        9            2            9            1
Min VSBY Early        5 Rain       3 Rain       6 Rain
Min VSBY Late         2 Rain       6 Rain       7
Turner Stability      E            A            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms
likely. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 92 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 95 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
50 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation below 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...RGZ