000 FNUS52 KILM 070715 FWFILM FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 315 AM EDT TUE OCT 7 2008 .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO CONTROL THE WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH IT. THIS STORM SYSTEM MAY LINGER ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK KEEPING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST THROUGHOUT. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. NCZ097-100-101-072315- PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURGAW...SURF CITY...LELAND...SHALLOTTE... WILMINGTON...WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH 315 AM EDT TUE OCT 7 2008 TODAY TONIGHT WED CLOUD AMOUNT PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 77 52 77 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 8 E 6 E 6 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 10 E 4 SE 7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION INVERSION 66/1000 1900 66/1100 MIN/MAX RH (%) 48 100 49 DSI 3 2 HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 4700 4710 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 17 SE 12 VENTILATION RATE 79900 56520 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY THROUGH COLUMBUS DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ NCZ087-096-099-072315- ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...WHITEVILLE 315 AM EDT TUE OCT 7 2008 TODAY TONIGHT WED CLOUD AMOUNT PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 77 52 78 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 7 E 4 E 5 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 8 E 4 SE 7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION INVERSION 66/1000 1900 66/1100 MIN/MAX RH (%) 47 100 48 DSI 2 2 HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 4700 4550 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 16 SE 9 VENTILATION RATE 75200 40950 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY THROUGH COLUMBUS DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ SCZ034-046-072315- HORRY-GEORGETOWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...GEORGETOWN 315 AM EDT TUE OCT 7 2008 TODAY TONIGHT WED CLOUD AMOUNT MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 79 52 78 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 9 E 8 E 7 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 11 E 7 SE 8 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION INVERSION 66/1000 1900 66/1100 MIN/MAX RH (%) 52 100 49 DSI 2 2 HAINES INDEX 5 4 4 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 4670 4170 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 16 E 12 VENTILATION RATE 74720 50040 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY THROUGH COLUMBUS DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-072315- MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...DILLON... FLORENCE...MARION...KINGSTREE 315 AM EDT TUE OCT 7 2008 TODAY TONIGHT WED CLOUD AMOUNT MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 79 52 79 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 8 E 6 E 6 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) E 10 E 5 SE 9 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION INVERSION 66/1000 1900 66/1100 MIN/MAX RH (%) 46 100 47 DSI 2 2 HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 4700 4280 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 15 E 9 VENTILATION RATE 70500 38520 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY THROUGH COLUMBUS DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL. $$ SC USERS NC USERS =================================================================== VENTILATION RATE BURN CATEGORY VENTILATION RATE =================================================================== 0 TO 17249 1 0 TO 33499 17250 TO 34499 2 33500 TO 44999 34500 TO 51749 3 45000 TO 59999 51750 TO 68999 4 60000 TO 111999 69000 OR GREATER 5 112000 OR GREATER SC USERS NC USERS =================================================================== FORECAST SURFACE WIND DISPERSION FORECAST SURFACE WIND =================================================================== STAGNANT NEAR CALM CALM VERY POOR 2 TO 4 MPH 2 TO 5 MPH POOR 5 TO 8 MPH 6 TO 8 MPH FAIR 9 TO 12 MPH 9 TO 13 MPH GOOD GREATER THAN 12 MPH 14 MPH OR MORE EXCELLENT $$