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 131929
FWFILM
Fire Weather Planning Forecast
for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
329 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Dangerously hot much of the period with minimal rain chances until
the weekend and again toward mid next week.
Fog potential for tonight is Low.
NCZ105>110-140830-
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
329 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 20 20 60
Chance Thunder (%) 20 20 20 50
Min/Max Temp 76 97 77 97
Max/Min RH (%) 96 50 94 54
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) S 4 Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 Lgt/Var W 4
Precip Amount 0.01 0.05 0.03 0.08
Precip Duration 0 1 0 3
Precip Begin 6 PM 2 PM Continuing 2 PM
Precip End 8 PM Continuing 11 PM Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 84/0900 2000 83/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Poor
DSI 2 3
Mixing Hgt (ft) 6000 6600
Transport Wind (mph) SW 12 W 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 72000 79200
ADI Early 6 Very Poor 30 Fair 9 Poor 32 Fair
ADI Late 5 Very Poor 60 Gen Good 7 Poor 72 Good
Max LVORI Early 5 6 5 6
Max LVORI Late 6 1 6 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...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
63 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
89 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
88 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Light
winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
NCZ087-096-099-140830-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
329 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 0 0 50
Chance Thunder (%) 20 0 0 50
Min/Max Temp 75 97 76 97
Max/Min RH (%) 95 47 94 51
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var SW 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
Precip Duration 0 1
Precip Begin 6 PM 2 PM
Precip End 8 PM Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time) 2000 86/1000 2000 82/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 3 3
Mixing Hgt (ft) 6500 7000
Transport Wind (mph) W 9 NW 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 58500 70000
ADI Early 5 Very Poor 28 Fair 5 Very Poor 35 Fair
ADI Late 5 Very Poor 70 Good 4 Very Poor 73 Good
Max LVORI Early 5 6 4 6
Max LVORI Late 6 1 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...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 100. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH 86 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 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
94 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Light winds.
$$
SCZ054>056-058-059-140830-
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
329 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 0 0 30
Chance Thunder (%) 20 0 0 30
Min/Max Temp 75 97 78 97
Max/Min RH (%) 96 48 94 51
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 4 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.02
Precip Duration 0 1
Precip Begin 6 PM 2 PM
Precip End 8 PM Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time) 2000 83/0900 2000 83/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Poor
DSI 2 3
Mixing Hgt (ft) 6900 7300
Transport Wind (mph) SW 10 W 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 69000 73000
ADI Early 7 Poor 29 Fair 8 Poor 34 Fair
ADI Late 5 Very Poor 65 Good 4 Very Poor 72 Good
Max LVORI Early 5 6 5 6
Max LVORI Late 6 1 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...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
61 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
90 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
83 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum
RH 93 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-140830-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
329 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 0 0 30
Chance Thunder (%) 20 0 0 30
Min/Max Temp 75 96 76 97
Max/Min RH (%) 94 47 92 49
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 0.01
Precip Duration 0 1
Precip Begin 6 PM 2 PM
Precip End 8 PM Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time) 2000 82/1000 2000 82/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 3 3
Mixing Hgt (ft) 6700 7600
Transport Wind (mph) W 8 NW 8
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 53600 60800
ADI Early 4 Very Poor 29 Fair 4 Very Poor 36 Fair
ADI Late 4 Very Poor 65 Good 4 Very Poor 71 Good
Max LVORI Early 4 6 4 6
Max LVORI Late 6 1 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...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
87 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
82 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
92 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
93 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
47 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...21