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
242 AM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Bermuda High Pressure will maintain typically hot and humid
conditions across the area thru Tue. Scattered afternoon and
evening thunderstorms will be possible through Tuesday with storms
becoming more widespread Wednesday and Thursday as a cold front
drops to the area.

Across the inland counties...
Wind profile analysis/fire control over flat terrain is
Favorable.

Across the coastal counties later this afternoon and evening...
Wind profile analysis/fire control over flat terrain is
Unfavorable Type 1-F...Direction S...Maximum Wind 20 mph at 900
ft.

Fog potential for tonight is None.

NCZ105>110-291945-
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
242 AM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            20
Chance Thunder (%)    20           0            20
Max/Min Temp          92           73           92
Min/Max RH (%)        56           98           60
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var      S  5         S  4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  S  6 G17     Lgt/Var      S  8 G18
Precip Amount         0.04         0.00         0.01
Precip Duration       1                         1
Precip Begin          1 PM                      8 AM
Precip End            6 PM                      Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  78/0800      2000         79/0800
Dispersion                         Poor
DSI                   3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       5000                      5100
Transport Wind (mph)  S  9                      S 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    45000                     86700
ADI Early             30 Fair      11 Poor      59 Gen Good
ADI Late              53 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  86 Good
Max LVORI Early       6            5            6
Max LVORI Late        2            6            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      A            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
89 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 67 percent. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 74 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ096-099-291945-
Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Elizabethtown, Bladenboro, Whiteville,
Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
242 AM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     30           20           30
Chance Thunder (%)    30           20           30
Max/Min Temp          94           73           93
Min/Max RH (%)        50           99           56
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var      S  4         Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  S  4         Lgt/Var      S  6
Precip Amount         0.05         0.02         0.01
Precip Duration       1            0            1
Precip Begin          1 PM         Continuing   2 PM
Precip End            Continuing   8 PM         Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  78/0900      2000         77/0800
Dispersion                         Very Poor
DSI                   3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       5700                      5500
Transport Wind (mph)  S  8                      S 16
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    45600                     88000
ADI Early             31 Fair      7 Poor       61 Good
ADI Late              52 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  92 Good
Max LVORI Early       8            5            7
Max LVORI Late        1            7            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      A            F            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a 30 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 93 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 74 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-291945-
Robeson-
Including the city of Lumberton
242 AM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     30           20           30
Chance Thunder (%)    30           20           30
Max/Min Temp          94           73           93
Min/Max RH (%)        47           98           53
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var      S  4         S  4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  S  5         Lgt/Var      S  8
Precip Amount         0.04         0.03         0.01
Precip Duration       0            0            1
Precip Begin          3 PM         Continuing   2 PM
Precip End            Continuing   9 PM         Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  78/0900      2000         77/0800
Dispersion                         Very Poor
DSI                   3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       6100                      6000
Transport Wind (mph)  SW  8                     S 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    48800                     90000
ADI Early             32 Fair      9 Poor       57 Gen Good
ADI Late              57 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  97 Good
Max LVORI Early       7            5            6
Max LVORI Late        1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      A            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 95 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
South winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 72 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-291945-
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
242 AM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            30
Chance Thunder (%)    20           0            30
Max/Min Temp          92           73           91
Min/Max RH (%)        55           100          60
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var      S  5         Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  S  6 G17     Lgt/Var      S  7 G18
Precip Amount         0.03         0.00         0.01
Precip Duration       1                         1
Precip Begin          12 PM                     8 AM
Precip End            6 PM                      Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  81/0900      2000         78/0800
Dispersion                         Very Poor
DSI                   3                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)       5300                      5100
Transport Wind (mph)  S  8                      S 16
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    42400                     81600
ADI Early             33 Fair      8 Poor       51 Gen Good
ADI Late              53 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  86 Good
Max LVORI Early       8            5            7
Max LVORI Late        2            7            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      A            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 93 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 67 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorms with showers likely. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 73 percent. Chance of precipitation
80 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 70 percent. Light
winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 63 percent. East winds
around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ032-033-039-291945-
Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Florence, Marion, Mullins, and Kingstree
242 AM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     30           20           30
Chance Thunder (%)    30           20           30
Max/Min Temp          92           72           92
Min/Max RH (%)        51           100          55
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var      S  4         Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  S  4         Lgt/Var      S  5
Precip Amount         0.05         0.03         0.02
Precip Duration       1            0            1
Precip Begin          12 PM        Continuing   2 PM
Precip End            Continuing   9 PM         Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  80/0900      2000         76/0800
Dispersion                         Very Poor
DSI                   3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       5800                      5800
Transport Wind (mph)  S  7                      S 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    40600                     81200
ADI Early             36 Fair      6 Very Poor  52 Gen Good
ADI Late              50 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  86 Good
Max LVORI Early       8            5            7
Max LVORI Late        1            8            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      A            F            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 95 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 72 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
56 percent. East winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-291945-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, and Dillon
242 AM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     30           30           30
Chance Thunder (%)    30           30           30
Max/Min Temp          93           72           93
Min/Max RH (%)        49           99           54
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var      S  4         Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  S  4         Lgt/Var      S  6
Precip Amount         0.02         0.02         0.02
Precip Duration       1            1            1
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   2 PM
Precip End            Continuing   10 PM        Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  80/0900      2000         76/0800
Dispersion                         Very Poor
DSI                   3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       6000                      6300
Transport Wind (mph)  S  7                      S 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    42000                     88200
ADI Early             27 Fair      6 Very Poor  58 Gen Good
ADI Late              54 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  94 Good
Max LVORI Early       8            5            7
Max LVORI Late        1            7            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      A            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 97 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with thunderstorms likely and a chance
of showers. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 73 percent. Chance
of precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
53 percent. East winds around 5 mph.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation above 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...dch