Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook) Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
000
FNUS52 KRAH 181927
FWFRAH
Fire Weather Planning Forecast For North Carolina
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
.DISCUSSION...
A weak backdoor cold front will move through overnight tonight
before lifting back north as as warm front on Friday. A stronger
cold front will move through late Friday night into Saturday. A
wave of low pressure will track along the front along the
southeast coast late in the weekend into early next week.
NCZ021-190800-
Forsyth-
Including the city of Winston-Salem
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 40 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 55 (-3) 80 (-6) 56 75
RH % (24h trend) 81 (-5) 46 (+20) 89 31
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 7
Precip Amount 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00
Precip Begin 11 AM
Precip End 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 430 5050 420 6420
Transport Wnd (mph) NE 8 SW 10 NW 7 NW 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 3440 50500 2940 89880
Burn Category 0 3 0 4
Inversion 7pm 58F/8am 8pm 61F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 60 Gen Good 12 Poor 32 Fair 23 Fair
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 45 Gen Good 7 Poor 81 Good
Max LVORI Early 2 3 3 4
Max LVORI Late 3 2 4 1
LAL 1 3 1 1
Haines Index 5 3 4 3
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B F C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ022-190800-
Guilford-
Including the cities of Greensboro and High Point
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 40 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 53 (-6) 81 (-4) 57 75
RH % (24h trend) 91 (+9) 46 (+18) 92 31
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var NW 7
Precip Amount 0.00 0.04 0.19 0.00
Precip Begin 11 AM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 2 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 420 4810 430 6390
Transport Wnd (mph) NE 7 SW 10 NW 9 NW 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 2940 48100 3870 83070
Burn Category 0 3 0 4
Inversion 7pm 57F/8am 8pm 62F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 61 Good 15 Gen Poor 32 Fair 28 Fair
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 39 Fair 7 Poor 67 Good
Max LVORI Early 2 4 3 4
Max LVORI Late 3 2 4 1
LAL 1 2 2 1
Haines Index 5 3 4 3
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B F C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ023-190800-
Alamance-
Including the cities of Burlington, Graham, and Mebane
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 40 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 53 (-5) 81 (-4) 57 75
RH % (24h trend) 98 (+12) 48 (+18) 99 33
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 7
Precip Amount 0.00 0.03 0.33 0.00
Precip Begin 11 AM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 2 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 420 4390 420 5710
Transport Wnd (mph) NE 7 SW 10 S 10 NW 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 2940 43900 4200 68520
Burn Category 0 3 0 4
Inversion 7pm 56F/8am 8pm 62F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 58 Gen Good 17 Gen Poor 28 Fair 31 Fair
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 32 Fair 7 Poor 53 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 2 5 3 5
Max LVORI Late 3 2 5 1
LAL 1 2 2 1
Haines Index 5 4 3 3
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B F C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ024-190800-
Orange-
Including the cities of Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 40 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 52 (-6) 82 (-3) 57 75
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+13) 47 (+18) 100 38
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 7
Precip Amount 0.00 0.03 0.27 0.00
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 2 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 420 4070 420 5710
Transport Wnd (mph) NE 7 SW 9 NW 9 NW 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 2940 36630 3780 68520
Burn Category 0 2 0 4
Inversion 7pm 56F/8am 8pm 62F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 62 Good 19 Gen Poor 24 Fair 29 Fair
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 28 Fair 4 Very Poor 62 Good
Max LVORI Early 2 5 3 5
Max LVORI Late 3 2 5 1
LAL 1 2 2 1
Haines Index 5 3 3 3
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B F C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ007-190800-
Person-
Including the city of Roxboro
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 30 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 52 (-6) 79 (-5) 55 74
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+16) 47 (+19) 100 33
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.06 0.36 0.00
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 2 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 420 3780 420 6080
Transport Wnd (mph) E 9 S 9 NW 9 NW 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 3780 34020 3780 85120
