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
306 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.DISCUSSION...
A tropical disturbance will move inland well south of the area
tonight. Warmer and more humid conditions with increased rain
chances are expected this weekend into next week as a more
summertime pattern sets up. Afternoon heat indices will approach
Heat Advisory thresholds of 105 degrees for many areas starting
Sunday.

Fog potential for tonight is High, especially away from the coast.

NCZ105>110-221115-
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
306 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     20           30           20           40
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   2            2            2            3
Min/Max Temp          68           92           72           92
Max/Min RH (%)        100          52           100          57
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  SE  4        Lgt/Var      S  5         S  4
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      S  6         Lgt/Var      S  9 G19
Precip Amount         0.01         0.04         0.01         0.03
Precip Duration       0            1            1            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         7 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            9 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         77/0800      2100         76/0700
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor
Haines Index          3            3            4            3
DSI                                3                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    4900                      5300
Transport Wind (mph)               S 10                      SW 18
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 49000                     95400
ADI Early             48 Gen Good  38 Fair      56 Gen Good  78 Good
ADI Late              4 Very Poor  60 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  84 Good
Max LVORI Early       6            9            5            8
Max LVORI Late        9            1            8            2
Min VSBY Early        7            5 Rain       7
Min VSBY Late         4 Rain       7            7
Turner Stability      F            A            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ096-099-221115-
Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Elizabethtown, Bladenboro, Whiteville,
Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
306 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     30           30           20           40
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   2            2            2            3
Min/Max Temp          70           93           72           94
Max/Min RH (%)        100          48           100          53
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  4         Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      S  4         Lgt/Var      S  6
Precip Amount         0.03         0.04         0.01         0.06
Precip Duration       1            1            0            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         9 AM         Continuing   8 AM
Precip End            9 PM         Continuing   8 PM         Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         79/0900      2100         75/0700
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Haines Index          3            3            4            3
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5600                      5800
Transport Wind (mph)               S 12                      S 16
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 67200                     92800
ADI Early             52 Gen Good  36 Fair      63 Good      75 Good
ADI Late              5 Very Poor  69 Good      6 Very Poor  96 Good
Max LVORI Early       6            9            5            9
Max LVORI Late        9            1            9            1
Min VSBY Early        7            3 Rain       7
Min VSBY Late         3 Rain       7            7
Turner Stability      F            A            F            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Southwest 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. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Light winds.

$$

NCZ087-221115-
Robeson-
Including the city of Lumberton
306 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     20           20           20           30
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   2            2            2            3
Min/Max Temp          70           94           72           95
Max/Min RH (%)        100          45           100          49
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  SE  5        Lgt/Var      S  6         S  4
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      S  5         S  4         S  8
Precip Amount         0.01         0.01         0.00         0.03
Precip Duration       0            1            0            1
Precip Begin          6 PM         10 AM        Continuing   8 AM
Precip End            9 PM         Continuing   8 PM         Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2200         75/0800      2100         76/0800
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair
Haines Index          3            4            4            4
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    6300                      6000
Transport Wind (mph)               S 10                      SW 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 63000                     90000
ADI Early             60 Gen Good  30 Fair      68 Good      67 Good
ADI Late              6 Very Poor  71 Good      7 Poor       96 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            9            4            8
Max LVORI Late        9            1            9            1
Min VSBY Early        7            3 Rain       7
Min VSBY Late         3 Rain       7            7
Turner Stability      E            A            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 91 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 100. Minimum RH 34 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Southwest 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. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-221115-
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
306 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     30           30           20           40
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   2            2            3            3
Min/Max Temp          71           92           72           91
Max/Min RH (%)        100          53           100          61
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  SE  4        Lgt/Var      S  5         Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      S  7         Lgt/Var      S  7 G17
Precip Amount         0.01         0.02         0.01         0.13
Precip Duration       1            1            1            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         7 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            10 PM        Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         78/0900      2100         76/0700
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Haines Index          3            3            4            3
DSI                                3                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    4700                      4600
Transport Wind (mph)               S 12                      S 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 56400                     64400
ADI Early             49 Gen Good  37 Fair      57 Gen Good  61 Good
ADI Late              5 Very Poor  61 Good      6 Very Poor  77 Good
Max LVORI Early       6            9            6            9
Max LVORI Late        9            2            9            2
Min VSBY Early        7            6 Rain       7
Min VSBY Late         5 Rain       7            7
Turner Stability      F            B            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 95 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ032-033-039-221115-
Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Florence, Marion, Mullins, and Kingstree
306 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     30           30           30           40
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   2            2            2            3
Min/Max Temp          70           93           71           93
Max/Min RH (%)        100          48           100          57
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  SE  4        Lgt/Var      S  5         Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  5        Lgt/Var      S  5
Precip Amount         0.02         0.02         0.01         0.08
Precip Duration       1            1            1            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         9 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            9 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         79/0900      2100         75/0700
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Haines Index          3            3            4            3
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5300                      5400
Transport Wind (mph)               S  9                      S 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 47700                     75600
ADI Early             49 Gen Good  36 Fair      61 Good      62 Good
ADI Late              5 Very Poor  62 Good      6 Very Poor  76 Good
Max LVORI Early       6            9            6            9
Max LVORI Late        9            1            9            1
Min VSBY Early        7            3 Rain       7
Min VSBY Late         4 Rain       7            7
Turner Stability      F            A            F            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 92 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southwest 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. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-221115-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, and Dillon
306 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     20           30           30           40
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   2            2            2            3
Min/Max Temp          70           94           72           94
Max/Min RH (%)        100          45           100          51
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  SE  4        Lgt/Var      S  5         Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      S  4         Lgt/Var      S  5
Precip Amount         0.01         0.01         0.00         0.01
Precip Duration       1            1            0            1
Precip Begin          6 PM         10 AM        Continuing   8 AM
Precip End            10 PM        Continuing   8 PM         Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         78/0900      2000         76/0800
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor
Haines Index          3            4            4            4
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    6100                      6300
Transport Wind (mph)               S 10                      SW 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 61000                     81900
ADI Early             64 Good      31 Fair      60 Gen Good  61 Good
ADI Late              6 Very Poor  67 Good      6 Very Poor  87 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            9            4            9
Max LVORI Late        9            1            9            1
Min VSBY Early        7            2 Rain       7
Min VSBY Late         3 Rain       7            7
Turner Stability      E            A            E            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 88 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Southwest 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. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
North 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
===================================================================
   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...Bright