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 071226
FWFILM
Fire Weather Planning Forecast
for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
826 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026
.DISCUSSION...
High pressure builds in from the north through mid week with
slightly cooler and drier weather, especially inland. Hotter and
more humid conditions are then likely to return late week ahead
of another cold front which will bring better rain chances.
Wind profile analysis/fire control over flat terrain is Favorable.
Fog potential for tonight is None.
NCZ105>110-080130-
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
826 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 20
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Max/Min Temp 87 66 88
Min/Max RH (%) 53 87 57
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) NE 7 G20 NE 6 G21 NE 7 G17
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) NE 9 G21 NE 6 G17 E 8 G17
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 0
Precip Begin 8 AM
Precip End 12 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time) 73/0900 2000 73/0900
Dispersion Fair
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5300 4800
Transport Wind (mph) E 18 E 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 95400 67200
ADI Early 71 Good 10 Poor 63 Good
ADI Late 91 Good 7 Poor 65 Good
Max LVORI Early 5 4 4
Max LVORI Late 1 4 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
91 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 98 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 67 percent. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 64 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.
$$
NCZ087-096-099-080130-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
826 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Max/Min Temp 87 66 88
Min/Max RH (%) 47 88 50
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) NE 6 G17 E 4 NE 6
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) NE 7 G17 NE 4 E 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 72/0900 1900 71/0900
Dispersion Fair
DSI 3 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5600 5000
Transport Wind (mph) E 15 E 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 84000 60000
ADI Early 65 Good 6 Very Poor 57 Gen Good
ADI Late 93 Good 6 Very Poor 67 Good
Max LVORI Early 5 4 4
Max LVORI Late 1 5 1
Min VSBY Early 6 Fog 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light
winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 62 percent. Light
winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers
30 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Light winds.
$$
SCZ054>056-058-059-080130-
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, Red Hill, Loris, and Aynor
826 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type Showers Showers Showers
Chance Precip (%) 20 10 20
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Max/Min Temp 87 67 87
Min/Max RH (%) 54 88 61
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) NE 7 G20 NE 6 G21 NE 8 G20
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) NE 9 G21 NE 6 G19 E 9 G20
Precip Amount 0.03 0.01 0.01
Precip Duration 1 1 1
Precip Begin 6 AM 10 PM Continuing
Precip End 10 AM Continuing 2 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time) 73/0900 2000 74/0900
Dispersion Fair
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 4900 5000
Transport Wind (mph) E 17 E 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 83300 75000
ADI Early 57 Gen Good 10 Poor 57 Gen Good
ADI Late 82 Good 8 Poor 66 Good
Max LVORI Early 5 4 4
Max LVORI Late 1 4 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 6 Rain
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability B E C
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
68 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Light winds.
$$
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-080130-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
826 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Max/Min Temp 86 65 87
Min/Max RH (%) 46 89 54
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) NE 6 E 4 NE 6 G17
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) NE 8 G17 NE 4 E 7 G17
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 73/0900 1900 71/0900
Dispersion Fair
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5400 5300
Transport Wind (mph) E 16 E 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 86400 68900
ADI Early 56 Gen Good 8 Poor 57 Gen Good
ADI Late 84 Good 6 Very Poor 73 Good
Max LVORI Early 5 4 4
Max LVORI Late 1 5 1
Min VSBY Early 6 Fog 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 61 percent. Light
winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light
winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent.
Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Light winds.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near 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...MAS