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
239 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Low pressure will lift north of the area tonight. After a one
day break in thunderstorm activity Friday, the weather will turn
quite unsettled for the next several days as a series of upper
level disturbances cross the area during hot and humid
conditions.

Fog potential for tonight is Moderate.

NCZ105>110-061045-
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
239 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     60           0            0            50
Chance Thunder (%)    50           0            0            50
Min/Max Temp          69           88           70           93
Max/Min RH (%)        98           56           98           54
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) S  5         NW  5        SW  4        SW  5
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  SW  4        W  5         SW  4        SW  7 G17
Precip Amount         0.34         0.00         0.00         0.08
Precip Duration       3                                      1
Precip Begin          6 PM                                   2 PM
Precip End            6 AM                                   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         72/0700      2000         79/0900
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    4500                      5300
Transport Wind (mph)               W 14                      SW 22
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 63000                     116600
ADI Early             10 Poor      38 Fair      6 Very Poor  70 Good
ADI Late              10 Poor      70 Good      8 Poor       107 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       6            7            6            5
Max LVORI Late        6            3            7            1
Min VSBY Early        4 Rain       4 Fog        7
Min VSBY Late         3 Rain       7            7
Turner Stability      E            C            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southwest 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. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 68 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
100 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-061045-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
239 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     50           0            0            50
Chance Thunder (%)    50           0            0            50
Min/Max Temp          68           89           71           93
Max/Min RH (%)        99           51           98           52
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var      NW  4        Lgt/Var      SW  4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  Lgt/Var      W  5         SW  4        SW  6
Precip Amount         0.36         0.00         0.00         0.04
Precip Duration       2                                      1
Precip Begin          6 PM                                   2 PM
Precip End            5 AM                                   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         70/0600      2000         76/0800
Dispersion            Poor                      Poor
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5000                      5600
Transport Wind (mph)               W 13                      W 24
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 65000                     134400
ADI Early             6 Very Poor  38 Fair      6 Very Poor  72 Good
ADI Late              6 Very Poor  72 Good      9 Poor       141 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       8            8            5            5
Max LVORI Late        9            2            7            1
Min VSBY Early        5 Rain       4 Fog        7
Min VSBY Late         3 Rain       7            7
Turner Stability      F            B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 59 percent. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY 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.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 58 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY 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.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. 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 65 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 around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Light winds.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-061045-
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
239 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     60           0            0            40
Chance Thunder (%)    50           0            0            40
Min/Max Temp          69           89           72           93
Max/Min RH (%)        98           51           96           51
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW  5        NW  5        SW  4        SW  5
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  W  4         W  5         SW  4        SW  7
Precip Amount         0.34         0.00         0.00         0.02
Precip Duration       3                                      1
Precip Begin          6 PM                                   2 PM
Precip End            6 AM                                   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         72/0600      2000         77/0800
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5200                      6200
Transport Wind (mph)               W 12                      W 23
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 62400                     142600
ADI Early             11 Poor      51 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  83 Good
ADI Late              9 Poor       64 Good      8 Poor       148 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       6            7            5            5
Max LVORI Late        6            1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        6 Rain       5 Fog        7
Min VSBY Late         5 Rain       7            7
Turner Stability      E            B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY 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.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY 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.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southwest 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 showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 69 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
100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-061045-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
239 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     60           0            0            40
Chance Thunder (%)    50           0            0            40
Min/Max Temp          68           90           71           94
Max/Min RH (%)        98           49           96           49
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var      NW  4        SW  4        SW  5
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  Lgt/Var      W  5         SW  4        W  7
Precip Amount         0.26         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip Duration       3                                      1
Precip Begin          6 PM                                   2 PM
Precip End            3 AM                                   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         75/0900      2000         76/0800
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair
DSI                                2                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5400                      6400
Transport Wind (mph)               W 12                      W 25
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 64800                     160000
ADI Early             7 Poor       43 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  87 Good
ADI Late              6 Very Poor  71 Good      9 Poor       169 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       7            8            4            5
Max LVORI Late        8            1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        6 Rain       3 Fog        7
Min VSBY Late         3 Rain       7            7
Turner Stability      E            B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 59 percent. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY 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.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 56 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 64 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 around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. West 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...VAO