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
333 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Dry high pressure will wedge in from the north through early next
week before a stronger cold front pushes through. High pressure
builds back in with mostly dry conditions expected through the
rest of the period.

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

Fog potential for tonight is Low.

NCZ105>110-062345-
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
333 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0
Precip Type           None         None         None
LAL                   1            1            1
Max/Min Temp          82           58           84
Min/Max RH (%)        52           100          53
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   NE  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  71/1000      1900         73/1000
Dispersion                         Very Poor
Haines Index          5            5            3
DSI                   3                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)       4900                      4700
Transport Wind (mph)  NE 10                     W  8
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    49000                     37600
ADI Early             37 Fair      14 Gen Poor  30 Fair
ADI Late              56 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  42 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       8            5            9
Max LVORI Late        1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        5 Fog        7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
55 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
79 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 71 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Northeast winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum
RH 78 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
North winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
85 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-062345-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
333 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0
Precip Type           None         None         None
LAL                   1            1            1
Max/Min Temp          82           59           84
Min/Max RH (%)        52           100          52
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  68/0900      1900         72/1000
Dispersion                         Very Poor
Haines Index          4            4            3
DSI                   3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       4900                      4200
Transport Wind (mph)  NE  7                     NW  9
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    34300                     37800
ADI Early             28 Fair      12 Poor      30 Fair
ADI Late              42 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  41 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       9            6            9
Max LVORI Late        2            8            1
Min VSBY Early        1 Fog        7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
83 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
51 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
80 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
70 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
79 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Maximum RH
87 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ032-033-039-054>056-058-059-062345-
Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-Coastal Horry-Inland Georgetown-
Coastal Georgetown-Central Horry-Northern Horry-
Including the cities of Florence, Marion, Mullins, Kingstree,
Myrtle Beach, Socastee, North Myrtle Beach, Garden City,
Little River, Andrews, Georgetown, Murrells Inlet, Conway, Longs,
Bucksport, Loris, Green Sea, and Aynor
333 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0
Precip Type           None         None         None
LAL                   1            1            1
Max/Min Temp          81           58           85
Min/Max RH (%)        57           100          53
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  71/1000      1900         71/1000
Dispersion                         Very Poor
Haines Index          3            4            3
DSI                   2                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       4900                      4700
Transport Wind (mph)  NE  8                     NW  7
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    39200                     32900
ADI Early             37 Fair      16 Gen Poor  24 Fair
ADI Late              45 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  38 Fair
Max LVORI Early       9            6            9
Max LVORI Late        3            9            2
Min VSBY Early        1 Fog        7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
87 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
56 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
78 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
73 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Maximum RH
79 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
86 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-062345-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, and Dillon
333 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Clear        Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0
Precip Type           None         None         None
LAL                   1            1            1
Max/Min Temp          81           59           85
Min/Max RH (%)        57           100          52
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  70/1000      1900         70/1000
Dispersion                         Very Poor
Haines Index          4            4            3
DSI                   2                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       4700                      4300
Transport Wind (mph)  NE  6                     N  9
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    28200                     38700
ADI Early             23 Fair      13 Gen Poor  25 Fair
ADI Late              35 Fair      4 Very Poor  41 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       9            6            9
Max LVORI Late        3            9            3
Min VSBY Early        0 Fog        7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
81 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
81 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
71 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northeast winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
80 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
89 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal.  Precipitation below 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.

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