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
329 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Showers and storms expected again late this afternoon into this
evening. Coverage will be isolated near the coast increasing to
scattered/widespread west of I-95. Temps will a bit above normal
through the work week with good coverage of diurnal storms,
especially inland.

Wind profile analysis/fire control over flat terrain is Favorable.

Fog potential for tonight is Moderate.

NCZ105>110-072330-
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
329 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     30           20           40
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   3            3            3
Max/Min Temp          92           73           92
Min/Max RH (%)        54           100          54
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      S  4         Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   S  6         Lgt/Var      S  6
Precip Amount         0.09         0.02         0.03
Precip Duration       1            1            2
Precip Begin          11 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  80/0800      2000         79/0800
Dispersion                         Very Poor
Haines Index          3            3            3
DSI                   2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)       4500                      4600
Transport Wind (mph)  S 10                      S 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    45000                     46000
ADI Early             34 Fair      40 Fair      42 Gen Good
ADI Late              51 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  49 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       7            4            8
Max LVORI Late        1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        5 Rain       7            7
Min VSBY Late         6 Rain       7            7
Turner Stability      B            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. 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 63 percent.
South 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 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 66 percent. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY 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.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 74 percent. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 73 percent.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-072330-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
329 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     50           40           50
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   3            3            3
Max/Min Temp          93           74           93
Min/Max RH (%)        53           99           51
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   S  5         Lgt/Var      S  4
Precip Amount         0.09         0.04         0.08
Precip Duration       1            1            1
Precip Begin          12 PM        Continuing   10 AM
Precip End            Continuing   1 AM         Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  79/0800      2000         78/0800
Dispersion                         Very Poor
Haines Index          3            3            4
DSI                   2                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       4500                      4800
Transport Wind (mph)  S  9                      S 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    40500                     48000
ADI Early             32 Fair      29 Fair      35 Fair
ADI Late              44 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  47 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       8            5            9
Max LVORI Late        1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        3 Rain       6 Rain       7
Min VSBY Late         6 Rain       7            7
Turner Stability      B            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. 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 mid 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 58 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-072330-
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
329 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     20           20           50
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   3            2            3
Max/Min Temp          92           73           91
Min/Max RH (%)        54           100          56
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      S  4         Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   S  6         Lgt/Var      S  6
Precip Amount         0.01         0.00         0.09
Precip Duration       1            0            1
Precip Begin          1 PM         Continuing   8 AM
Precip End            Continuing   9 PM         Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  80/0800      2100         81/0900
Dispersion                         Very Poor
Haines Index          3            3            4
DSI                   2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)       4100                      4000
Transport Wind (mph)  S 10                      S 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    41000                     40000
ADI Early             35 Fair      42 Gen Good  33 Fair
ADI Late              46 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  43 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       7            4            9
Max LVORI Late        1            7            2
Min VSBY Early        5 Rain       7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      B            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. 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 61 percent.
South 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 64 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 72 percent. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 72 percent. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-072330-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
329 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     40           40           50
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   3            3            3
Max/Min Temp          92           73           92
Min/Max RH (%)        52           100          52
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   S  4         Lgt/Var      S  4
Precip Amount         0.08         0.06         0.14
Precip Duration       1            1            1
Precip Begin          10 AM        Continuing   9 AM
Precip End            Continuing   2 AM         Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  78/0800      2100         81/0900
Dispersion                         Very Poor
Haines Index          3            3            3
DSI                   2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)       4400                      4300
Transport Wind (mph)  S 10                      S  9
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    44000                     38700
ADI Early             25 Fair      36 Fair      24 Fair
ADI Late              45 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  36 Fair
Max LVORI Early       9            4            9
Max LVORI Late        2            8            2
Min VSBY Early        2 Rain       7            7
Min VSBY Late         6 Rain       7            7
Turner Stability      B            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.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 mid 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with thunderstorms likely and a chance
of showers. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Chance
of precipitation 60 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation near 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...LEW