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FNUS52 KILM 191330  
FWFILM  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST  
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
930 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2024  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE TODAY AS A FRONT STALLS IN THE AREA  
WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH OVERNIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL  
STALL OFFSHORE FOR THE WEEKEND, MAINTAINING ELEVATED RAIN  
CHANCES. HIGH PRESSURE NEXT WEEK LEADS TO DRYING CONDITIONS ONCE  
MORE.  
 
WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS LOW.  
 
NCZ105>110-200530-  
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  
930 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 0 30 30  
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS SHOWERS  
LAL 2 3 2  
MAX/MIN TEMP 82 62 84  
MIN/MAX RH (%) 54 100 50  
WIND20FT/EARLY (MPH) E 5 SE 5 W 4  
WIND20FT/LATE (MPH) SE 7 S 4 NW 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.04 0.02  
PRECIP DURATION 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 63/0800 2000 71/0900  
DISPERSION POOR  
HAINES INDEX 4 3 3  
DSI 2 2  
MIXING HGT (FT) 3000 4500  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SE 13 NW 12  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 39000 54000  
ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 27 FAIR 35 FAIR  
ADI LATE 35 FAIR 8 POOR 44 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 6 7  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 6 1  
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7  
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7  
TURNER STABILITY B D B  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH 90 PERCENT. NORTHEAST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 73 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS 80 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 50.  
MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS  
15 TO 20 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH  
58 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH  
83 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
87 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM  
RH 76 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ087-096-099-200530-  
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,  
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW  
930 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 40 40 30  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS  
LAL 3 3 1  
MAX/MIN TEMP 87 63 83  
MIN/MAX RH (%) 44 100 43  
WIND20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 NW 4  
WIND20FT/LATE (MPH) S 6 LGT/VAR N 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.09 0.01  
PRECIP DURATION 1 2 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING 2 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 AM CONTINUING  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 66/0900 2000 69/0900  
DISPERSION POOR  
HAINES INDEX 4 3 3  
DSI 3 2  
MIXING HGT (FT) 6700 4400  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) S 13 N 13  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 87100 57200  
ADI EARLY 23 FAIR 36 FAIR 42 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE 83 GOOD 8 POOR 51 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 8  
MAX LVORI LATE 1 9 1  
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7  
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7  
TURNER STABILITY A D B  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH 74 PERCENT. NORTHEAST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS 80 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH 96 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH  
50 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH  
86 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. MAXIMUM RH 88 PERCENT.  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM  
RH 70 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
SCZ054>056-058-059-200530-  
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  
930 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 30 30 30  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS  
LAL 3 3 1  
MAX/MIN TEMP 86 64 84  
MIN/MAX RH (%) 47 99 50  
WIND20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 LGT/VAR  
WIND20FT/LATE (MPH) S 7 SW 4 NW 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.07 0.02  
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING 2 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 AM CONTINUING  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 74/1000 1900 71/0900  
DISPERSION POOR  
HAINES INDEX 5 3 3  
DSI 2 2  
MIXING HGT (FT) 5300 5100  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) S 10 NW 13  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 53000 66300  
ADI EARLY 19 GEN POOR 27 FAIR 43 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE 49 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 57 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 7  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 1  
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7  
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7  
TURNER STABILITY A E B  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 91 PERCENT. NORTHEAST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 71 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS 80 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
50S. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. NORTH  
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH  
61 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH  
89 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
91 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
79 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 

 
 
SCZ032-033-039-200530-  
FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FLORENCE, MARION, MULLINS, AND KINGSTREE  
930 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 40 30 30  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS  
LAL 3 3 1  
MAX/MIN TEMP 87 63 84  
MIN/MAX RH (%) 44 100 47  
WIND20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR S 4 LGT/VAR  
WIND20FT/LATE (MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR NW 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.08 0.01  
PRECIP DURATION 1 2 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING 2 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING 4 AM CONTINUING  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 75/1000 1900 70/0900  
DISPERSION POOR  
HAINES INDEX 5 3 3  
DSI 3 2  
MIXING HGT (FT) 7500 4800  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 14 NW 12  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 105000 57600  
ADI EARLY 30 FAIR 40 FAIR 47 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE 101 VERY GOOD9 POOR 63 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 5 8  
MAX LVORI LATE 1 8 1  
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7  
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7  
TURNER STABILITY A D A  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 82 PERCENT. NORTHEAST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS 80 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER  
40S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. NORTH  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH  
56 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH  
92 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. MAXIMUM RH  
93 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
43 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM  
RH 75 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
SCZ017-023-024-200530-  
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,  
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, AND DILLON  
930 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 40 40 20  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS  
LAL 3 3 1  
MAX/MIN TEMP 87 63 81  
MIN/MAX RH (%) 42 100 44  
WIND20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 N 5  
WIND20FT/LATE (MPH) SW 5 SW 4 N 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.09 0.01  
PRECIP DURATION 1 2 0  
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING 2 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 73/1000 1900 65/0600  
DISPERSION FAIR  
HAINES INDEX 5 4 3  
DSI 3 2  
MIXING HGT (FT) 7500 4800  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 15 NW 13  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 112500 62400  
ADI EARLY 19 GEN POOR 51 GEN GOOD 46 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE 107 VERY GOOD8 POOR 53 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 8  
MAX LVORI LATE 1 8 1  
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7  
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7  
TURNER STABILITY A D B  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN  
THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER  
40S. MAXIMUM RH 95 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. NORTH  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH  
51 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH  
91 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. MAXIMUM RH  
91 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM  
RH 69 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
 
 
TEMPERATURES ABOVE 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.  
 

 
 
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