000 FNUS52 KILM 171335 FWFILM FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 935 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008 .DISCUSSION... PROGRESSIVE WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE NEXT WEEK. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY...WITH A SMALL CHANCE FOR CONVECTION AHEAD OF IT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL ONCE AGAIN AFFECT THE AREA MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST TUESDAY AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TUESDAY...GIVING RISE TO A BETTER CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL AGAIN FOLLOW FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. NCZ097-100-101-180545- PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURGAW...SURF CITY...LELAND...SHALLOTTE... WILMINGTON...WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH 935 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 20 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS MAX/MIN TEMP 77 56 83 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 7 SW 8 SW 10 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 6 SW 6 SW 15 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 PRECIP DURATION 0 INVERSION NONE 2100 70/1000 MIN/MAX RH (%) 31 97 37 DSI 3 3 HAINES INDEX 5 3 4 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 5250 5350 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 8 SW 28 VENTILATION RATE 42000 149800 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ SCZ034-046-180545- HORRY-GEORGETOWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...GEORGETOWN 935 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 78 56 84 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 7 SW 8 SW 8 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 6 SW 6 SW 12 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION INVERSION NONE 2100 70/1000 MIN/MAX RH (%) 31 94 35 DSI 3 3 HAINES INDEX 4 4 5 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 5660 5580 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 7 SW 28 VENTILATION RATE 39620 156240 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ NCZ096-099-180545- BLADEN-COLUMBUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETHTOWN...WHITEVILLE 935 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 20 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS MAX/MIN TEMP 79 55 84 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 6 SW 7 SW 10 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 6 SW 5 SW 14 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 PRECIP DURATION 0 INVERSION NONE 2100 69/1000 MIN/MAX RH (%) 28 95 34 DSI 4 3 HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 6000 6160 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 8 SW 31 VENTILATION RATE 48000 190960 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ NCZ087-SCZ017-023-024-180545- ROBESON-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON... DILLON 935 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 20 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS MAX/MIN TEMP 80 54 85 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NW 6 SW 6 SW 10 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 7 SW 5 SW 14 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 PRECIP DURATION 0 INVERSION NONE 2100 69/1000 MIN/MAX RH (%) 27 89 32 DSI 4 3 HAINES INDEX 4 4 5 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 6100 6220 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 10 SW 33 VENTILATION RATE 61000 205260 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ SCZ032-033-039-180545- FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MARION...KINGSTREE 935 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 20 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS MAX/MIN TEMP 80 55 85 WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 6 SW 6 SW 8 WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 6 SW 5 SW 12 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 INVERSION NONE 2100 70/1000 MIN/MAX RH (%) 27 92 32 DSI 4 4 HAINES INDEX 4 4 5 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 6180 6190 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 8 SW 31 VENTILATION RATE 49440 191890 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. $$ 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 $$