Burn Category 0 2 0 4
Inversion 7pm 54F/8am 7pm 57F/8am
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 70 Good 19 Gen Poor 22 Fair 29 Fair
Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 29 Fair 4 Very Poor 74 Good
Max LVORI Early 2 6 3 6
Max LVORI Late 4 2 6 1
LAL 1 1 2 1
Haines Index 5 3 2 3
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F C F C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ025-190800-
Durham-
Including the cities of Durham and Rougemont
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 30 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 53 (-6) 83 (-3) 57 75
RH % (24h trend) 98 (+12) 45 (+16) 100 40
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.04 0.23 0.00
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 2 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 400 4320 490 5750
Transport Wnd (mph) NE 6 SW 8 N 10 NW 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 2400 34560 4900 69000
Burn Category 0 2 0 4
Inversion 7pm 57F/8am 8pm 60F/7am
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 69 Good 19 Gen Poor 22 Fair 35 Fair
Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 29 Fair 4 Very Poor 56 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 2 5 3 6
Max LVORI Late 3 2 6 1
LAL 1 1 2 1
Haines Index 5 3 3 2
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B F C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ008-190800-
Granville-
Including the cities of Oxford and Creedmoor
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 30 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 52 (-6) 80 (-5) 55 74
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+13) 49 (+20) 100 38
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.10 0.25 0.00
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 2 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 420 3820 440 6040
Transport Wnd (mph) E 12 S 9 S 8 NW 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 5040 34380 3520 84560
Burn Category 0 2 0 4
Inversion 7pm 54F/8am 7pm 59F/7am
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 61 Good 19 Gen Poor 19 Gen Poor 33 Fair
Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 32 Fair 4 Very Poor 61 Good
Max LVORI Early 2 6 3 6
Max LVORI Late 4 1 6 1
LAL 1 1 2 1
Haines Index 5 3 3 3
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F C F C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ009-190800-
Vance-
Including the cities of Henderson and Kittrell
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 52 (-7) 79 (-5) 56 73
RH % (24h trend) 98 (+12) 48 (+18) 100 42
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.12 0.17 0.00
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 2 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 430 4040 450 5820
Transport Wnd (mph) E 12 S 10 S 8 NW 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 5160 40400 3600 81480
Burn Category 0 3 0 4
Inversion 7pm 53F/8am 7pm 59F/7am
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 58 Gen Good 18 Gen Poor 20 Gen Poor 33 Fair
Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 36 Fair 6 Very Poor 42 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 2 6 3 7
Max LVORI Late 5 1 7 1
LAL 1 1 2 1
Haines Index 5 2 3 3
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B F C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ010-190800-
Warren-
Including the cities of Warrenton and Norlina
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 30 20
Temp (24h trend) 51 (-9) 79 (-6) 56 73
RH % (24h trend) 98 (+17) 47 (+16) 100 46
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.03 0.16 0.00
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 430 3970 440 5370
Transport Wnd (mph) E 12 S 9 S 9 NW 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 5160 35730 3960 69810
Burn Category 0 2 0 4
Inversion 7pm 54F/8am 7pm 59F/7am
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 59 Gen Good 18 Gen Poor 23 Fair 32 Fair
Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 36 Fair 8 Poor 41 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 3 6 3 8
Max LVORI Late 5 1 7 2
LAL 1 1 2 2
Haines Index 5 3 3 2
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B E C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ011-190800-
Halifax-
Including the cities of Roanoke Rapids, Enfield,
and Scotland Neck
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 30 20
Temp (24h trend) 49 (-12) 79 (-6) 55 73
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+15) 45 (+13) 100 46
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.00
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 440 4240 460 5130
Transport Wnd (mph) E 14 S 10 SE 10 NW 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 6160 42400 4600 51300
Burn Category 0 3 0 3
Inversion 7pm 52F/5am 7pm 59F/7am
Dispersion Very Poor Poor
Max ADI Early 54 Gen Good 18 Gen Poor 29 Fair 32 Fair
Max ADI Late 8 Poor 40 Fair 9 Poor 46 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 3 6 3 9
Max LVORI Late 5 1 7 2
LAL 1 1 3 2
Haines Index 4 3 3 2
