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
311 AM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure sfc and aloft will dominate this weekend and into
the middle of next week. A mid-level impulse will pass just north
of the area late tonight and Sun with any pcpn remaining north of
the region. Otherwise looking at dry conditions and seasonable
temps this weekend into next week.

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

Fog potential for tonight is Moderate.

NCZ105>110-212315-
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
311 AM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0
Precip Type           None         None         None
LAL                   1            1            1
Max/Min Temp          85           63           86
Min/Max RH (%)        52           99           63
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  NE  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   E  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  69/0900      1900         74/1000
Dispersion                         Very Poor
Haines Index          5            4            3
DSI                   2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)       4500                      4100
Transport Wind (mph)  E 10                      SW 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    45000                     41000
ADI Early             32 Fair      12 Poor      27 Fair
ADI Late              53 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  46 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       8            6            9
Max LVORI Late        2            6            3
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
68 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
72 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
73 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Chance of showers
40 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 66 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ096-099-212315-
Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Elizabethtown, Bladenboro, Whiteville,
Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
311 AM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0
Precip Type           None         None         None
LAL                   1            1            1
Max/Min Temp          85           64           87
Min/Max RH (%)        49           100          62
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  69/0900      1900         74/1000
Dispersion                         Very Poor
Haines Index          5            4            3
DSI                   2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)       4400                      4000
Transport Wind (mph)  NE  9                     W  9
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    39600                     36000
ADI Early             24 Fair      12 Poor      29 Fair
ADI Late              48 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  47 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       9            6            9
Max LVORI Late        1            7            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
64 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
68 percent. Light winds.
.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
69 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers
40 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
64 percent. North winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-212315-
Robeson-
Including the city of Lumberton
311 AM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0
Precip Type           None         None         None
LAL                   1            1            1
Max/Min Temp          85           65           87
Min/Max RH (%)        49           98           60
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  73/1000      1900         75/1000
Dispersion                         Very Poor
Haines Index          4            4            3
DSI                   2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)       4200                      3900
Transport Wind (mph)  NE  7                     W 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    29400                     39000
ADI Early             19 Gen Poor  15 Gen Poor  31 Fair
ADI Late              34 Fair      5 Very Poor  47 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       9            5            7
Max LVORI Late        2            6            3
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
64 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
67 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers
40 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...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.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-212315-
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
311 AM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0
Precip Type           None         None         None
LAL                   1            1            1
Max/Min Temp          85           64           87
Min/Max RH (%)        51           100          59
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   NE  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  74/1000      1900         76/1000
Dispersion                         Very Poor
Haines Index          4            5            3
DSI                   2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)       4700                      4900
Transport Wind (mph)  NE 12                     W  9
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    56400                     44100
ADI Early             27 Fair      19 Gen Poor  26 Fair
ADI Late              56 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  48 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       9            6            8
Max LVORI Late        1            8            3
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
66 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
67 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
69 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 70. Maximum RH 99 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 97 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...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.

$$

SCZ032-033-039-212315-
Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Florence, Marion, Mullins, and Kingstree
311 AM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0
Precip Type           None         None         None
LAL                   1            1            1
Max/Min Temp          85           63           88
Min/Max RH (%)        50           100          53
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  74/1000      1900         75/1000
Dispersion                         Very Poor
Haines Index          4            4            3
DSI                   2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)       4900                      4900
Transport Wind (mph)  NE  9                     W 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    44100                     49000
ADI Early             25 Fair      27 Fair      30 Fair
ADI Late              53 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  54 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       9            6            9
Max LVORI Late        1            7            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
94 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
62 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
63 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Chance of showers
30 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
65 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-212315-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, and Dillon
311 AM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0
Precip Type           None         None         None
LAL                   1            1            1
Max/Min Temp          85           65           88
Min/Max RH (%)        53           98           57
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  73/1000      1900         75/1000
Dispersion                         Very Poor
Haines Index          3            4            3
DSI                   2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)       4200                      4700
Transport Wind (mph)  NE  7                     NW 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    29400                     47000
ADI Early             18 Gen Poor  17 Gen Poor  30 Fair
ADI Late              34 Fair      5 Very Poor  51 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       9            5            7
Max LVORI Late        3            6            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
65 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
66 percent. Light winds.
.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. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers
40 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 63 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.

$$
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