Debris caught on fire near the Holly Shelter Gameland.
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Debris caught on fire near the Holly Shelter Gameland.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 4, 12:38 PM EST, 22 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 138 PM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS... ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SATURDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY. WET AND UNSETTLED WEATHER IS EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IMPACTS THE EAST COAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST DURING THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS OF 130 PM FRIDAY...EXPECT MAINLY SUNNY SKIES THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME PASSING HIGH CLOUDS WITH MAXIMUMS IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. WHILE THE BEST DYNAMICS FOR PRECIP WILL PASS WELL NORTH OF THE AREA AND INSTABILITY IS SOMEWHAT LIMITED...THERE COULD BE JUST ENOUGH OF BOTH AROUND TONIGHT TO SQUEEZE OUT A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. POPS TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE 20 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBERS NEAR THE COAST WHERE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE RETURN SHOULD BE THE GREATEST. MINS TONIGHT WILL FALL TO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 60S WITH UPPER 50S ON TAP WELL INLAND. && .SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 3 AM FRIDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH EARLY ON SATURDAY. MINIMAL INSTABILITY AND A LACK OF DEEP ASCENT ASSOC WITH FROPA PROB SUGGESTS THAT THE DRIER WRF SOLN IS CORRECT AND LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL OCCURS. WILL CARRY VERY LOW POPS IN DEFERENCE TO THE GFS HOWEVER. TEMPERATURES AT OR A LITTLE ABOVE SEASONABLE NORMS AND THERE COULD BE A SLIGHT DOWNWARD TREND IN TEMPS DURING THE AFTERNOON POST FROPA. BOUNDARY STALLS TO OUR SOUTH SATURDAY NIGHT AND SOME WARM ADVECTION BEGINS TO KICK IN ATOP THE SHALLOW SURFACE COOL LAYER. WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER AND RAIN CHANCES WILL WASH BACK NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION. TROUBLE IS...ITS HARD TO TELL HOW FAR NORTH. THE WRF LOOKS MUCH TO AGGRESSIVE GIVEN THE CONTINUED LACK OF MID OR UPPER LEVEL SOURCES OF ASCENT. THE GFS SOLUTION THUS SHOWS THAT RAINFALL CHANCES SHOULD BE HARD-PRESSED TO CROSS NORTH OF THE STATE LINE. THE COOLER AIRMASS PAIRED WITH THE EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER WILL CAP HIGHS IN THE MID60S. THIS IS WELL SUPPORTED BY THE ECMWF. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... AS OF 3 AM FRIDAY...QUITE UNSETTLED ON MONDAY AS WARM FRONT LIFTS THROUGH SOUTH TO NORTH AND LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS. THIS SYSTEM THEN DRAGS A COLD FRONT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WHILE THE BEST DYNAMICS LIFT NORTH OF THE REGION THERE STILL APPEARS TO BE ENOUGH GOMEX MOISTURE FOR DECENT RAIN CHANCES AND TO A LESSER EXTENT RAINFALL AMOUNTS. DEEP MOISTURE IS PUSHED OFFSHORE EARLY TUESDAY AS THE LOW LEVEL FRONT AND COOL ADVECTION DO THE SAME. HOWEVER THE UPPER WAVE LINGERS BEHIND AND STILL HAS PLENTY OF ENERGY. PVA AND/OR HEIGHT FALLS TO KEEP SOME CLOUDINESS AND MAYBE THE STRAY SHOWER IN THE FCST. TROUGH SWINGS THROUGH FIRST THING WEDNESDAY PAVING THE WAY FOR STRONG DRYING. && .AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... AS OF 18Z...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL CROSS THE REGION TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING. THERE MAY BE SOME GOOD CONVECTION JUST WEST OF REGION AFTER SUNSET. DUE TO THE LATE TIMING OF THE FRONT...AND ALSO DUE TO THE FRONT'S WEAKNESS...EXPECTED MOST OF THE CONVECTION TO WEAKEN OR DISSIPATE AS IT ENTERS THE CWA. FLO AND LBT STAND THE BEST CHANCE TO GET ANYTHING...WORST CASE BRIEF PERIODS OF MVFR. HAVE INTRODUCED LIGHT SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST. ON THE OFF CHANCE A CELL OR TWO REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH FOR LIGHTNING...HAVE INCLUDED CB IN THE CLOUD GROUP FOR EACH TERMINAL IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE SHOWERS. SATURDAY...VFR WITH