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
248 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure just to our north should provide dry weather and
easterly winds for the first half of the week. A tropical
disturbance expected to remain to our south could spread a few
showers across the Carolinas Thursday or Friday.

Fog potential for tonight is Low.

NCZ105>110-171100-
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
248 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            0
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Min/Max Temp          64           88           63           88
Max/Min RH (%)        96           45           96           48
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  E  5         E  4         E  5         E  5
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      E  8         Lgt/Var      E  9 G18
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         73/0800      2000         71/0700
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Haines Index          4            4            4            4
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    6000                      5200
Transport Wind (mph)               E 16                      E 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 96000                     88400
ADI Early             63 Good      72 Good      63 Good      84 Good
ADI Late              6 Very Poor  92 Good      5 Very Poor  94 Good
Max LVORI Early       4            6            4            5
Max LVORI Late        6            1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
89 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 88 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. East
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 97 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 63 percent. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 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.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-171100-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
248 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            0
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Min/Max Temp          67           91           64           91
Max/Min RH (%)        95           40           97           40
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  SE  4        Lgt/Var      SE  4        Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      E  5         Lgt/Var      E  7
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         72/0800      2000         71/0800
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Haines Index          3            4            4            4
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    7300                      5800
Transport Wind (mph)               E 13                      E 16
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 94900                     92800
ADI Early             75 Good      57 Gen Good  78 Good      85 Good
ADI Late              5 Very Poor  110 Very Good5 Very Poor  99 Good
Max LVORI Early       4            6            4            6
Max LVORI Late        6            1            8            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            A            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
46 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
47 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
99 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-171100-
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
248 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            0
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Min/Max Temp          67           89           65           87
Max/Min RH (%)        97           47           97           49
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  SE  5        E  4         SE  5        E  5 G18
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      E  8 G17     Lgt/Var      E  9 G20
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         74/0800      2000         71/0700
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Haines Index          4            4            4            4
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5900                      5400
Transport Wind (mph)               E 16                      E 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 94400                     91800
ADI Early             68 Good      75 Good      70 Good      93 Good
ADI Late              6 Very Poor  94 Good      5 Very Poor  98 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            6            4            5
Max LVORI Late        6            1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
89 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 91 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. East
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-171100-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
248 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            0
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Min/Max Temp          67           91           64           90
Max/Min RH (%)        98           42           99           42
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  SE  5        Lgt/Var      SE  5        Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      E  6         Lgt/Var      E  7
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         74/0900      2000         74/0900
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Haines Index          3            4            4            4
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    7000                      6100
Transport Wind (mph)               E 14                      E 16
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 98000                     97600
ADI Early             69 Good      57 Gen Good  83 Good      89 Good
ADI Late              6 Very Poor  102 Very Good5 Very Poor  106 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            7            4            6
Max LVORI Late        6            1            8            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            A            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
47 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
50 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 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 mid 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Southwest 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.

$$

Forecaster...TRA