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B E C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ026-190800-
Franklin-
Including the cities of Louisburg and Franklinton
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 30 20
Temp (24h trend) 52 (-8) 80 (-5) 58 74
RH % (24h trend) 97 (+16) 48 (+17) 100 47
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SE 5 Lgt/Var N 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.07 0.54 0.00
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 420 3890 460 4930
Transport Wnd (mph) E 12 S 9 NW 8 NW 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 5040 35010 3680 49300
Burn Category 0 2 0 3
Inversion 7pm 53F/7am 7pm 61F/7am
Dispersion Very Poor Poor
Max ADI Early 55 Gen Good 19 Gen Poor 24 Fair 32 Fair
Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 35 Fair 8 Poor 43 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 2 5 3 6
Max LVORI Late 5 1 6 2
LAL 1 1 2 2
Haines Index 5 3 3 2
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B E C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ027-190800-
Nash-
Including the cities of Nashville, Spring Hope, and Rocky Mount
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 30 20
Temp (24h trend) 51 (-10) 81 (-5) 57 75
RH % (24h trend) 95 (+15) 46 (+15) 100 46
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SE 5 Lgt/Var N 7
Precip Amount 0.00 0.04 0.42 0.00
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 430 4260 450 4460
Transport Wnd (mph) E 12 S 10 SW 6 NW 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 5160 42600 2700 40140
Burn Category 0 3 0 2
Inversion 7pm 56F/5am 7pm 62F/8am
Dispersion Very Poor Poor
Max ADI Early 59 Gen Good 19 Gen Poor 29 Fair 28 Fair
Max ADI Late 6 Very Poor 39 Fair 9 Poor 41 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 2 5 3 7
Max LVORI Late 5 1 6 2
LAL 1 1 2 2
Haines Index 5 3 3 2
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B E C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ028-190800-
Edgecombe-
Including the cities of Tarboro and Princeville
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 30 20
Temp (24h trend) 52 (-10) 80 (-6) 58 74
RH % (24h trend) 97 (+9) 44 (+13) 100 47
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 5 N 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SE 5 Lgt/Var N 7
Precip Amount 0.00 0.07 0.25 0.00
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 440 4270 390 4320
Transport Wnd (mph) E 15 S 12 SW 6 NW 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 6600 51240 2340 38880
Burn Category 0 3 0 2
Inversion 7pm 57F/4am 7pm 62F/8am
Dispersion Poor Poor
Max ADI Early 62 Good 19 Gen Poor 34 Fair 21 Fair
Max ADI Late 6 Very Poor 50 Gen Good 9 Poor 40 Fair
Max LVORI Early 3 5 3 9
Max LVORI Late 5 1 6 2
LAL 1 1 2 2
Haines Index 5 3 3 2
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B E C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ038-190800-
Davidson-
Including the cities of Lexington and Thomasville
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 40 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 56 (-1) 82 (-4) 57 75
RH % (24h trend) 82 (-5) 45 (+16) 94 33
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 7
Precip Amount 0.00 0.05 0.21 0.00
Precip Begin 11 AM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 2 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 420 5130 420 4920
Transport Wnd (mph) E 6 SW 9 N 8 NW 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 2520 46170 3360 49200
Burn Category 0 3 0 3
Inversion 7pm 69F/10am 7pm 63F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 50 Gen Good 9 Poor 24 Fair 21 Fair
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 54 Gen Good 6 Very Poor 36 Fair
Max LVORI Early 2 3 3 4
Max LVORI Late 3 2 4 1
LAL 1 3 2 1
Haines Index 5 3 3 3
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B F C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ039-190800-
Randolph-
Including the cities of Asheboro and Archdale
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 40 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 54 (-4) 82 (-3) 57 75
RH % (24h trend) 93 (+3) 46 (+17) 99 34
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.08 0.21 0.00
Precip Begin 11 AM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 2 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 420 4640 420 4890
Transport Wnd (mph) NE 5 SW 10 NW 8 NW 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 2100 46400 3360 48900
Burn Category 0 3 0 3
Inversion 7pm 62F/9am 7pm 63F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 55 Gen Good 13 Gen Poor 22 Fair 26 Fair
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 53 Gen Good 5 Very Poor 38 Fair
Max LVORI Early 2 4 3 5
Max LVORI Late 3 2 5 1
LAL 1 3 2 1
Haines Index 5 3 4 3
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B F C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ040-190800-
Chatham-
Including the cities of Siler City and Pittsboro
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 40 30 10
Temp (24h trend) 54 (-4) 83 (-3) 57 76
