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National Weather Service Wilmington, NC Fire Weather Forecast |
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
845 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2007
.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFF THE COAST TODAY AND TONIGHT WHILE A
COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA
ON FRIDAY. COOLER AND DRIER HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN SATURDAY AND
PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. THIS HIGH WILL END UP OFF THE COAST BY
TUESDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH INTO THE CAROLINAS
WEDNESDAY.
WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS...UNFAVORABLE TYPE 1-B
MAX WIND NEAR 1000 FT AGL... SW 35 MPH...
LIFTING TO NEAR 1800 FT AND DECREASING TO 25 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
NCZ097-100-101-160445-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...WHITEVILLE
845 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2007
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD AMOUNT PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 60 90
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS TSTMS
MAX/MIN TEMP 80 58 67
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 6 S 9 S 9
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 11 S 7 SW 12
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.12 0.75
PRECIP DURATION 2 11
INVERSION 66/1000 1900 63/1100
MIN/MAX RH (%) 43 90 60
DSI 3 1
HAINES INDEX 4 3 3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 5710 2810
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 18 SW 40
VENTILATION RATE 102780 112400
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. MINIMUM RH 26 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
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SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-160445-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...DILLON...
FLORENCE...MARION...KINGSTREE
845 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2007
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD AMOUNT PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 60 90
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS TSTMS
MAX/MIN TEMP 80 58 69
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 6 S 8 S 8
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW 10 S 7 SW 11
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.13 0.72
PRECIP DURATION 2 12
INVERSION 67/1000 1900 64/1100
MIN/MAX RH (%) 44 91 59
DSI 3 1
HAINES INDEX 4 3 3
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 5910 2740
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 17 SW 32
VENTILATION RATE 100470 87680
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. MINIMUM RH 27 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. EAST WINDS UP TO
5 MPH.
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.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION BELOW NORMAL.
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