722  
FNUS52 KILM 071943  
FWFILM  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST  
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
243 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY SHIFT OFFSHORE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE  
WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.  
 
NCZ097-100-101-081145-  
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURGAW...SURF CITY...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...  
WILMINGTON...WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH  
243 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009  
 
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD AMOUNT CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 76 46 77  
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 4  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
INVERSION 1700 62/1000 1800 65/1000  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 40 100 49  
DSI 2 2  
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 4  
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 3760 4580  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 8 SE 10  
VENTILATION RATE 30080 45800  
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 26 FAIR  
ADI LATE 0 VERY POOR 36 FAIR 0 VERY POOR 40 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 10 10 10 10  
MAX LVORI LATE 10 2 10 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
VETERANS DAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 15 TO  
20 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
60S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.    
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN  
THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ096-099-081145-  
BLADEN-COLUMBUS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETHTOWN...WHITEVILLE  
243 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009  
 
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD AMOUNT CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 76 45 77  
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 4  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 4  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
INVERSION 1700 61/1000 1800 64/1000  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 35 100 49  
DSI 2 2  
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 4  
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 3760 5050  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 9 SE 8  
VENTILATION RATE 33840 40400  
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 23 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 21 FAIR  
ADI LATE 0 VERY POOR 41 GEN GOOD 0 VERY POOR 39 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 10 8 10  
MAX LVORI LATE 10 2 10 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
VETERANS DAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
60S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ087-SCZ017-023-024-081145-  
ROBESON-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...  
DILLON  
243 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009  
 
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD AMOUNT CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 75 45 76  
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 4  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 4  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
INVERSION 1700 59/1000 1800 62/1000  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 31 100 45  
DSI 2 2  
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 4  
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 3550 4730  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 7 S 7  
VENTILATION RATE 24850 33110  
ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 16 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE 0 VERY POOR 29 FAIR 0 VERY POOR 28 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 10 6 10  
MAX LVORI LATE 9 2 10 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
VETERANS DAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
60S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS  
IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.  
 

 
 
SCZ032-033-039-081145-  
FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MARION...KINGSTREE  
243 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009  
 
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD AMOUNT CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 77 47 77  
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 5  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 3 E 3 E 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
INVERSION 1700 62/1000 1800 65/1000  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 35 100 48  
DSI 2 2  
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 4  
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 3890 4980  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 7 SE 10  
VENTILATION RATE 27230 49800  
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 16 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 31 FAIR  
ADI LATE 0 VERY POOR 32 FAIR 0 VERY POOR 44 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 10 7 10  
MAX LVORI LATE 10 2 9 1  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
VETERANS DAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
60S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.  
 

 
 
SCZ034-046-081145-  
HORRY-GEORGETOWN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...GEORGETOWN  
243 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009  
 
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD AMOUNT CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 77 48 77  
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SE 3 NE 6  
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 4 E 3 E 7  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
INVERSION 1700 63/1000 1800 66/1000  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 42 97 54  
DSI 2 2  
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 4  
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 3980 4750  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 8 SE 13  
VENTILATION RATE 31840 61750  
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR 5 VERY POOR 37 FAIR  
ADI LATE 0 VERY POOR 29 FAIR 0 VERY POOR 49 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 10 6 8  
MAX LVORI LATE 10 2 7 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER  
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
VETERANS DAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 15 TO  
20 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
60S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.  
 

 
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
 
 
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.  
 

 
 
SC USERS NC USERS  
===================================================================  
VENTILATION RATE BURN CATEGORY VENTILATION RATE  
===================================================================  
0 TO 17249 1 0 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  
 

 
 
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