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
243 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Hazardous travel will continue through Thursday as overnight lows
fall into the lower teens to around 10 and temperatures only
climb into the mid and upper 30s on Thursday afternoon. Friday
and the weekend will be rain-free and feature a gradual warmup
towards more normal temperatures.

Fog potential for tonight is None.

NCZ105>110-231145-
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, Southport,
and Sunset Beach
243 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Min/Max Temp          8            37           18           42
Max/Min RH (%)        100          59           83           48
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      N  5
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  4        Lgt/Var      NW  4
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1800         29/1100      1700         30/0900
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor
DSI                                1                         1
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    1700                      3100
Transport Wind (mph)               NW 12                     NW 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 20400                     31000
ADI Early             7 Poor       13 Gen Poor  5 Very Poor  27 Fair
ADI Late              6 Very Poor  22 Fair      6 Very Poor  28 Fair
Max LVORI Early       6            8            4            4
Max LVORI Late        9            3            4            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            C            F            C

Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 18. Maximum RH
97 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Maximum
RH 95 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 69 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
54 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-231145-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
243 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Min/Max Temp          6            36           20           43
Max/Min RH (%)        100          41           83           42
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      N  4
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1800         24/1000      1700         29/0900
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
DSI                                1                         1
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    2000                      3900
Transport Wind (mph)               NW 10                     NW  9
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 20000                     35100
ADI Early             6 Very Poor  17 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  24 Fair
ADI Late              5 Very Poor  23 Fair      5 Very Poor  38 Fair
Max LVORI Early       6            8            4            4
Max LVORI Late        9            2            4            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 18. Maximum RH
97 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Maximum
RH 94 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH
94 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs
around 50. Minimum RH 63 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH
49 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-231145-
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
243 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Min/Max Temp          9            37           19           41
Max/Min RH (%)        100          57           89           50
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      N  4
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1800         28/1100      1700         32/1000
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
DSI                                1                         1
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    1500                      2800
Transport Wind (mph)               NW 12                     NW  9
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 18000                     25200
ADI Early             6 Very Poor  16 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  21 Fair
ADI Late              5 Very Poor  23 Fair      5 Very Poor  29 Fair
Max LVORI Early       9            8            5            4
Max LVORI Late        9            3            5            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 19. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Maximum
RH 97 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs
around 50. Minimum RH 73 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum RH
91 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH
57 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-231145-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
243 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Min/Max Temp          8            37           19           43
Max/Min RH (%)        100          41           90           41
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1800         26/1100      1700         30/0900
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
DSI                                1                         1
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    2300                      4100
Transport Wind (mph)               NW 10                     W  9
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 23000                     36900
ADI Early             5 Very Poor  18 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  24 Fair
ADI Late              5 Very Poor  25 Fair      4 Very Poor  38 Fair
Max LVORI Early       7            8            4            4
Max LVORI Late        9            2            5            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 18. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Maximum
RH 98 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cold. Lows in the lower
30s. Maximum RH 97 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs
around 50. Minimum RH 67 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
90 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near 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...21