LIGHT NORTHWESTERLY FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...POSSIBLE SHOWERS WITH MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. BECOMING VFR TUESDAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WEDNESDAY. && .MARINE... NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS OF 130 PM FRIDAY...SCEC CONDITIONS ONGOING AND SHOULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. RATHER STAGNANT SFC FEATURES OVER THE SE U.S. AND ADJACENT ATL WATERS THIS WEEK...WILL FINALLY START PROGRESSING. CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE JUST OFFSHORE FROM THE FLORIDA EAST COAST...WILL GET PUSHED FURTHER OFFSHORE AND EASTWARD. AT THE SAME TIME...SFC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS TODAY...AND APPROACH THE AREA WATERS LATE TONIGHT. THE SFC PRESSURE PATTERN AND TIGHTENING GRADIENT WILL YIELD SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH FEW GUSTS UP TO 25 KT THIS AFTN AND CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SEAS WILL RESPOND AND BUILD TO A MORE WIDESPREAD 3 TO 5 FT THIS AFTN AND HOLD AT THESE HEIGHTS THRU TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SEAS WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE SHORT PERIOD WIND DRIVEN WAVES. BEST TIME FOR RATHER WEAK FEW/SCT CONVECTION AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL OCCUR MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 3 AM FRIDAY...MIDDAY FROPA TURNS FLOW OFFSHORE ON SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE SOME 5 FT SEAS AROUND BUT THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL MAKE FOR A RANGE IN WAVE HEIGHTS AND THUS PRECLUDE SCEC HEADLINES. WINDS THEN SWING AROUND QUICKLY TO THE NE SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE HIGH WEDGES IN AND THE FRONT STALLS TO OUR SOUTH OR EVEN DRIFTS BACK NORTHWARD A BIT. WITH AN ONSHORE FLOW THE LARGER WAVES WILL BE BETTER ABLE TO GET INTO THE 20 NM ZONES AND ADVISORY-WORTHY 6 FT SEAS SHOULD MATERIALIZE AT SOME POINT...ALTHOUGH THIS MAY NOT OCCUR UNTIL SUNDAY. ONSHORE FLOW LASTS INTO SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE FRONT STAYS TO OUR SOUTH AND THE HIGH PROGRESSES EAST OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... AS OF 3 AM FRIDAY...WARM FRONT LIFTS THROUGH MONDAY TURNING WINDS TO SOUTHERLY. A VERY BROAD SWATH OF SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS BETWEEN WEST ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE AND A STRENGTHENING LOW IN THE OHIO VALLEY. ADVISORY LIKELY CONTINUING CARRIED OVER FROM THE SHORT TERM. THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW PRESSURE DRIVES A FRONT OUR WAY MONDAY NIGHT RAMPING WIND AND SEAS UP EVEN FURTHER. ON TUESDAY IN THE POST FRONTAL REGIME CONDITIONS WILL BE RATHER SLOW TO ABATE AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY LAST THE ENTIRE PERIOD. && .ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...NONE. NC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && NEAR TERM...MJC/31 SHORT TERM...MBB LONG TERM...MBB MARINE...DCH/MBB AVIATION...DL/31
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 457 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 NCZ087-096-099-105-107-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053-055-051000- ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER- INLAND BRUNSWICK-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION- WILLIAMSBURG-INLAND HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN- 457 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-051000- COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 457 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AMZ250-252-254-256-051000- SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 457 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THROUGH NOON SATURDAY... PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION. FOR SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DOUGH
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
On a very dry and windy day, debris caught fire in a wooded area near the Holly Shelter Gameland. The fire did not burn any structures, but it did burn 1533 acres. Total estimated cost to suppress the fire was $45,500.
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