Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
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
109 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025
.DISCUSSION...
A dry cold front will move through late tonight bringing chilly
conditions through Thursday. Warmer conditions will return through
the weekend ahead of another rain-free front that should arrive
Sunday. High pressure will follow for early next week.
Fog potential for tonight is None.
NCZ105>110-110715-
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
109 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 35 50 28 56
Max/Min RH (%) 87 40 91 44
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW 9 G22 NW 7 G17 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) W 8 G21 NW 6 Lgt/Var SW 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1600 41/0900 1700 40/0900
Dispersion Good Very Poor
DSI 2 1
Mixing Hgt (ft) 4400 2800
Transport Wind (mph) NW 16 SW 18
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 70400 50400
ADI Early 19 Gen Poor 75 Good 4 Very Poor 37 Fair
ADI Late 14 Gen Poor 74 Good 3 Very Poor 54 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 3 4 5 5
Max LVORI Late 4 2 6 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability E C F C
Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 52 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
West winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Much colder. Lows in the lower 20s.
Maximum RH 61 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, colder. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH
37 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Maximum RH
76 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH
84 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH
57 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
NCZ087-096-099-110715-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
109 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 34 50 28 55
Max/Min RH (%) 87 40 94 42
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW 8 G20 NW 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) W 6 G17 NW 5 Lgt/Var SW 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1700 40/0900 1700 38/0900
Dispersion Fair Very Poor
DSI 2 1
Mixing Hgt (ft) 4700 2600
Transport Wind (mph) NW 16 SW 21
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 75200 54600
ADI Early 19 Gen Poor 73 Good 4 Very Poor 37 Fair
ADI Late 10 Poor 69 Good 3 Very Poor 58 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 4 4 5 5
Max LVORI Late 4 2 6 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability E C F C
Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear, colder. Lows around 20. Maximum RH
58 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, colder. Highs around 40. Minimum RH 33 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Maximum RH
76 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50. Minimum RH 34 percent. Light
winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Light winds.
$$
SCZ054>056-058-059-110715-
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
109 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 35 50 29 57
Max/Min RH (%) 90 43 95 41
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW 8 G21 NW 6 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) W 7 G19 NW 5 Lgt/Var SW 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1600 42/0900 1700 44/1000
Dispersion Fair Very Poor
DSI 2 1
Mixing Hgt (ft) 4200 2600
Transport Wind (mph) NW 15 SW 20
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 63000 52000
ADI Early 18 Gen Poor 66 Good 4 Very Poor 34 Fair
ADI Late 14 Gen Poor 65 Good 4 Very Poor 55 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 4 4 5 5
Max LVORI Late 5 2 6 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability E C F C
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Much colder. Lows in the lower 20s.
Maximum RH 62 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, colder. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH
38 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Maximum RH
78 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH
60 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-110715-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
109 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 33 50 28 57
Max/Min RH (%) 88 41 96 40
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW 8 G18 NW 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) W 6 NW 4 Lgt/Var SW 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1700 40/0900 1700 42/1000
Dispersion Fair Very Poor
DSI 2 1
Mixing Hgt (ft) 4600 2600
Transport Wind (mph) W 15 SW 22
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 69000 57200
ADI Early 17 Gen Poor 65 Good 4 Very Poor 37 Fair
ADI Late 12 Poor 61 Good 4 Very Poor 63 Good
Max LVORI Early 4 4 6 6
Max LVORI Late 4 2 7 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability E C F C
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 51 percent. Light
winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear, colder. Lows around 20. Maximum RH
58 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, colder. Highs around 40. Minimum RH 33 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Maximum RH
77 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50. Minimum RH 36 percent. Light
winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Light winds.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near 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...CRM