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
325 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A storm system will bring precipitation later this afternoon into
early Saturday. It will start as rain initially, and then
transition into a wintry mix by this evening, with freezing rain
being the dominant precipitation type for the far inland areas. Cold
and dry weather takes over again Saturday, continuing through much
of next week.

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

Fog potential for tonight is None.

NCZ105>110-110030-
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
325 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     0            100          30
Precip Type           None         Frz Rain     Rain
LAL                   1            1            1
Max/Min Temp          41           30           49
Min/Max RH (%)        31           97           60
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  9 G21
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  5 G19    NW  9 G19
Precip Amount         0.00         0.45         0.06
Precip Duration                    10           1
Precip Begin                       6 PM         Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   9 AM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  32/1000      1900         42/0600
Dispersion                         Very Poor
Haines Index          4            3            3
DSI                   1                         1
Mixing Hgt (ft)       2200                      3700
Transport Wind (mph)  SW  9                     NW 23
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    19800                     85100
ADI Early             14 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  49 Gen Good
ADI Late              22 Fair      19 Gen Poor  72 Good
Max LVORI Early       3            6            4
Max LVORI Late        2            6            3
Min VSBY Early        7            4 Rain       7
Min VSBY Late         7            2 Rain       7
Turner Stability      B            E            C

Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Maximum RH
95 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Maximum RH
73 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH
37 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Maximum
RH 71 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-110030-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
325 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     40           100          30
Precip Type           Rain         Frz Rain     Rain
LAL                   1            1            1
Max/Min Temp          40           30           47
Min/Max RH (%)        32           96           61
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  7
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  5        NW  7 G17
Precip Amount         0.04         0.40         0.04
Precip Duration       1            10           0
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   8 AM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  32/1000      2100         38/0900
Dispersion                         Very Poor
Haines Index          4            3            3
DSI                   1                         1
Mixing Hgt (ft)       2200                      3700
Transport Wind (mph)  S 10                      NW 21
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    22000                     77700
ADI Early             14 Gen Poor  6 Very Poor  47 Gen Good
ADI Late              24 Fair      12 Poor      76 Good
Max LVORI Early       3            6            5
Max LVORI Late        2            6            3
Min VSBY Early        7            3 Rain       7
Min VSBY Late         7            2 Rain       7
Turner Stability      B            E            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Maximum RH
91 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Maximum RH
76 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH
37 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 20. Maximum RH
72 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-110030-
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
325 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     50           100          30
Precip Type           Rain         Frz Rain     Rain
LAL                   1            1            1
Max/Min Temp          42           31           49
Min/Max RH (%)        34           98           62
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  9 G21
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      S  6 G21     NW  8 G18
Precip Amount         0.06         0.40         0.03
Precip Duration       1            9            0
Precip Begin          1 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   9 AM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  33/1000      1800         42/0600
Dispersion                         Poor
Haines Index          4            3            3
DSI                   1                         1
Mixing Hgt (ft)       1900                      3400
Transport Wind (mph)  S  6                      NW 20
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    11400                     68000
ADI Early             11 Poor      7 Poor       52 Gen Good
ADI Late              16 Gen Poor  20 Gen Poor  68 Good
Max LVORI Early       3            7            4
Max LVORI Late        3            7            3
Min VSBY Early        7            3 Rain       7
Min VSBY Late         7            2 Rain       7
Turner Stability      B            E            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Maximum RH
77 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Maximum
RH 75 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-110030-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
325 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Pcldy
Precip Chance (%)     50           100          0
Precip Type           Rain         Frz Rain     None
LAL                   1            1            1
Max/Min Temp          39           30           47
Min/Max RH (%)        34           98           63
Wind20ft/Early (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  7
Wind20ft/Late (mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  5        NW  7
Precip Amount         0.08         0.37         0.00
Precip Duration       1            10
Precip Begin          12 PM        Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   6 AM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  32/1000      2000         38/0800
Dispersion                         Poor
Haines Index          4            3            3
DSI                   1                         1
Mixing Hgt (ft)       1900                      3400
Transport Wind (mph)  S  9                      W 20
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    17100                     68000
ADI Early             11 Poor      8 Poor       49 Gen Good
ADI Late              19 Gen Poor  15 Gen Poor  68 Good
Max LVORI Early       3            7            5
Max LVORI Late        3            7            3
Min VSBY Early        7            2 Rain       7
Min VSBY Late         6 Rain       1 Rain       7
Turner Stability      B            E            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Maximum RH
94 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH
53 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Maximum RH
79 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH
39 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 20. Maximum RH
78 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below 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...Boatman