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
320 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Showers and storms are expected late this afternoon into this
evening, with highest coverage expected inland while the coast
remains mostly dry. The next several days will be not quite as
hot and should provide a good coverage of diurnal storms,
especially inland.

Fog potential for tonight is Moderate.

NCZ105>110-071130-
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
320 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            30           30           50
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   2            3            3            3
Min/Max Temp          74           92           73           91
Max/Min RH (%)        97           58           96           59
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  S  6 G17     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      S  6         Lgt/Var      S  5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.02         0.06
Precip Duration                    1            1            2
Precip Begin                       10 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         80/0800      2000         79/0800
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    4100                      4500
Transport Wind (mph)               S 14                      SE 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 57400                     58500
ADI Early             59 Gen Good  35 Fair      37 Fair      34 Fair
ADI Late              8 Poor       50 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  48 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       4            7            5            6
Max LVORI Late        6            2            6            2
Min VSBY Early        7            6 Rain       7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            B            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.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 around 90. Minimum RH 66 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
96 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 62 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 67 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
98 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 73 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 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 98 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-071130-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
320 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     30           40           40           60
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   4            3            3            4
Min/Max Temp          75           93           74           92
Max/Min RH (%)        97           56           97           56
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  S  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      S  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.23         0.04         0.03         0.13
Precip Duration       2            2            1            4
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   8 AM
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   2 AM         Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         78/0800      2000         80/0900
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    4500                      5100
Transport Wind (mph)               S 13                      SE 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 58500                     61200
ADI Early             61 Good      35 Fair      38 Fair      33 Fair
ADI Late              6 Very Poor  50 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  64 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            8            5            8
Max LVORI Late        6            2            7            1
Min VSBY Early        6 Rain       4 Rain       7
Min VSBY Late         5 Rain       7            7
Turner Stability      E            B            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.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 60 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 lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Chance of
precipitation 60 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. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY 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.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 66 percent. Chance of precipitation
60 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-071130-
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
320 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            20           20           50
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   3            3            3            4
Min/Max Temp          74           92           73           91
Max/Min RH (%)        96           56           96           60
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  S  6 G17     Lgt/Var      S  4         Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      S  6         Lgt/Var      SE  5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.12
Precip Duration                    1            1            2
Precip Begin                       9 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         80/0800      2100         80/0900
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Haines Index          4            3            3            4
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    4200                      4400
Transport Wind (mph)               S 12                      SE 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 50400                     57200
ADI Early             60 Gen Good  39 Fair      46 Gen Good  36 Fair
ADI Late              5 Very Poor  52 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  55 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       5            7            5            7
Max LVORI Late        6            1            7            2
Min VSBY Early        7            5 Rain       7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            B            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 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. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly 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 in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 67 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
98 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 70 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...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-071130-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
320 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     50           40           40           60
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
LAL                   4            3            3            4
Min/Max Temp          74           92           73           92
Max/Min RH (%)        98           54           99           57
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  S  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      S  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.31         0.07         0.06         0.14
Precip Duration       3            2            2            4
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2100         78/0800      2100         80/0900
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Haines Index          3            3            3            4
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5000                      4900
Transport Wind (mph)               S 12                      SE 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 60000                     58800
ADI Early             53 Gen Good  35 Fair      44 Gen Good  35 Fair
ADI Late              5 Very Poor  52 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  56 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       5            9            5            9
Max LVORI Late        7            2            8            1
Min VSBY Early        5 Rain       4 Rain       6 Rain
Min VSBY Late         5 Rain       6 Rain       7
Turner Stability      E            B            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 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 61 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 lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.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 in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Chance of
precipitation 60 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. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southeast 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 around 90. Minimum RH 67 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...Weiner