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
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
===================================================================
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.

$$

Forecaster...CRM