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
234 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Hot and humid weather will continue for several days. A cold front
may bring a few showers and storms on Saturday. Next week will
remain quite hot with typical scattered thunderstorms mainly each
afternoon.

Fog potential for tonight is None.

NCZ105>110-051045-
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
234 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     0            20           0            30
Precip Type           None         Tstms        None         Tstms
LAL                   1            2            2            3
Min/Max Temp          73           96           74           94
Max/Min RH (%)        89           54           93           57
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  S  5         SW  5        S  7 G17     SW  5
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   S  4         S  8 G18     S  5         S  8 G18
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.01
Precip Duration                    0                         1
Precip Begin                       2 PM                      2 PM
Precip End                         6 PM                      Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         79/0800      2100         78/0600
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5200                      4900
Transport Wind (mph)               SW 13                     S 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 67600                     73500
ADI Early             43 Gen Good  50 Gen Good  47 Gen Good  57 Gen Good
ADI Late              8 Poor       57 Gen Good  8 Poor       64 Good
Max LVORI Early       4            5            4            5
Max LVORI Late        5            2            5            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      A            A            A            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 66 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 67 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-051045-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
234 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            30           30           50
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   1            3            2            4
Min/Max Temp          74           99           75           97
Max/Min RH (%)        90           47           94           52
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  S  5         SW  4        S  6         S  4
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   S  4         SW  5        S  4         S  6
Precip Amount         0.00         0.02         0.01         0.21
Precip Duration                    0            1            1
Precip Begin                       2 PM         Continuing   2 PM
Precip End                         Continuing   2 AM         Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         78/0800      2100         78/0700
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair
Haines Index          3            4            3            4
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    6500                      6800
Transport Wind (mph)               SW 10                     SW 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 65000                     102000
ADI Early             71 Good      49 Gen Good  50 Gen Good  62 Good
ADI Late              7 Poor       74 Good      7 Poor       86 Good
Max LVORI Early       4            5            4            6
Max LVORI Late        5            1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      A            A            A            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 65 percent. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Light winds.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-051045-
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
234 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            40
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms
LAL                   1            2            2            3
Min/Max Temp          73           97           74           94
Max/Min RH (%)        93           51           95           56
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  S  6         SW  4        S  6 G17     S  4
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      S  6 G18     S  4         S  8 G18
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.04
Precip Duration                                              1
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM
Precip End                                                   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         79/0800      2100         79/0700
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair
Haines Index          3            4            3            3
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5700                      5700
Transport Wind (mph)               SW 10                     S 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 57000                     85500
ADI Early             48 Gen Good  48 Gen Good  46 Gen Good  56 Gen Good
ADI Late              7 Poor       55 Gen Good  7 Poor       77 Good
Max LVORI Early       4            6            4            6
Max LVORI Late        6            1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      A            A            A            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 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 upper 80s. Minimum RH 66 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...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...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.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-051045-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
234 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            20           30           60
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   1            2            2            5
Min/Max Temp          72           100          74           96
Max/Min RH (%)        93           43           92           51
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  S  4         SW  4        S  6         S  4
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  5        S  4         S  5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.02         0.01         0.27
Precip Duration                    0            1            4
Precip Begin                       2 PM         Continuing   8 AM
Precip End                         Continuing   2 AM         Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         78/0800      2100         78/0700
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair
Haines Index          3            4            4            4
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    6500                      6900
Transport Wind (mph)               SW 12                     SW 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 78000                     96600
ADI Early             73 Good      51 Gen Good  80 Good      64 Good
ADI Late              7 Poor       84 Good      7 Poor       90 Good
Max LVORI Early       4            6            4            6
Max LVORI Late        6            1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      A            A            A            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 65 percent. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. Light winds.

$$

.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.

$$