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
238 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Cooler with clouds and fog overnight behind a weak cold front.
Northeasterly winds with near normal temperatures will develop for
the remainder of the week as high pressure builds in from the
north.

Fog potential for tonight is High.

NCZ105>110-021045-
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
238 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            0
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Min/Max Temp          65           83           62           83
Max/Min RH (%)        100          55           100          58
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      N  4         Lgt/Var      NE  4
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      N  5         Lgt/Var      NE  5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         66/0600      1900         69/0900
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    3900                      5200
Transport Wind (mph)               N 13                      NE 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 50700                     62400
ADI Early             18 Gen Poor  31 Fair      22 Fair      51 Gen Good
ADI Late              8 Poor       58 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  64 Good
Max LVORI Early       6            8            6            9
Max LVORI Late        8            2            8            1
Min VSBY Early        7            5 Fog        7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            C            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 96 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
84 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-021045-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
238 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            0
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Min/Max Temp          65           82           63           83
Max/Min RH (%)        100          55           100          58
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NE  4
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         66/0600      1900         68/0900
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    3800                      4800
Transport Wind (mph)               N 12                      NE 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 45600                     48000
ADI Early             18 Gen Poor  30 Fair      18 Gen Poor  41 Gen Good
ADI Late              6 Very Poor  53 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  54 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       7            8            6            9
Max LVORI Late        9            2            9            2
Min VSBY Early        7            0 Fog        7
Min VSBY Late         5 Fog        7            7
Turner Stability      E            B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
59 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
84 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-021045-
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
238 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            0
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Min/Max Temp          64           82           63           83
Max/Min RH (%)        100          56           100          59
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      NE  4        Lgt/Var      E  5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         68/0900      1900         70/0900
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    4000                      4900
Transport Wind (mph)               N 10                      NE 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 40000                     58800
ADI Early             19 Gen Poor  38 Fair      22 Fair      46 Gen Good
ADI Late              5 Very Poor  54 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  55 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       6            9            6            9
Max LVORI Late        9            2            9            1
Min VSBY Early        7            3 Fog        7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
64 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
62 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
83 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-021045-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
238 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            0            0            0
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Min/Max Temp          64           82           63           83
Max/Min RH (%)        100          57           100          60
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  4
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         68/0900      1900         69/0900
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    3900                      4700
Transport Wind (mph)               N  9                      E  9
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 35100                     42300
ADI Early             18 Gen Poor  35 Fair      19 Gen Poor  34 Fair
ADI Late              5 Very Poor  45 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  47 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       8            9            6            9
Max LVORI Late        9            2            9            2
Min VSBY Early        7            0 Fog        7
Min VSBY Late         5 Fog        7            7
Turner Stability      F            B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 98 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
83 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
North 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.

$$

Forecaster...21