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
317 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024

.DISCUSSION...
An approaching cold front will bring high chances of showers and
thunderstorms mainly for tonight into Monday. After drier and
cooler weather on Tuesday and Wednesday, the heat will start to
return Thursday with humidity increasing as well.

Fog potential for tonight is Low.

NCZ105>110-011130-
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
317 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     60           70           40           0
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None
LAL                   4            4            3            1
Min/Max Temp          72           83           62           86
Max/Min RH (%)        96           75           93           48
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  S  6 G17     W  4         NE  5        NE  6
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   SW  4        NE  6        NE  5 G17    NE  7 G17
Precip Amount         0.20         0.50         0.05         0.00
Precip Duration       3            6            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 AM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         78/0600      2000         66/0700
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair
Haines Index          3            3            3            4
DSI                                1                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    2300                      4900
Transport Wind (mph)               NE 18                     NE 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 41400                     73500
ADI Early             56 Gen Good  33 Fair      37 Fair      66 Good
ADI Late              11 Poor      47 Gen Good  13 Gen Poor  66 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            6            4            5
Max LVORI Late        5            4            4            1
Min VSBY Early        7            4 Rain       6 Rain
Min VSBY Late         6 Rain       4 Rain       7
Turner Stability      D            C            D            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
95 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 97 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-011130-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
317 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     60           50           20           0
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None
LAL                   4            4            3            1
Min/Max Temp          72           82           63           87
Max/Min RH (%)        98           58           90           42
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  S  4         NW  4 G18    NE  4        NE  5
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      NE  7 G18    NE  4        NE  6
Precip Amount         0.68         0.16         0.01         0.00
Precip Duration       6            2            1
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   4 AM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         76/0600      2000         66/0800
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair
Haines Index          3            2            3            4
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    3300                      5200
Transport Wind (mph)               NE 18                     E 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 59400                     62400
ADI Early             35 Fair      45 Gen Good  50 Gen Good  71 Good
ADI Late              7 Poor       57 Gen Good  11 Poor      71 Good
Max LVORI Early       6            8            4            5
Max LVORI Late        7            3            4            1
Min VSBY Early        6 Rain       5 Rain       7
Min VSBY Late         6 Rain       6 Rain       7
Turner Stability      E            C            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH
45 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-011130-
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
317 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     50           70           50           20
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Showers
LAL                   3            5            4            1
Min/Max Temp          74           85           65           84
Max/Min RH (%)        97           75           93           54
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  S  5 G17     Lgt/Var      NE  5        NE  6 G17
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      NE  6        NE  6 G17    NE  7 G17
Precip Amount         0.24         0.62         0.12         0.01
Precip Duration       2            8            2            1
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         78/0600      2000         67/0600
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair
Haines Index          3            3            2            3
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    2400                      3400
Transport Wind (mph)               NE 16                     NE 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 38400                     47600
ADI Early             44 Gen Good  26 Fair      37 Fair      40 Fair
ADI Late              8 Poor       43 Gen Good  13 Gen Poor  44 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       5            7            5            5
Max LVORI Late        6            3            4            2
Min VSBY Early        6 Rain       4 Rain       5 Rain
Min VSBY Late         7            3 Rain       6 Rain
Turner Stability      E            C            D            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
93 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-011130-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
317 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     60           40           30           0
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None
LAL                   4            4            3            1
Min/Max Temp          73           84           64           85
Max/Min RH (%)        99           60           89           43
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  S  4         Lgt/Var      NE  5        NE  6
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      NE  7        NE  5        NE  6
Precip Amount         0.77         0.10         0.01         0.00
Precip Duration       6            2            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 AM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         76/0600      2000         None
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair
Haines Index          3            3            3            4
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    3100                      4500
Transport Wind (mph)               NE 17                     E 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 52700                     54000
ADI Early             27 Fair      41 Gen Good  53 Gen Good  57 Gen Good
ADI Late              6 Very Poor  56 Gen Good  12 Poor      59 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       6            9            4            4
Max LVORI Late        8            3            4            1
Min VSBY Early        5 Rain       6 Rain       6 Rain
Min VSBY Late         6 Rain       6 Rain       7
Turner Stability      E            C            D            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
50 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near 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.

$$