Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
672
FNUS52 KILM 251754
FWFILM
Fire Weather Planning Forecast
for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1254 PM EST Tue Nov 25 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Temperatures well above-normal through Wednesday with isolated to
scattered showers possible. Arctic air will follow a strong cold
front Wednesday night. Temperatures well below normal and much
drier air arrive for Thanksgiving Day and linger through Saturday.
A slow warming trend begins Sunday as high pressure moves off the
coast.
Fog potential for tonight is None.
NCZ105>110-260700-
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
1254 PM EST Tue Nov 25 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Clear
Precip Type Rain Rain None None
Chance Precip (%) 20 20 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 60 79 40 57
Max/Min RH (%) 100 64 90 27
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) S 4 SW 7 G18 W 5 G17 NW 6
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) SW 4 SW 9 G19 NW 5 NW 6
Precip Amount 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 0 0
Precip Begin 6 PM 10 AM
Precip End 9 PM 2 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1600 70/0900 1700 43/0600
Dispersion Fair Fair
DSI 2 1
Mixing Hgt (ft) 3600 4400
Transport Wind (mph) SW 26 NW 16
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 93600 70400
ADI Early 11 Poor 63 Good 11 Poor 56 Gen Good
ADI Late 11 Poor 69 Good 9 Poor 62 Good
Max LVORI Early 8 5 4 2
Max LVORI Late 8 4 3 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability E D F C
Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH
58 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 29 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Maximum RH
73 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50. Minimum RH 33 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum
RH 68 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Warmer. Lows around 50. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 69 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 75 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
$$
NCZ087-096-099-260700-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
1254 PM EST Tue Nov 25 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Clear
Precip Type None Rain None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 30 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 60 77 39 56
Max/Min RH (%) 100 55 78 26
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var SW 7 G20 W 5 NW 4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) S 4 SW 9 G22 NW 4 NW 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 6 AM
Precip End 1 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1700 68/0900 1700 42/0800
Dispersion Poor Fair
DSI 2 1
Mixing Hgt (ft) 4100 4800
Transport Wind (mph) SW 26 NW 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 106600 81600
ADI Early 9 Poor 53 Gen Good 8 Poor 57 Gen Good
ADI Late 11 Poor 81 Good 7 Poor 67 Good
Max LVORI Early 9 5 3 2
Max LVORI Late 8 3 3 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F D F C
Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH
57 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 27 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Maximum RH
72 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH
30 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum
RH 96 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
62 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Not as cool. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 63 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 71 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
$$
SCZ054>056-058-059-260700-
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
1254 PM EST Tue Nov 25 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Clear
Precip Type None Rain None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 60 77 40 57
Max/Min RH (%) 100 65 85 29
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 W 5 NW 5
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) SW 4 SW 8 G17 NW 4 NW 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 7 AM
Precip End 2 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1600 69/0900 1700 44/0800
Dispersion Poor Fair
DSI 2 1
Mixing Hgt (ft) 3100 4700
Transport Wind (mph) W 24 NW 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 74400 70500
ADI Early 7 Poor 64 Good 7 Poor 47 Gen Good
ADI Late 11 Poor 64 Good 7 Poor 59 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 9 5 4 3
Max LVORI Late 9 3 3 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F C F C
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH
60 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50. Minimum RH 28 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Maximum RH
67 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum
RH 67 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Warmer. Lows around 50. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light
winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 70 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH 100 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 76 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
$$
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-260700-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
1254 PM EST Tue Nov 25 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Clear
Precip Type None Rain None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 30 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 59 76 38 56
Max/Min RH (%) 100 52 77 25
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var SW 7 G18 W 5 NW 4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) S 4 SW 9 G19 NW 4 NW 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.07 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 6 AM
Precip End 12 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1700 68/0900 1700 41/0800
Dispersion Poor Poor
DSI 2 1
Mixing Hgt (ft) 4100 5000
Transport Wind (mph) W 25 NW 16
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 102500 80000
ADI Early 9 Poor 49 Gen Good 9 Poor 46 Gen Good
ADI Late 11 Poor 74 Good 6 Very Poor 65 Good
Max LVORI Early 9 5 3 3
Max LVORI Late 8 2 3 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F D F C
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 30. Maximum RH 59 percent.
Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50. Minimum RH 25 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Maximum RH
69 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH
29 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum
RH 94 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
62 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Not as cool. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 65 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 74 percent. Northeast 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.
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