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 141843
FWFILM
Fire Weather Planning Forecast
for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
243 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Heat and humidity will persist through the weekend and for most of
the upcoming week. Scattered storms are possible Saturday with
additional chances Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Fog potential for tonight is Low.
NCZ105>110-150745-
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
243 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 50 40 40
Chance Thunder (%) 0 50 40 40
Min/Max Temp 76 97 74 94
Max/Min RH (%) 95 54 100 62
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var SW 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.23 0.16 0.01
Precip Duration 1 2 2
Precip Begin 12 PM Continuing 7 AM
Precip End Continuing 6 AM 6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time) 2000 83/0900 1900 80/0900
Dispersion Poor Very Poor
DSI 3 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5800 4400
Transport Wind (mph) SW 10 S 8
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 58000 35200
ADI Early 8 Poor 28 Fair 6 Very Poor 22 Fair
ADI Late 6 Very Poor 55 Gen Good 4 Very Poor 31 Fair
Max LVORI Early 5 6 6 9
Max LVORI Late 6 2 9 3
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Light
winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
NCZ087-096-099-150745-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
243 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 50 40 30
Chance Thunder (%) 0 50 40 30
Min/Max Temp 76 97 74 95
Max/Min RH (%) 94 50 99 56
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.11 0.12 0.03
Precip Duration 1 2 2
Precip Begin 12 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing 6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time) 2000 82/0900 1900 79/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 3 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 6400 5200
Transport Wind (mph) W 9 SW 7
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 57600 36400
ADI Early 5 Very Poor 28 Fair 4 Very Poor 21 Fair
ADI Late 5 Very Poor 68 Good 4 Very Poor 41 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 4 6 6 9
Max LVORI Late 6 1 9 3
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F A F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
91 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent. Light
winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 70s. Maximum RH 96 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent. East
winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ054>056-058-059-150745-
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
243 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 40 40 30
Chance Thunder (%) 0 40 40 30
Min/Max Temp 77 97 76 95
Max/Min RH (%) 96 51 99 60
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) S 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.11 0.10 0.01
Precip Duration 1 1 2
Precip Begin 1 PM Continuing 7 AM
Precip End Continuing 1 AM 6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time) 2000 83/0900 1900 81/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 3 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 7000 4700
Transport Wind (mph) W 9 SE 8
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 63000 37600
ADI Early 6 Very Poor 29 Fair 7 Poor 23 Fair
ADI Late 5 Very Poor 68 Good 3 Very Poor 36 Fair
Max LVORI Early 5 6 6 9
Max LVORI Late 6 2 8 3
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F A F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum
RH 98 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 70s. Maximum RH 96 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-150745-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
243 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 40 40 30
Chance Thunder (%) 0 40 40 30
Min/Max Temp 76 97 75 95
Max/Min RH (%) 93 48 98 54
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.05 0.05 0.01
Precip Duration 1 1 1
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing 2 PM
Precip End Continuing 1 AM 6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time) 2000 82/0900 2000 80/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 3 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 6700 5900
Transport Wind (mph) W 8 NW 7
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 53600 41300
ADI Early 4 Very Poor 29 Fair 4 Very Poor 20 Gen Poor
ADI Late 5 Very Poor 64 Good 4 Very Poor 45 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 4 6 5 7
Max LVORI Late 6 1 7 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F A F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
91 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Light
winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 70s. Maximum RH 95 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 50 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...29