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+6) 45 (+15) 100 41
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.03 0.39 0.00
Precip Begin 11 AM Continuing 2 PM
Precip End Continuing 2 AM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 410 4430 430 4350
Transport Wnd (mph) NE 5 SW 10 SE 9 NW 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 2050 44300 3870 39150
Burn Category 0 3 0 2
Inversion 7pm 58F/8am 7pm 64F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 55 Gen Good 17 Gen Poor 22 Fair 31 Fair
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 35 Fair 4 Very Poor 38 Fair
Max LVORI Early 2 5 3 6
Max LVORI Late 3 2 6 1
LAL 1 3 2 1
Haines Index 5 3 3 2
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B F C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ041-190800-
Wake-
Including the cities of Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Wake Forest,
and Knightdale
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 30 30 20
Temp (24h trend) 54 (-6) 84 (-2) 60 76
RH % (24h trend) 95 (+10) 46 (+15) 100 44
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var N 7
Precip Amount 0.00 0.03 0.41 0.00
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing 2 PM
Precip End Continuing 2 AM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 420 4300 470 4690
Transport Wnd (mph) E 6 S 9 N 8 NW 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 2520 38700 3760 42210
Burn Category 0 2 0 2
Inversion 7pm 56F/7am 7pm 63F/7am
Dispersion Very Poor Poor
Max ADI Early 61 Good 20 Gen Poor 25 Fair 35 Fair
Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 34 Fair 7 Poor 41 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 2 5 3 6
Max LVORI Late 3 2 6 1
LAL 1 2 2 2
Haines Index 5 3 3 2
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B E C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ042-190800-
Johnston-
Including the cities of Smithfield, Selma, and Clayton
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 30 30 20
Temp (24h trend) 55 (-6) 84 (-3) 61 77
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+6) 45 (+15) 100 48
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SE 5 Lgt/Var N 7
Precip Amount 0.00 0.03 0.39 0.00
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 400 4530 410 4250
Transport Wnd (mph) E 6 S 10 W 6 NW 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 2400 45300 2460 38250
Burn Category 0 3 0 2
Inversion 7pm 58F/6am 7pm 64F/8am
Dispersion Very Poor Poor
Max ADI Early 58 Gen Good 21 Fair 30 Fair 26 Fair
Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 37 Fair 8 Poor 41 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 2 5 3 8
Max LVORI Late 4 2 6 1
LAL 1 2 3 2
Haines Index 5 4 3 2
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B E C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ043-190800-
Wilson-
Including the city of Wilson
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 30 20
Temp (24h trend) 54 (-8) 82 (-5) 60 75
RH % (24h trend) 95 (+8) 44 (+14) 100 46
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 5 N 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SE 5 Lgt/Var N 7
Precip Amount 0.00 0.03 0.38 0.01
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 420 4340 410 4050
Transport Wnd (mph) E 12 S 10 SW 7 NW 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 5040 43400 2870 36450
Burn Category 0 3 0 2
Inversion 7pm 57F/5am 7pm 63F/8am
Dispersion Very Poor Poor
Max ADI Early 65 Good 20 Gen Poor 33 Fair 23 Fair
Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 50 Gen Good 9 Poor 42 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 2 5 3 8
Max LVORI Late 5 1 6 1
LAL 1 1 3 2
Haines Index 5 3 3 2
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F A E C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ073-190800-
Stanly-
Including the city of Albemarle
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 40 20 20
Temp (24h trend) 58 (+1) 84 (-3) 58 76
RH % (24h trend) 84 (-8) 44 (+15) 98 38
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 7
Precip Amount 0.00 0.04 0.12 0.01
Precip Begin 11 AM Continuing 2 PM
Precip End Continuing 2 AM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 420 5250 420 4650
Transport Wnd (mph) NE 5 SW 10 N 8 NW 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 2100 52500 3360 41850
Burn Category 0 3 0 2
Inversion 7pm 72F/10am 7pm 64F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 46 Gen Good 5 Very Poor 24 Fair 23 Fair
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 44 Gen Good 6 Very Poor 35 Fair
Max LVORI Early 2 3 3 5
Max LVORI Late 3 1 4 1
LAL 1 3 2 1
Haines Index 5 4 3 2
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B F C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ074-190800-
Montgomery-
Including the city of Troy
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 40 30 20
Temp (24h trend) 56 (-2) 84 (-3) 58 77
RH % (24h trend) 87 (-9) 41 (+14) 100 36
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.07 0.26 0.01
Precip Begin 11 AM Continuing 2 PM
Precip End Continuing 2 AM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 420 5160 430 4640
