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 241735
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast
for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
135 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Isolated storms may develop near the coast Monday. A Canadian
cold front will move off the coast Monday night, with below normal
temperatures and drier air expected through the remainder of the
week.
Fog potential for tonight is Low.
NCZ105>110-250645-
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
135 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 20 0 0
Min/Max Temp 69 90 67 87
Max/Min RH (%) 97 55 90 49
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var SW 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 0
Precip Begin 2 PM
Precip End 6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 77/0900 1900 72/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 3 3
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5500 5200
Transport Wind (mph) SW 13 W 7
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 71500 36400
ADI Early 4 Very Poor 47 Gen Good 6 Very Poor 28 Fair
ADI Late 6 Very Poor 71 Good 6 Very Poor 39 Fair
Max LVORI Early 6 6 6 4
Max LVORI Late 6 2 6 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F A F A
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
77 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
87 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
$$
NCZ087-096-099-250645-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
135 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 69 90 67 86
Max/Min RH (%) 96 47 87 43
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 76/0900 1900 70/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 3 3
Mixing Hgt (ft) 6400 5800
Transport Wind (mph) W 10 NW 7
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 64000 40600
ADI Early 4 Very Poor 38 Fair 5 Very Poor 34 Fair
ADI Late 5 Very Poor 75 Good 7 Poor 45 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 5 6 4 3
Max LVORI Late 6 1 4 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F A F A
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
74 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
45 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 87 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
87 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
90 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
92 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ054>056-058-059-250645-
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
135 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 20 0 0
Min/Max Temp 70 90 67 86
Max/Min RH (%) 97 56 93 50
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var SW 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.06 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 0
Precip Begin 2 PM
Precip End 6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time) 2000 77/0900 1900 72/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5300 4900
Transport Wind (mph) W 12 NE 8
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 63600 39200
ADI Early 5 Very Poor 45 Gen Good 6 Very Poor 30 Fair
ADI Late 6 Very Poor 66 Good 6 Very Poor 40 Fair
Max LVORI Early 6 6 6 4
Max LVORI Late 6 2 6 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F A F A
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
77 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 87 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
90 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 90 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-250645-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
135 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 69 90 66 85
Max/Min RH (%) 96 47 87 44
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 75/0900 1900 70/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 3 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 6000 5700
Transport Wind (mph) W 10 N 8
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 60000 45600
ADI Early 4 Very Poor 35 Fair 4 Very Poor 37 Fair
ADI Late 5 Very Poor 72 Good 7 Poor 50 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 5 6 4 3
Max LVORI Late 6 1 4 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F A F A
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
74 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
44 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 85 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
92 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$
SC USERS NC USERS
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VENTILATION RATE BURN CATEGORY VENTILATION RATE
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NOT USED 0 0 TO 14759
0 TO 17249 1 14760 TO 33499
17250 TO 34499 2 33500 TO 44999
34500 TO 51749 3 45000 TO 59999
51750 TO 68999 4 60000 TO 111999
69000 OR GREATER 5 112000 OR GREATER
SC USERS NC USERS
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FORECAST SURFACE WIND DISPERSION FORECAST SURFACE WIND
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STAGNANT NEAR CALM
CALM VERY POOR 2 TO 4 MPH
2 TO 5 MPH POOR 5 TO 8 MPH
6 TO 8 MPH FAIR 9 TO 12 MPH
9 TO 13 MPH GOOD GREATER THAN 12 MPH
14 MPH OR MORE EXCELLENT
ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by LAVDAS.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
Forecaster...VAO