FNUS52 KILM 241258 FWFILM FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 758 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009 .DISCUSSION... COOL AND DAMP CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING UNDER A WEDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS WELL OFFSHORE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN. 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 MILDER AIR. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. NCZ097-100-101-250500- PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURGAW...SURF CITY...LELAND...SHALLOTTE... WILMINGTON...WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH 758 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009 TODAY TONIGHT WED CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 10 0 20 PRECIP TYPE DRIZZLE NONE RAIN LAL 1 1 1 MAX/MIN TEMP 60 48 65 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N 5 LGT/VAR NW 4 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 1 INVERSION NONE 1700 59/1100 MIN/MAX RH (%) 73 98 70 DSI 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 2040 2160 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 5 W 7 VENTILATION RATE 10200 15120 ADI EARLY 13 GEN POOR 8 POOR 6 VERY POOR ADI LATE 8 POOR 3 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR MAX LVORI EARLY 5 6 9 MAX LVORI LATE 4 8 4 REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THANKSGIVING DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ SCZ034-046-250500- HORRY-GEORGETOWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...GEORGETOWN 758 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009 TODAY TONIGHT WED CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 10 0 20 PRECIP TYPE DRIZZLE NONE RAIN LAL 1 1 1 MAX/MIN TEMP 60 47 63 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 5 LGT/VAR N 3 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N 3 LGT/VAR N 3 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 1 INVERSION NONE 1700 57/1100 MIN/MAX RH (%) 71 97 70 DSI 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 1770 2040 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 2 W 8 VENTILATION RATE 3540 16320 ADI EARLY 11 POOR 5 VERY POOR 7 POOR ADI LATE 8 POOR 3 VERY POOR 17 GEN POOR MAX LVORI EARLY 7 7 8 MAX LVORI LATE 4 8 4 REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THANKSGIVING DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ NCZ096-099-250500- BLADEN-COLUMBUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETHTOWN...WHITEVILLE 758 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009 TODAY TONIGHT WED CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 10 0 20 PRECIP TYPE DRIZZLE NONE RAIN LAL 1 1 1 MAX/MIN TEMP 59 47 62 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N 4 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 1 INVERSION NONE 1700 58/1100 MIN/MAX RH (%) 75 99 69 DSI 1 2 HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 1930 2050 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 3 W 7 VENTILATION RATE 5790 14350 ADI EARLY 12 POOR 7 POOR 5 VERY POOR ADI LATE 7 POOR 3 VERY POOR 17 GEN POOR MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 10 MAX LVORI LATE 4 8 3 REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THANKSGIVING DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. 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 34 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ NCZ087-SCZ017-023-024-250500- ROBESON-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON... DILLON 758 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009 TODAY TONIGHT WED CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 10 0 20 PRECIP TYPE DRIZZLE NONE RAIN LAL 1 1 1 MAX/MIN TEMP 58 46 62 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 4 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 1 INVERSION NONE 1700 56/1100 MIN/MAX RH (%) 75 97 67 DSI 1 2 HAINES INDEX 4 4 3 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 1810 2280 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 5 W 8 VENTILATION RATE 9050 18240 ADI EARLY 10 POOR 5 VERY POOR 7 POOR ADI LATE 8 POOR 3 VERY POOR 23 FAIR MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 9 MAX LVORI LATE 4 7 3 REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THANKSGIVING DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ SCZ032-033-039-250500- FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MARION...KINGSTREE 758 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009 TODAY TONIGHT WED CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 10 0 20 PRECIP TYPE DRIZZLE NONE RAIN LAL 1 1 1 MAX/MIN TEMP 59 47 62 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 4 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N 3 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 1 INVERSION NONE 1700 56/1100 MIN/MAX RH (%) 72 96 69 DSI 1 2 HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 1690 2140 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 2 W 9 VENTILATION RATE 3380 19260 ADI EARLY 10 POOR 5 VERY POOR 8 POOR ADI LATE 6 VERY POOR 3 VERY POOR 24 FAIR MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 9 MAX LVORI LATE 4 8 4 REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THANKSGIVING DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 40 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. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL. $$ 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 $$ RAS