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 Sat Jun 22 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Typical summertime pattern with warm and humid conditions
generally expected. Afternoon heat indices will approach or even
exceed Heat Advisory thresholds (105-109 degrees) for many areas
much of the period with a weak cold frontal passage Monday night
possibly bringing some relief on Tuesday.

Fog potential for tonight is Low, except Low to Moderate well
inland.

NCZ105>110-231115-
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 Sat Jun 22 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            30           30           60
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   1            3            3            4
Min/Max Temp          72           92           74           96
Max/Min RH (%)        100          52           96           52
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  S  6         S  6         S  8 G19     SW  7
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   S  4         S 10 G19     SW  7 G18    SW  8 G17
Precip Amount         0.00         0.02         0.05         0.17
Precip Duration                    2            2            5
Precip Begin                       6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         78/0800      2100         78/0700
Dispersion            Fair                      Good
Haines Index          4            3            3            4
DSI                                2                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5000                      5100
Transport Wind (mph)               S 21                      SW 18
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 105000                    91800
ADI Early             63 Good      65 Good      58 Gen Good  58 Gen Good
ADI Late              6 Very Poor  79 Good      17 Gen Poor  68 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            8            4            5
Max LVORI Late        9            1            5            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            B            D            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
50 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 54 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 59 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 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ096-099-231115-
Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Elizabethtown, Bladenboro, Whiteville,
Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
306 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            30           30           50
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   2            3            3            3
Min/Max Temp          72           93           74           96
Max/Min RH (%)        100          52           98           48
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  S  6         S  5         S  6         SW  4
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   S  4         S  8         SW  4        SW  5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.02         0.01         0.12
Precip Duration                    2            1            2
Precip Begin                       8 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         77/0800      2100         77/0700
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair
Haines Index          4            3            3            4
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5200                      5500
Transport Wind (mph)               S 20                      W 18
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 104000                    99000
ADI Early             75 Good      66 Good      69 Good      71 Good
ADI Late              7 Poor       81 Good      11 Poor      92 Good
Max LVORI Early       6            8            5            6
Max LVORI Late        9            1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            B            D            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 97 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. 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 mid 90s. Minimum RH 52 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 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent. East
winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-231115-
Robeson-
Including the city of Lumberton
306 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            30           30           40
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   2            3            3            3
Min/Max Temp          72           93           75           97
Max/Min RH (%)        99           50           96           44
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  S  8         S  5         S  7         SW  6
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   S  5         S  8         S  6         W  6
Precip Amount         0.00         0.05         0.02         0.03
Precip Duration                    1            1            2
Precip Begin                       10 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         74/0700      2100         78/0700
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair
Haines Index          4            4            3            4
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5700                      6600
Transport Wind (mph)               S 17                      W 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 96900                     112200
ADI Early             86 Good      60 Gen Good  62 Good      69 Good
ADI Late              10 Poor      75 Good      13 Gen Poor  103 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       4            8            5            5
Max LVORI Late        7            1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            B            D            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 87 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
97 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 mid 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent. East
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent. East
winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-231115-
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 Sat Jun 22 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            40           30           40
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   2            3            3            3
Min/Max Temp          72           90           74           97
Max/Min RH (%)        100          58           97           47
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  S  6         S  5         S  7 G18     SW  5
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   S  4         S  9 G18     SW  5 G17    SW  6
Precip Amount         0.00         0.04         0.01         0.08
Precip Duration                    2            1            2
Precip Begin                       6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         77/0800      2100         78/0700
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair
Haines Index          4            3            3            4
DSI                                2                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    4500                      7100
Transport Wind (mph)               S 18                      W 18
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 81000                     127800
ADI Early             67 Good      53 Gen Good  48 Gen Good  71 Good
ADI Late              6 Very Poor  60 Gen Good  12 Poor      105 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       6            8            5            6
Max LVORI Late        9            1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            C            D            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.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 53 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...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 58 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...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ032-033-039-231115-
Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Florence, Marion, Mullins, and Kingstree
306 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            40           40           40
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   2            3            3            3
Min/Max Temp          71           92           73           96
Max/Min RH (%)        100          54           98           46
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  S  6         S  4         S  5         SW  4
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      S  6         S  4         W  5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.07         0.03         0.03
Precip Duration                    2            1            1
Precip Begin                       8 AM         Continuing   8 AM
Precip End                         Continuing   2 AM         Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         76/0800      2100         78/0800
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair
Haines Index          4            3            3            4
DSI                                2                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    4700                      7400
Transport Wind (mph)               S 14                      W 20
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 65800                     148000
ADI Early             80 Good      49 Gen Good  51 Gen Good  73 Good
ADI Late              6 Very Poor  57 Gen Good  9 Poor       121 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       6            9            6            6
Max LVORI Late        9            1            7            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            C            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 93 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. 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 mid 90s. Minimum RH 52 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...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent. East
winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-231115-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, and Dillon
306 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     20           30           30           40
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   2            3            3            3
Min/Max Temp          72           93           75           97
Max/Min RH (%)        100          49           98           41
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  S  7         S  4         S  6         SW  5
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   S  4         S  6         S  5         W  5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.05         0.04         0.01
Precip Duration       0            1            1            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         9 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            9 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         76/0800      2000         78/0800
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair
Haines Index          4            3            3            4
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5400                      8000
Transport Wind (mph)               S 15                      W 18
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 81000                     144000
ADI Early             73 Good      44 Gen Good  58 Gen Good  83 Good
ADI Late              7 Poor       65 Good      10 Poor      126 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       4            9            5            6
Max LVORI Late        9            1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            B            D            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 85 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Chance of
precipitation 60 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 in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent. East
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent. East
winds around 5 mph.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation below 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