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
259 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Heat and humidity on the rise today 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.

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

Fog potential for tonight is None.

NCZ105>110-042300-
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
259 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            20
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms
LAL                   1            1            2
Max/Min Temp          93           70           95
Min/Max RH (%)        52           88           49
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      S  5         SW  4
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   S  5         Lgt/Var      S  8 G17
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                                 0
Precip Begin                                    2 PM
Precip End                                      6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  78/0900      2100         79/0800
Dispersion                         Poor
Haines Index          3            3            3
DSI                   2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)       5400                      5000
Transport Wind (mph)  SW  9                     SW 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    48600                     65000
ADI Early             42 Gen Good  48 Gen Good  42 Gen Good
ADI Late              51 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  58 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       6            4            5
Max LVORI Late        1            5            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      B            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
91 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.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 65 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 63 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 60 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.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-042300-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
259 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            20
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms
LAL                   1            1            3
Max/Min Temp          97           72           98
Min/Max RH (%)        45           90           43
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      S  5         SW  4
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  6
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.02
Precip Duration                                 0
Precip Begin                                    2 PM
Precip End                                      Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  78/0900      2100         78/0800
Dispersion                         Poor
Haines Index          4            3            4
DSI                   3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       6900                      6700
Transport Wind (mph)  W  8                      SW 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    55200                     80400
ADI Early             49 Gen Good  53 Gen Good  47 Gen Good
ADI Late              66 Good      7 Poor       82 Good
Max LVORI Early       6            4            5
Max LVORI Late        1            5            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      A            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
91 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 50 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
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly 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 mid 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent. South
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 lower 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-042300-
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
259 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0
Precip Type           None         None         None
LAL                   1            1            2
Max/Min Temp          94           73           96
Min/Max RH (%)        50           92           46
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      S  5         SW  4
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   S  4         Lgt/Var      S  7 G18
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  79/0900      2100         79/0800
Dispersion                         Poor
Haines Index          3            3            4
DSI                   3                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)       6400                      6400
Transport Wind (mph)  W  8                      SW 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    51200                     64000
ADI Early             35 Fair      47 Gen Good  43 Gen Good
ADI Late              51 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  63 Good
Max LVORI Early       7            4            6
Max LVORI Late        1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      A            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. 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 around 90. Minimum RH 65 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly 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 lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 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 64 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-042300-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
259 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            20
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms
LAL                   1            1            2
Max/Min Temp          97           72           99
Min/Max RH (%)        43           92           41
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      S  4         SW  4
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  6
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip Duration                                 0
Precip Begin                                    2 PM
Precip End                                      Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  79/0900      2100         78/0800
Dispersion                         Poor
Haines Index          4            3            4
DSI                   3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       7400                      7100
Transport Wind (mph)  W  8                      SW 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    59200                     85200
ADI Early             51 Gen Good  60 Gen Good  48 Gen Good
ADI Late              71 Good      7 Poor       90 Good
Max LVORI Early       7            4            6
Max LVORI Late        1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      A            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in
the mid 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Chance of thunderstorms
50 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
100 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.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 mid 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent. South
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 lower 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
South 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...Boatman