Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
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FNUS52 KILM 242002
FWFILM
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
302 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009
.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA AND PASS WELL
OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN FOR THE COAST. A
STRONG COLD FRONT LATE THURSDAY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY DRY AND CHILLY
HIGH PRESSURE EARLY IN THE WEEKEND. RETURN FLOW LATER IN THE WEEKEND
INTO NEXT WEEK WILL BRING BACK A MILDER AIRMASS.
NCZ097-100-101-251215-
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURGAW...SURF CITY...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...
WILMINGTON...WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH
302 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THANKSGIVING DAY
CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 30 20 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN NONE
LAL 1 1 1 1
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 61 45 68
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 4
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 3 W 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.09 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 1
INVERSION 1700 55/0900 1800 57/0900
MAX/MIN RH (%) 94 79 100 53
DSI 1 2
HAINES INDEX 4 2 2 4
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 1870 4520
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 9 W 10
VENTILATION RATE 16830 45200
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 4 VERY POOR 2 VERY POOR 38 FAIR
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 21 FAIR 8 POOR 41 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 10 6
MAX LVORI LATE 7 5 9 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.TUESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
$$
SCZ034-046-251215-
HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...GEORGETOWN
302 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THANKSGIVING DAY
CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY CLOUDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 20 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN NONE NONE
LAL 1 1 1 1
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 61 45 68
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 3
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
INVERSION 1700 54/0900 1800 57/0900
MAX/MIN RH (%) 94 75 98 47
DSI 1 2
HAINES INDEX 4 2 3 5
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 1480 4820
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 5 W 15
VENTILATION RATE 7400 72300
ADI EARLY 2 VERY POOR 9 POOR 3 VERY POOR 24 FAIR
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 9 POOR 3 VERY POOR 62 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 8 8 8
MAX LVORI LATE 7 5 9 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
$$
NCZ096-099-251215-
BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETHTOWN...WHITEVILLE
302 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THANKSGIVING DAY
CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 20 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN NONE NONE
LAL 1 1 1 1
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 60 44 67
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
INVERSION 1700 53/0900 1800 55/0900
MAX/MIN RH (%) 94 75 100 52
DSI 1 2
HAINES INDEX 4 2 4 5
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 1850 4880
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 9 W 12
VENTILATION RATE 16650 58560
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 8 POOR 2 VERY POOR 26 FAIR
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 24 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 46 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 7 9 8
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 9 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
$$
NCZ087-SCZ017-023-024-251215-
ROBESON-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...
DILLON
302 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THANKSGIVING DAY
CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
LAL 1 1 1 1
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 61 42 66
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
INVERSION 1700 52/0900 1800 54/0900
MAX/MIN RH (%) 96 68 99 48
DSI 1 2
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 5
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 2120 4860
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 8 SW 12
VENTILATION RATE 16960 58320
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 11 POOR 3 VERY POOR 11 POOR
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 22 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 48 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 10 9
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 10 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 71 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
$$
SCZ032-033-039-251215-
FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MARION...KINGSTREE
302 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THANKSGIVING DAY
CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 10 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN NONE NONE
LAL 1 1 1 1
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 60 43 67
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 3
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 9
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
INVERSION 1700 52/0900 1800 55/0900
MAX/MIN RH (%) 95 72 99 45
DSI 1 2
HAINES INDEX 4 3 4 5
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 1590 4750
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 6 W 16
VENTILATION RATE 9540 76000
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 9 POOR 1 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 9 POOR 0 VERY POOR 65 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 8 10 9
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 10 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
$$
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
$$
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