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
257 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Heat and humidity will increase tomorrow as high pressure settles
offshore. By Friday and Saturday, heat indices look to push above
105 degrees again. Scattered afternoon showers and storms return
this weekend.

Fog potential for tonight is Low.

NCZ105>110-041100-
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
257 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            0
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
LAL                   1            1            1            2
Min/Max Temp          69           93           72           95
Max/Min RH (%)        96           50           91           52
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  SE  4        Lgt/Var      S  5         SW  4
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      S  5         Lgt/Var      S  7 G17
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         80/0900      2100         78/0800
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5400                      5700
Transport Wind (mph)               SW  9                     SW 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 48600                     74100
ADI Early             52 Gen Good  45 Gen Good  40 Fair      45 Gen Good
ADI Late              5 Very Poor  53 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  62 Good
Max LVORI Early       4            7            4            5
Max LVORI Late        6            1            5            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            A            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
88 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 70s. Maximum RH 94 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 96 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-041100-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
257 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            20
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms
LAL                   1            1            1            3
Min/Max Temp          70           96           73           98
Max/Min RH (%)        98           43           92           46
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5         Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                                              0
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM
Precip End                                                   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         79/0900      2100         78/0800
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor
Haines Index          3            4            3            4
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    6800                      6900
Transport Wind (mph)               SW  8                     SW 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 54400                     82800
ADI Early             56 Gen Good  45 Gen Good  62 Good      52 Gen Good
ADI Late              6 Very Poor  68 Good      6 Very Poor  89 Good
Max LVORI Early       4            8            4            6
Max LVORI Late        7            1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            A            E            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
88 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Light
winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-041100-
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
257 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            10
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms
LAL                   1            1            1            2
Min/Max Temp          70           94           73           96
Max/Min RH (%)        100          50           94           50
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  SE  4        Lgt/Var      S  5         Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      S  4         Lgt/Var      S  6 G17
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                                              0
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM
Precip End                                                   6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         80/0900      2100         82/0900
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor
Haines Index          3            3            3            4
DSI                                3                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    6100                      6800
Transport Wind (mph)               S  9                      SW 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 54900                     68000
ADI Early             53 Gen Good  36 Fair      41 Gen Good  45 Gen Good
ADI Late              5 Very Poor  54 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  70 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            9            4            6
Max LVORI Late        9            1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            A            F            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
90 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-041100-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
257 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            30
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms
LAL                   1            1            1            3
Min/Max Temp          70           97           72           98
Max/Min RH (%)        100          42           92           44
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  4         Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                                              1
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM
Precip End                                                   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         79/0900      2100         79/0800
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor
Haines Index          3            4            3            4
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    7000                      7600
Transport Wind (mph)               SW  9                     SW 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 63000                     91200
ADI Early             59 Gen Good  45 Gen Good  68 Good      59 Gen Good
ADI Late              6 Very Poor  74 Good      6 Very Poor  93 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            9            4            6
Max LVORI Late        9            1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        7            5 Fog        7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            A            E            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
89 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 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...21