000 FNUS52 KILM 232038 FWFILM FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 338 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009 .DISCUSSION... CLOUDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AS RESIDUAL MOISTURE IS LIFTED OVER COOL AIR NOSING SOUTH FROM NEW ENGLAND. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING EARLY WEDNESDAY OVER FLORIDA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST THURSDAY. THIS LOW WILL BE CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT THAT WILL USHER IN COLDER AIR FOR THE WEEKEND...ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FROST OR FREEZING CONDITIONS. NCZ097-100-101-241245- PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURGAW...SURF CITY...LELAND...SHALLOTTE... WILMINGTON...WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH 338 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009 TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP CHC (%) 10 0 0 40 PRECIP TYPE DRIZZLE NONE NONE RAIN LAL 1 1 1 1 MIN/MAX TEMP 50 58 48 64 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 5 N 5 N 4 NE 4 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N 5 N 4 NE 4 NE 4 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 1 INVERSION CONTINUED 55/1000 1900 57/1000 MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 81 100 77 DSI 1 2 HAINES INDEX 5 5 5 2 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 2040 1900 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 9 E 9 VENTILATION RATE 18360 17100 ADI EARLY 10 POOR 17 GEN POOR 5 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR ADI LATE 11 POOR 18 GEN POOR 5 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR MAX LVORI EARLY 8 5 9 8 MAX LVORI LATE 6 4 9 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 WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ SCZ034-046-241245- HORRY-GEORGETOWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...GEORGETOWN 338 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009 TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY PRECIP CHC (%) 10 0 0 30 PRECIP TYPE DRIZZLE NONE NONE RAIN LAL 1 1 1 1 MIN/MAX TEMP 48 58 48 62 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 6 N 5 NE 4 N 5 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N 5 N 4 NE 4 N 4 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 1 INVERSION CONTINUED 54/1100 1900 56/1000 MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 83 100 78 DSI 1 1 HAINES INDEX 5 5 5 2 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 1810 1610 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 7 N 12 VENTILATION RATE 12670 19320 ADI EARLY 11 POOR 13 GEN POOR 5 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR ADI LATE 10 POOR 15 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR MAX LVORI EARLY 8 7 9 8 MAX LVORI LATE 8 5 9 4 REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THANKSGIVING DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ NCZ096-099-241245- BLADEN-COLUMBUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETHTOWN...WHITEVILLE 338 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009 TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP CHC (%) 10 0 0 30 PRECIP TYPE DRIZZLE NONE NONE RAIN LAL 1 1 1 1 MIN/MAX TEMP 49 57 48 62 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 5 N 4 NE 3 NE 3 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N 4 N 4 NE 3 N 3 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 1 INVERSION CONTINUED 55/1200 1900 57/1100 MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 84 100 75 DSI 1 2 HAINES INDEX 5 5 5 2 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 2030 1630 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 9 NE 9 VENTILATION RATE 18270 14670 ADI EARLY 10 POOR 17 GEN POOR 5 VERY POOR 12 POOR ADI LATE 11 POOR 18 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 21 FAIR MAX LVORI EARLY 8 6 9 9 MAX LVORI LATE 7 5 9 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. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ NCZ087-SCZ017-023-024-241245- ROBESON-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON... DILLON 338 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009 TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP CHC (%) 10 0 0 20 PRECIP TYPE DRIZZLE NONE NONE RAIN LAL 1 1 1 1 MIN/MAX TEMP 47 56 47 62 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 5 N 4 NE 3 NE 3 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N 4 NE 3 NE 3 LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 1 INVERSION CONTINUED 53/1100 1900 54/1000 MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 85 100 69 DSI 1 2 HAINES INDEX 5 5 5 4 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 2020 1700 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 8 N 6 VENTILATION RATE 16160 10200 ADI EARLY 13 GEN POOR 14 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 7 POOR ADI LATE 11 POOR 19 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 16 GEN POOR MAX LVORI EARLY 8 7 9 9 MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 9 4 REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THANKSGIVING DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ SCZ032-033-039-241245- FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MARION...KINGSTREE 338 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009 TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED CLOUD AMOUNT CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP CHC (%) 10 0 0 20 PRECIP TYPE DRIZZLE NONE NONE RAIN LAL 1 1 1 1 MIN/MAX TEMP 47 57 47 62 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 5 N 4 NE 3 NE 4 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N 4 NE 4 NE 3 NE 3 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 1 INVERSION CONTINUED 54/1200 1900 55/1100 MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 84 100 74 DSI 1 1 HAINES INDEX 5 5 5 2 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 1810 1620 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 7 N 13 VENTILATION RATE 12670 21060 ADI EARLY 10 POOR 12 POOR 6 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR ADI LATE 10 POOR 14 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 23 FAIR MAX LVORI EARLY 8 7 9 8 MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 9 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 MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST 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 $$ TRA