Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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214 FNUS52 KILM 092003 FWFILM Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina National Weather Service Wilmington NC 403 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024 .DISCUSSION... Showers taper off this evening, with muggy low temperatures settling in. Several rounds of rain and thunderstorms expected midday Friday through the afternoon. Some storms could be strong or severe. High pressure with near normal temps and lower daytime RH will dominate this weekend into early next week. Fog potential for tonight is Low. NCZ105>110-101215- 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 403 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Chance (%) 0 70 60 0 Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None LAL 1 3 3 1 Min/Max Temp 66 85 54 77 Max/Min RH (%) 97 57 90 29 Wind20ft/Early (mph) SW 7 G19 W 5 W 6 N 7 Wind20ft/Late (mph) W 6 SW 7 NW 7 G17 NW 7 Precip Amount 0.00 0.29 0.34 0.00 Precip Duration 2 2 Precip Begin 12 PM Continuing Precip End Continuing 2 AM Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 70/0800 1900 58/0600 Dispersion Fair Fair Haines Index 4 5 3 4 DSI 2 3 Mixing Hgt (ft) 4300 7100 Transport Wind (mph) W 18 NW 15 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 77400 106500 ADI Early 39 Fair 50 Gen Good 23 Fair 74 Good ADI Late 13 Gen Poor 79 Good 14 Gen Poor 109 Very Good Max LVORI Early 4 6 5 4 Max LVORI Late 6 3 4 1 Min VSBY Early 7 7 6 Rain Min VSBY Late 7 6 Rain 7 Turner Stability D B D B Remarks...Brotak Stack Present. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH 74 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 37 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH 76 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 85 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 72 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. South winds 15 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 96 percent. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. South winds 15 to 20 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 91 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NCZ096-099-101215- Bladen-Columbus- Including the cities of Elizabethtown, Bladenboro, Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw 403 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Chance (%) 0 60 40 0 Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None LAL 1 3 3 1 Min/Max Temp 67 84 54 76 Max/Min RH (%) 99 59 89 29 Wind20ft/Early (mph) SW 6 G17 W 4 W 5 N 6 Wind20ft/Late (mph) SW 5 SW 6 N 6 NW 6 Precip Amount 0.00 0.25 0.25 0.00 Precip Duration 2 2 Precip Begin 11 AM Continuing Precip End Continuing 2 AM Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 69/0800 1900 57/0600 Dispersion Fair Fair Haines Index 4 5 4 4 DSI 2 3 Mixing Hgt (ft) 3500 7200 Transport Wind (mph) W 18 W 16 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 63000 115200 ADI Early 50 Gen Good 48 Gen Good 26 Fair 78 Good ADI Late 8 Poor 71 Good 12 Poor 119 Very Good Max LVORI Early 5 7 5 4 Max LVORI Late 6 3 4 1 Min VSBY Early 7 7 7 Min VSBY Late 7 6 Rain 7 Turner Stability E B E B Remarks...Brotak Profile Present. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH 77 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 34 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH 77 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 39 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 91 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 93 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NCZ087-101215- Robeson- Including the city of Lumberton 403 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Chance (%) 0 50 40 0 Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None LAL 1 2 3 1 Min/Max Temp 67 84 54 76 Max/Min RH (%) 99 59 86 29 Wind20ft/Early (mph) SW 9 G20 W 6 W 7 N 7 Wind20ft/Late (mph) W 7 SW 8 G17 N 8 NW 7 Precip Amount 0.00 0.22 0.10 0.00 Precip Duration 1 2 Precip Begin 11 AM Continuing Precip End Continuing 2 AM Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 69/0800 1900 57/0600 Dispersion Good Fair Haines Index 4 5 4 4 DSI 2 3 Mixing Hgt (ft) 3400 7200 Transport Wind (mph) W 16 W 16 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 54400 115200 ADI Early 49 Gen Good 45 Gen Good 34 Fair 81 Good ADI Late 12 Poor 61 Good 13 Gen Poor 123 Very Good Max LVORI Early 5 7 4 4 Max LVORI Late 6 1 4 1 Min VSBY Early 7 7 7 Min VSBY Late 7 7 7 Turner Stability D B D B Remarks...Brotak Stack Present. