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
320 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Seasonably warm and mainly dry conditions will continue through
mid week as high pressure sits well offshore. Warmer and moister
conditions are then expected late in the week through early next
week with a better chance for some showers and storms.

Fog potential for tonight is Very Low away from the coast.

NCZ105>110-201130-
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
320 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Clear        Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            20
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms
LAL                   1            1            1            3
Min/Max Temp          65           87           64           90
Max/Min RH (%)        89           46           96           54
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  E  6 G18     NE  6 G17    E  5         Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   E  4         E  9 G18     Lgt/Var      E  6
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.03
Precip Duration                                              1
Precip Begin                                                 8 AM
Precip End                                                   6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         73/0800      2000         75/0800
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor
Haines Index          4            4            4            4
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5600                      5700
Transport Wind (mph)               E 17                      SE 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 95200                     57000
ADI Early             87 Good      90 Good      74 Good      46 Gen Good
ADI Late              6 Very Poor  97 Good      5 Very Poor  60 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       4            4            4            6
Max LVORI Late        5            1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
59 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 70s. Maximum RH 91 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 91 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-201130-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
320 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Clear        Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            20
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms
LAL                   1            1            1            2
Min/Max Temp          65           91           64           94
Max/Min RH (%)        95           38           100          43
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  E  5         NE  5        SE  4        Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      E  7         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip Duration                                              0
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM
Precip End                                                   6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         71/0800      2000         75/0900
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Haines Index          4            4            4            4
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    6400                      6000
Transport Wind (mph)               E 14                      SE  9
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 89600                     54000
ADI Early             104 Very Good92 Good      80 Good      42 Gen Good
ADI Late              5 Very Poor  98 Good      5 Very Poor  56 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       4            6            4            7
Max LVORI Late        6            1            8            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            B            F            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH
47 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 70s. Maximum RH 93 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 91 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-201130-
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
320 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            30
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms
LAL                   1            1            1            3
Min/Max Temp          65           88           65           90
Max/Min RH (%)        92           45           97           58
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  E  7 G20     NE  7 G18    E  5 G18     NE  4
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   E  4         E 10 G19     Lgt/Var      E  6
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.05
Precip Duration                                              2
Precip Begin                                                 8 AM
Precip End                                                   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         73/0800      2100         74/0800
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor
Haines Index          4            4            4            3
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5800                      4800
Transport Wind (mph)               E 18                      E 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 104400                    57600
ADI Early             99 Good      90 Good      83 Good      46 Gen Good
ADI Late              6 Very Poor  100 Good     5 Very Poor  58 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       4            5            4            6
Max LVORI Late        5            1            6            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 70s. Maximum RH 94 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 93 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-201130-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
320 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Clear        Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            20
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms
LAL                   1            1            1            3
Min/Max Temp          65           90           64           92
Max/Min RH (%)        96           37           99           45
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  E  6         NE  6        E  4         Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      E  8         Lgt/Var      E  5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02
Precip Duration                                              1
Precip Begin                                                 8 AM
Precip End                                                   6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         71/0800      2100         74/0900
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor
Haines Index          4            4            4            4
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    6400                      6000
Transport Wind (mph)               E 15                      SE  9
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 96000                     54000
ADI Early             113 Very Good97 Good      89 Good      47 Gen Good
ADI Late              6 Very Poor  103 Very Good5 Very Poor  59 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       4            6            4            7
Max LVORI Late        6            1            8            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            B            F            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 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 48 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 70s. Maximum RH 94 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 90 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 43 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
South 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