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
330 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Showers and storms with isolated severe wind gusts are possible
through this evening ahead of a cold front. This boundary will
stall at the coast tonight before lifting back to the north
through the midweek lowering rain prospects and continuing the
heat. Widespread showers and storms expected Thursday with another
front and upper level disturbance.

Fog potential for tonight is Low.

NCZ105>110-251130-
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
330 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     60           20           0            20
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         Tstms
LAL                   4            2            2            2
Min/Max Temp          70           92           69           95
Max/Min RH (%)        100          48           100          45
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  SW  6 G17    E  4         SE  4        Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   N  4         SE  7        Lgt/Var      S  5
Precip Amount         0.21         0.03         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       4            1                         1
Precip Begin          6 PM         1 PM                      8 AM
Precip End            5 AM         6 PM                      6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         73/0700      2100         78/0900
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor
Haines Index          3            4            4            4
DSI                                2                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5500                      5800
Transport Wind (mph)               E 14                      SW 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 77000                     69600
ADI Early             32 Fair      45 Gen Good  52 Gen Good  54 Gen Good
ADI Late              8 Poor       71 Good      4 Very Poor  71 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            9            6            9
Max LVORI Late        9            1            9            1
Min VSBY Early        4 Rain       7            7
Min VSBY Late         6 Rain       7            7
Turner Stability      E            B            F            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. 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 lower 90s. Minimum RH 63 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 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 66 percent. East winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
63 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. 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 upper 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-251130-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
330 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     40           20           0            20
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         Tstms
LAL                   3            2            1            2
Min/Max Temp          70           95           70           98
Max/Min RH (%)        100          39           99           42
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      E  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      E  4         Lgt/Var      S  4
Precip Amount         0.09         0.01         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       1            0                         0
Precip Begin          6 PM         2 PM                      2 PM
Precip End            1 AM         6 PM                      Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         72/0700      2000         80/0900
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor
Haines Index          4            4            4            4
DSI                                3                         4
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    7400                      7700
Transport Wind (mph)               E 10                      SW 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 74000                     77000
ADI Early             44 Gen Good  47 Gen Good  63 Good      50 Gen Good
ADI Late              5 Very Poor  81 Good      5 Very Poor  87 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            9            5            9
Max LVORI Late        9            1            9            1
Min VSBY Early        6 Rain       7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            A            F            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 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 lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-251130-
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
330 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     50           30           20           20
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   4            3            3            3
Min/Max Temp          71           93           71           95
Max/Min RH (%)        100          50           100          48
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  SW  5        Lgt/Var      SE  4        Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  7        Lgt/Var      S  5
Precip Amount         0.20         0.05         0.02         0.00
Precip Duration       2            1            1            1
Precip Begin          6 PM         1 PM         Continuing   8 AM
Precip End            5 AM         Continuing   2 AM         6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         77/0800      2100         80/0900
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor
Haines Index          3            4            4            4
DSI                                2                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5700                      6900
Transport Wind (mph)               E 12                      SW 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 68400                     82800
ADI Early             40 Fair      39 Fair      43 Gen Good  48 Gen Good
ADI Late              7 Poor       59 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  69 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            9            6            9
Max LVORI Late        9            2            9            1
Min VSBY Early        6 Rain       7            7
Min VSBY Late         6 Rain       7            7
Turner Stability      E            A            F            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 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 59 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
62 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
57 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly 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 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-251130-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
330 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     40           20           0            20
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         Tstms
LAL                   3            3            2            3
Min/Max Temp          71           95           71           97
Max/Min RH (%)        100          38           100          43
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      E  4         SE  4        Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      E  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.07         0.02         0.00         0.01
Precip Duration       1            0                         0
Precip Begin          6 PM         2 PM                      2 PM
Precip End            2 AM         6 PM                      Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         76/0800      2100         79/0900
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Haines Index          4            4            4            4
DSI                                3                         4
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    7800                      7800
Transport Wind (mph)               E  9                      SW 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 70200                     78000
ADI Early             67 Good      40 Fair      66 Good      43 Gen Good
ADI Late              5 Very Poor  72 Good      5 Very Poor  91 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            9            6            9
Max LVORI Late        8            1            9            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            A            F            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
51 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly 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 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 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 around 90. Minimum RH 65 percent. Light
winds.

$$

.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...LEW