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
335 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

.DISCUSSION...
A stalled front will retreat northward today, allowing hot and
humid conditions to remain through the weekend. Another front will
approach the area late Sunday into Monday with showers and
storms. Some of these storms will be capable of producing heavy
rainfall. Temperatures will temporarily cool back to normal early
next week.

Wind profile analysis/fire control over flat terrain is Favorable.

Fog potential for tonight is Moderate.

NCZ105>110-282345-
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
335 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     40           30           30
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   3            3            3
Max/Min Temp          91           72           92
Min/Max RH (%)        57           100          59
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      SE  4        Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   E  6         Lgt/Var      S  6
Precip Amount         0.08         0.03         0.02
Precip Duration       1            0            1
Precip Begin          12 PM        Continuing   8 AM
Precip End            Continuing   9 PM         Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  76/0800      2100         79/0800
Dispersion                         Very Poor
Haines Index          3            3            3
DSI                   2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)       4500                      4600
Transport Wind (mph)  E 12                      S 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    54000                     59800
ADI Early             35 Fair      53 Gen Good  48 Gen Good
ADI Late              57 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  65 Good
Max LVORI Early       8            6            9
Max LVORI Late        2            9            2
Min VSBY Early        5 Rain       7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      A            F            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with thunderstorms likely and a chance of
showers. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms
likely. Lows in the lower 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 74 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 96 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 96 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-282345-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
335 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     40           40           40
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   3            3            3
Max/Min Temp          94           72           95
Min/Max RH (%)        48           100          53
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   E  4         Lgt/Var      S  4
Precip Amount         0.13         0.07         0.02
Precip Duration       1            1            1
Precip Begin          1 PM         Continuing   9 AM
Precip End            Continuing   9 PM         Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  76/0900      2000         80/0900
Dispersion                         Very Poor
Haines Index          4            3            3
DSI                   3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       5600                      5700
Transport Wind (mph)  SE 13                     S 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    72800                     74100
ADI Early             42 Gen Good  51 Gen Good  48 Gen Good
ADI Late              68 Good      5 Very Poor  79 Good
Max LVORI Early       9            6            9
Max LVORI Late        1            9            1
Min VSBY Early        4 Rain       7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      A            E            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. 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 mid 90s. Minimum RH 61 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 mid 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 94 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.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
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 98 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-282345-
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
335 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     40           30           40
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   3            3            3
Max/Min Temp          90           73           92
Min/Max RH (%)        57           100          61
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   SE  5        Lgt/Var      S  5
Precip Amount         0.10         0.04         0.04
Precip Duration       1            1            2
Precip Begin          12 PM        Continuing   8 AM
Precip End            Continuing   9 PM         Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  79/0900      2100         79/0800
Dispersion                         Very Poor
Haines Index          3            3            3
DSI                   2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)       4600                      4700
Transport Wind (mph)  SE 10                     S 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    46000                     61100
ADI Early             27 Fair      47 Gen Good  41 Gen Good
ADI Late              51 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  63 Good
Max LVORI Early       9            6            9
Max LVORI Late        2            9            2
Min VSBY Early        3 Rain       7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      A            F            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with thunderstorms likely and a chance of
showers. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 66 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 100 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 77 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 98 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 98 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-282345-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
335 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     40           40           50
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   3            3            3
Max/Min Temp          93           72           93
Min/Max RH (%)        50           100          57
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   SE  4        Lgt/Var      S  4
Precip Amount         0.12         0.06         0.04
Precip Duration       1            1            2
Precip Begin          1 PM         Continuing   8 AM
Precip End            Continuing   11 PM        Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  78/0900      2100         80/0900
Dispersion                         Very Poor
Haines Index          3            3            3
DSI                   3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       5300                      5500
Transport Wind (mph)  SE  9                     S 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    47700                     66000
ADI Early             31 Fair      42 Gen Good  42 Gen Good
ADI Late              62 Good      5 Very Poor  65 Good
Max LVORI Early       9            7            9
Max LVORI Late        1            9            1
Min VSBY Early        1 Rain       7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      A            E            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 62 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. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 96 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Southwest 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...21