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH 77 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 34 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH 75 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 39 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 91 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 93 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ SCZ054>056-058-059-101215- 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 403 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Chance (%) 0 60 40 0 Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None LAL 3 3 3 1 Min/Max Temp 66 84 54 76 Max/Min RH (%) 100 66 88 31 Wind20ft/Early (mph) SW 7 G19 W 4 W 6 N 6 Wind20ft/Late (mph) SW 5 SW 7 NW 7 G17 NW 6 Precip Amount 0.00 0.20 0.18 0.00 Precip Duration 2 2 Precip Begin 10 AM Continuing Precip End Continuing 2 AM Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 70/0800 1900 58/0600 Dispersion Fair Fair Haines Index 4 4 4 4 DSI 2 3 Mixing Hgt (ft) 3000 7100 Transport Wind (mph) W 17 W 16 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 51000 113600 ADI Early 28 Fair 45 Gen Good 40 Fair 73 Good ADI Late 10 Poor 58 Gen Good 13 Gen Poor 119 Very Good Max LVORI Early 5 7 4 4 Max LVORI Late 7 3 4 1 Min VSBY Early 7 7 7 Min VSBY Late 7 6 Rain 7 Turner Stability E B E B Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH 78 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 38 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH 79 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 91 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 76 percent. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. South winds 15 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 93 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ SCZ032-033-039-101215- Florence-Marion-Williamsburg- Including the cities of Florence, Marion, Mullins, and Kingstree 403 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Clear Precip Chance (%) 0 50 40 0 Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None LAL 3 2 3 1 Min/Max Temp 65 83 53 77 Max/Min RH (%) 100 64 88 30 Wind20ft/Early (mph) SW 7 G18 SW 5 W 6 N 6 Wind20ft/Late (mph) SW 5 W 7 N 6 NW 6 Precip Amount 0.00 0.22 0.12 0.00 Precip Duration 2 1 Precip Begin 9 AM Continuing Precip End Continuing 2 AM Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 68/0800 1900 57/0600 Dispersion Fair Fair Haines Index 4 5 4 5 DSI 2 3 Mixing Hgt (ft) 3300 7200 Transport Wind (mph) W 20 W 16 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 66000 115200 ADI Early 34 Fair 46 Gen Good 52 Gen Good 76 Good ADI Late 7 Poor 61 Good 12 Poor 121 Very Good Max LVORI Early 5 8 4 4 Max LVORI Late 8 3 4 1 Min VSBY Early 7 7 7 Min VSBY Late 7 6 Rain 7 Turner Stability E B E B Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH 79 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 36 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH 81 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 42 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 94 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 73 percent. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 94 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ SCZ017-023-024-101215- Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon- Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville, Darlington, North Hartsville, and Dillon 403 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Clear Precip Chance (%) 0 40 30 0 Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None LAL 1 2 2 1 Min/Max Temp 66 83 53 77 Max/Min RH (%) 100 61 86 29 Wind20ft/Early (mph) SW 8 G18 SW 5 NW 6 N 6 Wind20ft/Late (mph) SW 6 SW 7 N 7 NW 6 Precip Amount 0.00 0.17 0.07 0.00 Precip Duration 1 1 Precip Begin 10 AM Continuing Precip End Continuing 2 AM Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 68/0800 1900 56/0600 Dispersion Fair Fair Haines Index 4 5 4 4 DSI 2 3 Mixing Hgt (ft) 3600 7300 Transport Wind (mph) W 17 W 16 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 61200 116800 ADI Early 42 Gen Good 42 Gen Good 43 Gen Good 81 Good ADI Late 11 Poor 65 Good 12 Poor 124 Very Good Max LVORI Early 6 8 4 4 Max LVORI Late 8 2 4 1 Min VSBY Early 7 7 7 Min VSBY Late 7 7 7 Turner Stability D B D B Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH 80 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 35 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH 78 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 41 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 96 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 73 percent. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 95 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent. West winds 5 to 10 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...Boatman