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
302 PM EST Sun Nov 24 2024

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure will shift offshore bringing warming temperatures
early this week. A mainly dry cold front will move through late
Tuesday and Tuesday night followed by cooler and drier high
pressure Wednesday. A second cold front will bring unsettled
weather Thursday followed by cooler and drier weather for late
week.

Fog potential for tonight is Low.

NCZ105>110-251215-
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, Southport,
and Sunset Beach
302 PM EST Sun Nov 24 2024

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            20
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Min/Max Temp          40           72           51           73
Max/Min RH (%)        96           41           89           62
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  4        SW  6
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  4        SW  4        W  6
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip Duration                                              1
Precip Begin                                                 7 AM
Precip End                                                   6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1700         63/1100      1700         58/0800
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair
Haines Index          4            4            4            3
DSI                                1                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    2500                      3500
Transport Wind (mph)               W 13                      W 18
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 32500                     63000
ADI Early             5 Very Poor  20 Gen Poor  6 Very Poor  45 Gen Good
ADI Late              6 Very Poor  33 Fair      10 Poor      46 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       5            5            4            4
Max LVORI Late        6            2            5            3
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            B            E            C

Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
53 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum
RH 98 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 72 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 40s. Maximum RH 88 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Cooler. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the lower 30s.
Maximum RH 75 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum
RH 74 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH
43 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-251215-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
302 PM EST Sun Nov 24 2024

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            20
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Min/Max Temp          40           71           51           72
Max/Min RH (%)        98           40           93           56
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  6
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  4        SW  4        W  5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip Duration                                              1
Precip Begin                                                 7 AM
Precip End                                                   1 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1700         62/1100      1600         57/0800
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor
Haines Index          4            4            4            3
DSI                                1                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    2300                      3000
Transport Wind (mph)               SW 14                     W 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 32200                     51000
ADI Early             5 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor  7 Poor       42 Gen Good
ADI Late              6 Very Poor  38 Fair      11 Poor      42 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       5            6            4            5
Max LVORI Late        6            2            5            3
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            B            E            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
82 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
43 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
South winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 40s. Maximum RH 90 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the lower 30s.
Maximum RH 77 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. Maximum RH
77 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH
42 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-251215-
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
302 PM EST Sun Nov 24 2024

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            20
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Min/Max Temp          40           71           51           72
Max/Min RH (%)        97           41           91           63
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  5
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  4        SW  4        W  5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip Duration                                              1
Precip Begin                                                 7 AM
Precip End                                                   6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1700         63/1100      1700         59/0800
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor
Haines Index          4            4            4            3
DSI                                1                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    2600                      3400
Transport Wind (mph)               SW 14                     W 18
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 36400                     61200
ADI Early             5 Very Poor  22 Fair      6 Very Poor  55 Gen Good
ADI Late              6 Very Poor  38 Fair      10 Poor      59 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       5            5            4            5
Max LVORI Late        6            2            5            3
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            B            F            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 40s. Maximum RH 88 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum
RH 57 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the lower 30s.
Maximum RH 78 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
76 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH
43 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-251215-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
302 PM EST Sun Nov 24 2024

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            20
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Min/Max Temp          39           71           50           72
Max/Min RH (%)        98           42           95           56
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  5
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  5        SW  4        W  5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip Duration                                              1
Precip Begin                                                 7 AM
Precip End                                                   6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1700         62/1100      1700         58/0900
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor
Haines Index          4            4            4            3
DSI                                1                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    2500                      3100
Transport Wind (mph)               SW 15                     W 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 37500                     52700
ADI Early             5 Very Poor  20 Gen Poor  7 Poor       43 Gen Good
ADI Late              5 Very Poor  41 Gen Good  11 Poor      42 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       5            6            5            5
Max LVORI Late        6            2            5            3
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            B            E            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
44 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 40s. Maximum RH 92 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows around 30. Maximum RH
81 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50. Minimum RH 41 percent. Light
winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum
RH 79 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH
43 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below 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.

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