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
326 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Very hot weather will continue Saturday but a scattering of late
afternoon thunderstorms is also expected. The next several days
will be not quite as hot and may offer up good coverage of storms
especially inland.


Fog potential for tonight is None.

NCZ105>110-061130-
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
326 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            20           20           40
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   1            3            3            3
Min/Max Temp          75           96           73           91
Max/Min RH (%)        96           58           92           60
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  S  7 G18     SW  5        S  6         Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   S  5         S  8 G17     Lgt/Var      S  6
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.01         0.01
Precip Duration                    1            1            2
Precip Begin                       12 PM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         81/0800      2100         78/0600
Dispersion            Fair                      Poor
Haines Index          4            3            3            3
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    4600                      5000
Transport Wind (mph)               S 14                      S 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 64400                     60000
ADI Early             51 Gen Good  57 Gen Good  60 Gen Good  36 Fair
ADI Late              8 Poor       64 Good      7 Poor       51 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       4            6            4            5
Max LVORI Late        5            1            6            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            B            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 65 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms likely. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
66 percent. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 72 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
97 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum RH 75 percent. Chance of showers 70 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-061130-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
326 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            40           40           50
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   1            4            4            4
Min/Max Temp          76           98           73           92
Max/Min RH (%)        95           49           96           58
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  S  6         SW  4        S  4         Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   S  4         S  5         Lgt/Var      S  4
Precip Amount         0.00         0.13         0.09         0.10
Precip Duration                    1            1            2
Precip Begin                       12 PM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         80/0800      2100         78/0800
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor
Haines Index          3            4            3            4
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    6700                      5700
Transport Wind (mph)               S 13                      S 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 87100                     57000
ADI Early             83 Good      52 Gen Good  61 Good      43 Gen Good
ADI Late              7 Poor       89 Good      5 Very Poor  54 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       4            6            5            6
Max LVORI Late        5            1            7            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            6 Rain
Min VSBY Late         7            6 Rain       7
Turner Stability      E            A            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. 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 lower 90s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms likely. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with thunderstorms likely and a chance
of showers. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Chance
of precipitation 70 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 72 percent. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-061130-
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
326 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            30           30           40
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   1            3            3            3
Min/Max Temp          76           96           73           91
Max/Min RH (%)        97           54           94           60
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  S  7 G18     SW  4        S  5         Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   S  4         S  7 G17     Lgt/Var      SE  6
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.01         0.05
Precip Duration                    1            1            2
Precip Begin                       1 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         80/0800      2100         79/0700
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor
Haines Index          4            4            3            3
DSI                                3                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5700                      5200
Transport Wind (mph)               S 13                      S 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 74100                     67600
ADI Early             57 Gen Good  48 Gen Good  56 Gen Good  42 Gen Good
ADI Late              7 Poor       69 Good      5 Very Poor  56 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       4            6            5            6
Max LVORI Late        6            1            6            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            B            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 69 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 showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 71 percent. Chance of precipitation
60 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 70 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
98 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 72 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-061130-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
326 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            50           60           60
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   1            4            4            4
Min/Max Temp          75           97           73           91
Max/Min RH (%)        95           50           98           59
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  S  6         SW  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   S  4         S  5         Lgt/Var      SE  4
Precip Amount         0.00         0.26         0.40         0.11
Precip Duration                    2            3            4
Precip Begin                       11 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         79/0800      2100         80/0900
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor
Haines Index          4            4            3            4
DSI                                3                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    6400                      6100
Transport Wind (mph)               S 12                      SE 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 76800                     61000
ADI Early             107 Very Good49 Gen Good  45 Gen Good  38 Fair
ADI Late              7 Poor       81 Good      5 Very Poor  57 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       4            6            6            7
Max LVORI Late        5            1            6            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            6 Rain
Min VSBY Late         7            6 Rain       6 Rain
Turner Stability      E            A            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 66 percent. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 70 percent. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. Southeast 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.

$$