Transport Wnd (mph) E 5 SW 12 SE 8 NW 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 2100 61920 3440 41760
Burn Category 0 3 0 2
Inversion 7pm 64F/9am 7pm 64F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 53 Gen Good 8 Poor 24 Fair 27 Fair
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 59 Gen Good 4 Very Poor 37 Fair
Max LVORI Early 2 4 3 5
Max LVORI Late 3 1 5 1
LAL 1 3 2 1
Haines Index 5 3 3 2
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B F C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ075-190800-
Moore-
Including the cities of Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen,
and Carthage
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 30 30 20
Temp (24h trend) 55 (-5) 85 (-2) 58 77
RH % (24h trend) 94 (+5) 41 (+14) 100 39
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var N 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.06 0.25 0.00
Precip Begin 11 AM Continuing 2 PM
Precip End Continuing 2 AM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 420 5510 440 4630
Transport Wnd (mph) W 3 SW 12 SW 8 NW 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 1260 66120 3520 41670
Burn Category 0 4 0 2
Inversion 7pm 60F/8am 7pm 62F/8am
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 53 Gen Good 13 Gen Poor 26 Fair 33 Fair
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 48 Gen Good 4 Very Poor 41 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 2 5 3 6
Max LVORI Late 3 2 6 1
LAL 1 3 2 1
Haines Index 5 3 3 2
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B F C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ076-190800-
Lee-
Including the city of Sanford
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 30 30 20
Temp (24h trend) 56 (-3) 85 (-2) 59 77
RH % (24h trend) 94 (+5) 44 (+15) 100 41
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.03 0.30 0.00
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing 2 PM
Precip End Continuing 2 AM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 420 4580 450 4490
Transport Wnd (mph) N 3 SW 10 S 9 N 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 1260 45800 4050 44900
Burn Category 0 3 0 3
Inversion 7pm 59F/8am 7pm 62F/8am
Dispersion Very Poor Poor
Max ADI Early 52 Gen Good 18 Gen Poor 23 Fair 31 Fair
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 38 Fair 4 Very Poor 39 Fair
Max LVORI Early 2 5 3 6
Max LVORI Late 3 2 6 1
LAL 1 3 2 1
Haines Index 4 3 3 2
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B F C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ077-190800-
Harnett-
Including the cities of Lillington, Angier, Buies Creek, Erwin,
and Dunn
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 30 30 20
Temp (24h trend) 57 (-4) 85 (-3) 61 77
RH % (24h trend) 93 (+6) 42 (+14) 99 43
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var N 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.05 0.23 0.00
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 410 4990 450 4380
Transport Wnd (mph) E 3 S 10 S 10 NW 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 1230 49900 4500 39420
Burn Category 0 3 0 2
Inversion 7pm 60F/8am 7pm 64F/7am
Dispersion Very Poor Poor
Max ADI Early 53 Gen Good 19 Gen Poor 28 Fair 35 Fair
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 38 Fair 6 Very Poor 41 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 2 5 3 6
Max LVORI Late 3 2 6 1
LAL 1 3 2 1
Haines Index 4 3 3 2
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B E C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ078-190800-
Wayne-
Including the city of Goldsboro
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 30 20
Temp (24h trend) 55 (-7) 83 (-5) 60 77
RH % (24h trend) 98 (+1) 46 (+16) 100 48
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 5 NW 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SE 5 Lgt/Var N 7
Precip Amount 0.00 0.08 0.34 0.04
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 410 4260 470 3840
Transport Wnd (mph) E 8 S 10 S 7 NW 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 3280 42600 3290 38400
Burn Category 0 3 0 2
Inversion 7pm 58F/6am 7pm 64F/8am
Dispersion Very Poor Poor
Max ADI Early 57 Gen Good 21 Fair 34 Fair 20 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 47 Gen Good 9 Poor 40 Fair
Max LVORI Early 2 6 3 9
Max LVORI Late 5 1 6 2
LAL 1 2 3 2
Haines Index 5 3 3 2
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F A E C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ083-190800-
Anson-
Including the cities of Wadesboro and Polkton
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 40 30 20
Temp (24h trend) 59 (0) 86 (-2) 60 79
RH % (24h trend) 82 (-5) 41 (+15) 99 38
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.02 0.06 0.00
Precip Begin 11 AM Continuing 2 PM
Precip End Continuing 2 AM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 420 5420 420 4880
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 3 SW 12 W 7 NW 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 1260 65040 2940 43920
Burn Category 0 4 0 2
Inversion 7pm 73F/10am 7pm 65F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 49 Gen Good 4 Very Poor 26 Fair 24 Fair
