Current Fire Danger and Discussion
FNUS52 KILM 112011
FWFILM
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
311 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010
.DISCUSSION...
A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM IN THE PLAINS STATES WILL APPROACH THE
EASTERN SEABOARD THROUGH SATURDAY...BRINGING WET BUT MILD WEATHER
TO THE CAROLINAS. DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR THE LATTER HALF OF
THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A COOLER AND DRIER FLOW SETS UP
ON THE BACK END OF THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.
NCZ097-100-101-121215-
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURGAW...SURF CITY...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...
WILMINGTON...WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH
311 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 100 30 80 40
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
LAL 2 3 3 2
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 68 53 69
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SE 8 E 7 S 6 SW 6
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 9 SE 6 S 5 SW 10
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.60 0.09 0.24 0.06
PRECIP DURATION 9 2 6 2
INVERSION NONE NONE NONE NONE
MAX/MIN RH (%) 95 66 100 49
DSI 1 2
HAINES INDEX 3 2 2 4
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 2430 5990
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 15 W 28
VENTILATION RATE 36450 167720
ADI EARLY 19 GEN POOR 36 FAIR 18 GEN POOR 77 GOOD
ADI LATE 27 FAIR 32 FAIR 12 POOR 92 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 4 6 5
MAX LVORI LATE 5 3 7 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
$$
SCZ034-046-121215-
HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...GEORGETOWN
311 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 90 20 70 30
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
LAL 2 2 2 2
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 70 53 67
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)E 9 NE 6 S 6 SW 7
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 7 S 6 S 6 SW 12
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.37 0.06 0.26 0.05
PRECIP DURATION 7 1 7 1
INVERSION NONE NONE NONE NONE
MAX/MIN RH (%) 96 63 97 46
DSI 1 2
HAINES INDEX 3 2 3 5
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 2750 6730
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 10 W 26
VENTILATION RATE 27500 174980
ADI EARLY 22 FAIR 34 FAIR 10 POOR 84 GOOD
ADI LATE 27 FAIR 25 FAIR 21 FAIR 92 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 6 4
MAX LVORI LATE 5 3 6 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
$$
NCZ087-096-099-SCZ017-024-121215-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-MARLBORO-DILLON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...WHITEVILLE...
BENNETTSVILLE...DILLON
311 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 100 30 90 40
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
LAL 2 3 3 2
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 69 52 69
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)E 6 NE 6 SE 4 SW 5
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 6 E 5 S 4 SW 10
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.38 0.08 0.34 0.07
PRECIP DURATION 8 2 10 2
INVERSION NONE NONE NONE NONE
MAX/MIN RH (%) 97 57 100 44
DSI 2 2
HAINES INDEX 3 2 2 5
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 3220 6900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 8 W 26
VENTILATION RATE 25760 179400
ADI EARLY 19 GEN POOR 58 GEN GOOD 13 GEN POOR 92 GOOD
ADI LATE 34 FAIR 40 FAIR 19 GEN POOR 91 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 5 3 6 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
$$
SCZ023-032-033-039-121215-
DARLINGTON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DARLINGTON...FLORENCE...MARION...KINGSTREE
311 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 90 20 80 20
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
LAL 2 2 2 2
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 70 52 68
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)E 7 NE 5 S 4 SW 7
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 6 SE 5 S 5 SW 12
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.27 0.07 0.33 0.05
PRECIP DURATION 6 1 6 1
INVERSION NONE NONE NONE NONE
MAX/MIN RH (%) 97 59 97 42
DSI 2 2
HAINES INDEX 3 2 3 5
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 3210 7000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 9 W 26
VENTILATION RATE 28890 182000
ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 47 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 82 GOOD
ADI LATE 31 FAIR 31 FAIR 21 FAIR 108 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 5 3 6 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
$$
SC USERS NC USERS
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VENTILATION RATE BURN CATEGORY VENTILATION RATE
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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
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FORECAST SURFACE WIND DISPERSION FORECAST SURFACE WIND
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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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