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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1043 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2008

.DISCUSSION... 
LOW PRESSURE HAVING MOVED UP THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY...WILL
RE-DEVELOP OFF THE DELMARVA COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL
INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST...AWAY FROM THE EAST COAST
TONIGHT. ITS TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA 
LATE TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL THIS WEEKEND...
FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COLD FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL AGAIN PREVAIL MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ANOTHER MORE 
SUBSTANTIAL COLD FRONT WITH BETTER RAINFALL POTENTIAL...WILL
MOVE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE.

NCZ097-100-101-170645-
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURGAW...SURF CITY...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...
WILMINGTON...WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH
1043 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2008

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD AMOUNT          PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP CHC (%)        30           30           0            
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
MAX/MIN TEMP          86           56           78           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 12 G30    W 12 G27     NW  6        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 15 G30    NW  9        SW  9        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.10         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       1            2                         
INVERSION             NONE         NONE         NONE         
MIN/MAX RH (%)        46           86           31           
DSI                   2                         3            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            4            
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   5790                      5460         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 26                      W 10         
VENTILATION RATE      150540                    54600        

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ087-096-099-170645-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...WHITEVILLE
1043 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2008

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD AMOUNT          PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP CHC (%)        40           30           0            
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
MAX/MIN TEMP          86           55           78           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 11 G21    W 11 G21     NW  5        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 13 G22     NW  8        SW  8        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.08         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
INVERSION             NONE         NONE         NONE         
MIN/MAX RH (%)        43           77           30           
DSI                   2                         4            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            4            
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   6010                      6290         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 26                      W 14         
VENTILATION RATE      156260                    88060        

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

SCZ034-046-170645-
HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...GEORGETOWN
1043 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2008

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD AMOUNT          PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP CHC (%)        30           40           0            
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
MAX/MIN TEMP          86           57           78           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 12 G27    W 12 G26     NW  6        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 14 G27    NW  8        SW  8        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.11         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       1            2                         
INVERSION             NONE         NONE         NONE         
MIN/MAX RH (%)        48           84           33           
DSI                   2                         3            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3            
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   5820                      5710         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 24                      W 10         
VENTILATION RATE      139680                    57100        

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH
43 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

SCZ017-023-024-170645-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...DILLON
1043 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2008

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD AMOUNT          PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP CHC (%)        50           30           0            
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
MAX/MIN TEMP          86           53           79           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 11 G21    W 10 G21     NW  5        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 13 G24     NW  7        SW  8        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.08         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
INVERSION             NONE         NONE         NONE         
MIN/MAX RH (%)        42           72           29           
DSI                   2                         4            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            4            
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   5960                      6410         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 25                      W 15         
VENTILATION RATE      149000                    96150        

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

SCZ032-033-039-170645-
FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MARION...KINGSTREE
1043 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2008

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD AMOUNT          PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP CHC (%)        40           40           0            
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
MAX/MIN TEMP          86           56           79           
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 11 G21    W 10 G21     NW  5        
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W 14 G24     NW  7        SW  7        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.09         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       1            2                         
INVERSION             NONE         NONE         NONE         
MIN/MAX RH (%)        43           75           30           
DSI                   3                         4            
HAINES INDEX          4            3            4            
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   6100                      6160         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 24                      W 12         
VENTILATION RATE      146400                    73920        

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES BELOW 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

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