926  
FNUS52 KILM 192053  
FWFILM  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST  
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
353 PM EST SUN JAN 19 2025  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS EVENING, WHILE ARCTIC HIGH  
PRESSURE BEHIND IT BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA. THIS BRINGS VERY COLD  
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. CONFIDENCE IS  
INCREASING ON HAVING WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY  
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS NONE.  
 
NCZ105>110-201300-  
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  
353 PM EST SUN JAN 19 2025  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SNOW  
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 0 0 0 30  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 40 16 37  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 90 34 58 31  
WIND20FT/EARLY (MPH) W 8 G19 NW 6 N 4 N 6  
WIND20FT/LATE (MPH) NW 7 G19 NW 6 N 5 N 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1700 30/0600 1800 NONE  
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR  
DSI 2 1  
MIXING HGT (FT) 4700 2600  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) N 15 N 14  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 70500 36400  
ADI EARLY 19 GEN POOR 63 GOOD 7 POOR 30 FAIR  
ADI LATE 15 GEN POOR 59 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 30 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 2 2  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 2 2  
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7  
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7  
TURNER STABILITY E C F C  
 
REMARKS...BROTAK STACK PRESENT.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH  
73 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS  
IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. MAXIMUM RH  
85 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
FREEZING RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN,  
FREEZING RAIN, SNOW AND SLEET. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH  
80 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH  
43 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH  
84 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. MAXIMUM RH  
89 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH  
55 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ087-096-099-201300-  
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,  
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW  
353 PM EST SUN JAN 19 2025  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SNOW  
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 0 0 0 30  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 40 17 36  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 83 27 51 26  
WIND20FT/EARLY (MPH) NW 8 G17 NW 5 LGT/VAR NE 5  
WIND20FT/LATE (MPH) NW 5 NW 5 NE 4 N 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1700 30/0600 1800 NONE  
DISPERSION FAIR POOR  
DSI 2 1  
MIXING HGT (FT) 4600 3000  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) N 14 N 14  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 64400 42000  
ADI EARLY 15 GEN POOR 62 GOOD 7 POOR 37 FAIR  
ADI LATE 10 POOR 58 GEN GOOD 7 POOR 35 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 2 2  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 2 2  
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7  
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7  
TURNER STABILITY E C F C  
 
REMARKS...BROTAK STACK PRESENT.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH 68 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH  
38 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 17. MAXIMUM RH  
74 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN, SLEET AND  
FREEZING RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN.  
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH 78 PERCENT. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH  
39 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH  
85 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM  
RH 89 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH  
53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
SCZ054>056-058-059-201300-  
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  
353 PM EST SUN JAN 19 2025  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SNOW  
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 0 0 0 30  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 40 19 36  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 80 35 60 32  
WIND20FT/EARLY (MPH) W 8 G19 N 5 LGT/VAR NE 6  
WIND20FT/LATE (MPH) NW 6 G18 N 5 NE 5 N 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1700 30/0600 1800 NONE  
DISPERSION FAIR POOR  
DSI 2 1  
MIXING HGT (FT) 4700 2700  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) N 14 N 14  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 65800 37800  
ADI EARLY 15 GEN POOR 57 GEN GOOD 7 POOR 30 FAIR  
ADI LATE 11 POOR 54 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 30 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 2 2  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 2 2  
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7  
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7  
TURNER STABILITY E C F D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH  
77 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS  
IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. MAXIMUM RH  
88 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
FREEZING RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH 86 PERCENT. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH  
47 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH  
87 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. MAXIMUM RH  
91 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH  
55 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-201300-  
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,  
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, DILLON, FLORENCE, MARION, MULLINS,  
AND KINGSTREE  
353 PM EST SUN JAN 19 2025  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SNOW  
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 0 0 0 30  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 40 18 36  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 79 28 56 25  
WIND20FT/EARLY (MPH) W 8 G17 NW 5 LGT/VAR NE 5  
WIND20FT/LATE (MPH) NW 5 N 5 NE 4 NE 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1700 29/0600 1800 19/0600  
DISPERSION FAIR POOR  
DSI 2 1  
MIXING HGT (FT) 4600 3100  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) N 13 N 14  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 59800 43400  
ADI EARLY 15 GEN POOR 54 GEN GOOD 6 VERY POOR 35 FAIR  
ADI LATE 10 POOR 52 GEN GOOD 7 POOR 33 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 2 2  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 2 2  
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7  
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7  
TURNER STABILITY E C F C  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.  
MAXIMUM RH 72 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH  
38 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. MAXIMUM RH  
78 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND FREEZING  
RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. MAXIMUM RH  
84 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT.  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH  
89 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM  
RH 91 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH  
54 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...BOATMAN  
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