Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast
for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
213 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A developing area of low pressure off the coast will spread rain
along the coast late tonight, spreading inland Saturday. Rain
should continue Sunday as the low moves somewhat slowly and
erratically. More typical Bermuda High-controlled weather will
return next week.

Fog potential for tonight is None.

NCZ105>110-050715-
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
213 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     20           50           70           80
Chance Thunder (%)    20           50           70           80
Min/Max Temp          71           86           71           86
Max/Min RH (%)        99           68           100          80
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) E  4         NE  6        E  6 G18     SE  6
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  Lgt/Var      E  9 G18     E  5         SE  7
Precip Amount         0.01         0.23         0.51         0.71
Precip Duration       1            2            8            12
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         75/0800      2000         76/0700
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    2700                      2200
Transport Wind (mph)               E 21                      S 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 56700                     33000
ADI Early             10 Poor      51 Gen Good  26 Fair      31 Fair
ADI Late              8 Poor       55 Gen Good  10 Poor      38 Fair
Max LVORI Early       6            5            5            6
Max LVORI Late        6            3            8            4
Min VSBY Early        7            6 Rain       5 Rain
Min VSBY Late         6 Rain       5 Rain       5 Rain
Turner Stability      F            C            E            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 97 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 76 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-050715-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
213 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            40           50           80
Chance Thunder (%)    0            40           50           80
Min/Max Temp          70           89           71           85
Max/Min RH (%)        100          55           100          79
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var      NE  5        E  5         E  5
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  Lgt/Var      E  8 G18     NE  4        SE  5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.06         0.19         0.55
Precip Duration                    1            2            9
Precip Begin                       10 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         74/0800      2100         75/0800
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    4300                      2800
Transport Wind (mph)               E 21                      SE 16
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 90300                     44800
ADI Early             9 Poor       76 Good      23 Fair      26 Fair
ADI Late              5 Very Poor  80 Good      9 Poor       44 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       6            5            6            6
Max LVORI Late        9            2            7            4
Min VSBY Early        7            6 Rain       6 Rain
Min VSBY Late         6 Fog        6 Rain       6 Rain
Turner Stability      F            B            E            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 71 percent. East winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-050715-
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
213 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     10           60           60           80
Chance Thunder (%)    10           60           60           80
Min/Max Temp          71           85           72           86
Max/Min RH (%)        99           70           100          77
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) E  4         NE  8 G20    E  8 G20     E  6
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  E  4         E 10 G21     E  5         SE  6
Precip Amount         0.02         0.21         0.38         0.61
Precip Duration       0            3            9            12
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         75/0800      2100         76/0700
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    3300                      2800
Transport Wind (mph)               E 24                      SE 18
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 79200                     50400
ADI Early             24 Fair      67 Good      31 Fair      33 Fair
ADI Late              9 Poor       66 Good      12 Poor      51 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       6            5            5            6
Max LVORI Late        6            3            7            4
Min VSBY Early        7            6 Rain       5 Rain
Min VSBY Late         7            6 Rain       5 Rain
Turner Stability      F            C            E            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 71 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-050715-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
213 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            40           40           80
Chance Thunder (%)    0            40           40           80
Min/Max Temp          70           88           70           85
Max/Min RH (%)        100          51           100          73
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) E  4         NE  7 G17    E  6 G17     NE  5
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  Lgt/Var      E  9 G18     NE  4        E  5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.07         0.15         0.40
Precip Duration                    1            2            9
Precip Begin                       10 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         74/0800      2100         73/0600
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5200                      3500
Transport Wind (mph)               E 24                      E 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 124800                    59500
ADI Early             12 Poor      94 Good      28 Fair      33 Fair
ADI Late              5 Very Poor  94 Good      12 Poor      56 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       6            6            5            5
Max LVORI Late        9            1            7            3
Min VSBY Early        7            7            6 Rain
Min VSBY Late         6 Fog        6 Rain       6 Rain
Turner Stability      F            B            E            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation above normal.

$$

     SC USERS                               NC USERS
===================================================================
VENTILATION RATE         BURN CATEGORY  VENTILATION RATE
===================================================================
   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
===================================================================
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

ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by LAVDAS.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

$$