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 48 Gen Good 3 Very Poor 37 Fair
Max LVORI Early 2 3 3 5
Max LVORI Late 3 1 5 1
LAL 1 3 2 1
Haines Index 4 4 3 2
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B F C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ084-190800-
Richmond-
Including the cities of Rockingham and Ellerbe
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 40 30 20
Temp (24h trend) 59 (-1) 86 (-2) 60 79
RH % (24h trend) 83 (-8) 40 (+14) 100 40
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.04 0.18 0.00
Precip Begin 11 AM Continuing 2 PM
Precip End Continuing 2 AM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 420 5950 420 4970
Transport Wnd (mph) SE 3 SW 13 S 8 NW 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 1260 77350 3360 49700
Burn Category 0 4 0 3
Inversion 7pm 66F/9am 8pm 63F/7am
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 52 Gen Good 7 Poor 27 Fair 34 Fair
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 61 Good 3 Very Poor 39 Fair
Max LVORI Early 2 4 3 5
Max LVORI Late 3 1 6 1
LAL 1 3 2 1
Haines Index 5 4 3 2
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B F C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ085-190800-
Scotland-
Including the cities of Laurinburg, Camp Mackall, and Wagram
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 40 30 20
Temp (24h trend) 59 (-2) 86 (-3) 62 80
RH % (24h trend) 85 (-7) 42 (+15) 100 43
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var N 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.01 0.29 0.00
Precip Begin 11 AM Continuing 2 PM
Precip End Continuing 2 AM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 420 5930 420 5000
Transport Wnd (mph) S 6 SW 13 S 8 NW 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 2520 77090 3360 50000
Burn Category 0 4 0 3
Inversion 7pm 66F/9am 7pm 64F/7am
Dispersion Very Poor Poor
Max ADI Early 52 Gen Good 9 Poor 27 Fair 32 Fair
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 71 Good 5 Very Poor 39 Fair
Max LVORI Early 2 4 3 6
Max LVORI Late 3 1 6 1
LAL 1 3 2 1
Haines Index 5 4 3 2
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B E C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ086-190800-
Hoke-
Including the city of Raeford
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 40 30 20
Temp (24h trend) 59 (-3) 87 (-2) 61 79
RH % (24h trend) 86 (-3) 42 (+16) 99 43
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var N 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.02 0.30 0.00
Precip Begin 11 AM Continuing 2 PM
Precip End Continuing 2 AM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 420 5490 440 4540
Transport Wnd (mph) SE 5 SW 13 NW 8 NW 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 2100 71370 3520 40860
Burn Category 0 4 0 2
Inversion 7pm 66F/9am 7pm 65F/7am
Dispersion Very Poor Poor
Max ADI Early 53 Gen Good 14 Gen Poor 29 Fair 37 Fair
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 47 Gen Good 6 Very Poor 40 Fair
Max LVORI Early 2 4 3 5
Max LVORI Late 3 2 5 1
LAL 1 3 2 1
Haines Index 4 4 3 2
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B E C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ088-190800-
Cumberland-
Including the cities of Fayetteville, Spring Lake, and Hope Mills
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 40 30 20
Temp (24h trend) 59 (-4) 87 (-2) 62 79
RH % (24h trend) 89 (-2) 42 (+15) 99 43
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var N 7
Precip Amount 0.00 0.06 0.14 0.00
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 410 5460 450 4490
Transport Wnd (mph) SE 5 SW 10 S 10 NW 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 2050 54600 4500 40410
Burn Category 0 4 0 2
Inversion 7pm 62F/8am 7pm 66F/8am
Dispersion Very Poor Poor
Max ADI Early 52 Gen Good 18 Gen Poor 30 Fair 29 Fair
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 43 Gen Good 7 Poor 39 Fair
Max LVORI Early 2 4 3 6
Max LVORI Late 3 2 5 1
LAL 1 3 2 2
Haines Index 5 3 3 2
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B E C
Remarks...None.
$$
NCZ089-190800-
Sampson-
Including the cities of Clinton and Roseboro
326 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 30 30 20
Temp (24h trend) 58 (-5) 85 (-3) 61 79
RH % (24h trend) 96 (-1) 44 (+16) 100 47
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SE 5 Lgt/Var N 7
Precip Amount 0.00 0.10 0.13 0.01
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL) 410 4590 370 3950
Transport Wnd (mph) SE 7 S 10 SW 6 N 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 2870 45900 2220 39500
Burn Category 0 3 0 2
Inversion 7pm 61F/8am 7pm 68F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor Poor
Max ADI Early 55 Gen Good 19 Gen Poor 28 Fair 19 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 39 Fair 8 Poor 37 Fair
Max LVORI Early 2 5 3 8
Max LVORI Late 4 1 6 2
LAL 1 2 2 2
Haines Index 5 4 3 2
RH Recovery Excellent Excellent
Stability Class F B E C
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs around 60. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$