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
337 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Clouds and rain will accompany a cold front moving off the coast
this morning. High pressure will bring dry and cool weather
tonight through Friday. A warming trend is expected this weekend
as the high moves offshore. The next chance of rain will
accompany a cold front late Tuesday into Wednesday.

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

Fog potential for tonight is Low.

NCZ105>110-282345-
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
337 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mclear       Clear
Precip Chance (%)     100          0            0
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None
LAL                   3            1            1
Max/Min Temp          60           38           69
Min/Max RH (%)        76           88           35
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  N 10 G23     NW  8 G20    NW  5
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   N 13 G25     NW  6 G17    W 10 G20
Precip Amount         1.32         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       9
Precip Begin          6 AM
Precip End            6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  56/0600      1900         46/0900
Dispersion                         Fair
Haines Index          2            5            5
DSI                   1                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       2500                      8100
Transport Wind (mph)  N 24                      NW 28
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    60000                     226800
ADI Early             40 Fair      33 Fair      82 Good
ADI Late              52 Gen Good  8 Poor       127 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            5            3
Max LVORI Late        4            4            1
Min VSBY Early        2 Rain       7            7
Min VSBY Late         4 Rain       7            7
Turner Stability      D            E            B

Remarks...Brotak Stack Present.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
69 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
74 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
82 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. Maximum RH 84 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-282345-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
337 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Clear
Precip Chance (%)     100          0            0
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None
LAL                   3            1            1
Max/Min Temp          59           38           70
Min/Max RH (%)        69           87           33
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  N 11 G21     NW  6 G17    W  4
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   N 13 G23     NW  5        W 10 G21
Precip Amount         0.82         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       7
Precip Begin          6 AM
Precip End            5 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  57/0600      1900         51/1000
Dispersion                         Fair
Haines Index          3            5            5
DSI                   1                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       2400                      7600
Transport Wind (mph)  N 23                      W 28
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    55200                     212800
ADI Early             38 Fair      41 Gen Good  70 Good
ADI Late              48 Gen Good  8 Poor       126 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            5            4
Max LVORI Late        4            4            1
Min VSBY Early        2 Rain       7            7
Min VSBY Late         5 Rain       7            7
Turner Stability      D            E            B

Remarks...Brotak Stack Present.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
74 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
77 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
83 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Maximum RH 83 percent. Chance of showers
50 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-282345-
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
337 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Clear
Precip Chance (%)     100          0            0
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None
LAL                   3            1            1
Max/Min Temp          61           39           68
Min/Max RH (%)        70           86           34
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  N 10 G22     NW  6 G19    NW  4
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   N 12 G22     NW  5        W  8 G17
Precip Amount         0.68         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       7
Precip Begin          6 AM
Precip End            4 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  60/0600      1900         52/1000
Dispersion                         Fair
Haines Index          3            5            5
DSI                   1                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       2800                      6900
Transport Wind (mph)  N 23                      W 23
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    64400                     158700
ADI Early             40 Fair      45 Gen Good  66 Good
ADI Late              51 Gen Good  8 Poor       107 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            4            3
Max LVORI Late        4            4            1
Min VSBY Early        2 Rain       7            7
Min VSBY Late         5 Rain       7            7
Turner Stability      D            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
71 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
77 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
83 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Maximum RH 82 percent. Chance of showers
40 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-282345-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
337 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Clear
Precip Chance (%)     100          0            0
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None
LAL                   3            1            1
Max/Min Temp          61           38           70
Min/Max RH (%)        59           82           31
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  N 10 G21     NW  5        W  4
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   N 12 G22     NW  5        W  9 G19
Precip Amount         0.43         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       4
Precip Begin          6 AM
Precip End            2 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  None         1900         52/1000
Dispersion                         Fair
Haines Index          4            5            5
DSI                   1                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       2800                      7400
Transport Wind (mph)  N 22                      W 24
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    61600                     177600
ADI Early             40 Fair      42 Gen Good  57 Gen Good
ADI Late              51 Gen Good  8 Poor       117 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            4            4
Max LVORI Late        4            3            1
Min VSBY Early        2 Rain       7            7
Min VSBY Late         6 Rain       7            7
Turner Stability      D            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
75 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
78 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
83 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Maximum RH 82 percent. Chance of showers
50 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near 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...TRA


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