Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
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FNUS52 KILM 121758
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast
for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1258 PM EST Wed Nov 12 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Breezy and dry conditions will continue through Thursday behind a
weak cold front. Near-normal temperatures on Friday will rise
above normal for the weekend into the start of next week.
Fog potential for tonight is None.
NCZ105>110-130700-
Inland Pender-Coastal Pender-Inland New Hanover-
Coastal New Hanover-Inland Brunswick-Coastal Brunswick-
Including the cities of Burgaw, Surf City, Wilmington, Masonboro,
Myrtle Grove, Ogden, Carolina Beach, Seagate,
Boiling Spring Lakes, Leland, Shallotte, Oak Island, Long Beach,
Southport, and Sunset Beach
1258 PM EST Wed Nov 12 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 39 68 36 66
Max/Min RH (%) 88 29 79 29
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) W 5 G17 NW 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) W 4 NW 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1700 58/1000 1700 50/0900
Dispersion Fair Very Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 4100 3200
Transport Wind (mph) NW 18 NW 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 73800 38400
ADI Early 8 Poor 66 Good 5 Very Poor 36 Fair
ADI Late 7 Poor 84 Good 5 Very Poor 43 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 3 4 3 4
Max LVORI Late 4 2 4 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F B F B
Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
74 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the mid 50s.
Maximum RH 80 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
71 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
80 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
91 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
NCZ087-096-099-130700-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
1258 PM EST Wed Nov 12 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 38 67 36 66
Max/Min RH (%) 90 29 79 26
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var NW 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1700 57/1000 1700 49/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 4200 3200
Transport Wind (mph) NW 18 N 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 75600 32000
ADI Early 8 Poor 63 Good 5 Very Poor 33 Fair
ADI Late 7 Poor 84 Good 5 Very Poor 40 Fair
Max LVORI Early 3 5 3 4
Max LVORI Late 5 2 4 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
79 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the mid 50s.
Maximum RH 76 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
68 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 30 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
81 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
90 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ054>056-058-059-130700-
Coastal Horry-Inland Georgetown-Coastal Georgetown-Central Horry-
Northern Horry-
Including the cities of Myrtle Beach, Socastee,
North Myrtle Beach, Garden City, Little River, Andrews,
Georgetown, Murrells Inlet, Conway, Longs, Bucksport, Loris,
Green Sea, and Aynor
1258 PM EST Wed Nov 12 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 38 67 38 65
Max/Min RH (%) 94 31 81 31
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1700 58/1000 1700 51/0900
Dispersion Poor Very Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 3800 3100
Transport Wind (mph) NW 14 N 8
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 53200 24800
ADI Early 7 Poor 36 Fair 4 Very Poor 31 Fair
ADI Late 7 Poor 61 Good 5 Very Poor 32 Fair
Max LVORI Early 3 5 4 4
Max LVORI Late 5 2 4 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
84 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the mid 50s.
Maximum RH 77 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Maximum RH
76 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
83 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
92 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH
60 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-130700-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
1258 PM EST Wed Nov 12 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 38 68 37 66
Max/Min RH (%) 95 29 82 29
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) W 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1700 57/1000 1700 49/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 4100 3200
Transport Wind (mph) NW 14 N 7
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 57400 22400
ADI Early 7 Poor 35 Fair 4 Very Poor 26 Fair
ADI Late 6 Very Poor 64 Good 5 Very Poor 28 Fair
Max LVORI Early 4 6 4 4
Max LVORI Late 6 2 4 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the mid 50s.
Maximum RH 75 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
71 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
84 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
91 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH
52 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$
SC USERS NC USERS
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VENTILATION RATE BURN CATEGORY VENTILATION RATE
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NOT USED 0 0 TO 14759
0 TO 17249 1 14760 TO 33499
17250 TO 34499 2 33500 TO 44999
34500 TO 51749 3 45000 TO 59999
51750 TO 68999 4 60000 TO 111999
69000 OR GREATER 5 112000 OR GREATER
SC USERS NC USERS
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FORECAST SURFACE WIND DISPERSION FORECAST SURFACE WIND
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STAGNANT NEAR CALM
CALM VERY POOR 2 TO 4 MPH
2 TO 5 MPH POOR 5 TO 8 MPH
6 TO 8 MPH FAIR 9 TO 12 MPH
9 TO 13 MPH GOOD GREATER THAN 12 MPH
14 MPH OR MORE EXCELLENT
ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by LAVDAS.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
Forecaster...Weiner