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
1207 PM EST Wed Dec 31 2025

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR NORTH CAROLINA...

.DISCUSSION...
Very dry conditions continue under high pressure today. A storm
system will bring some much-needed rain late week before high
pressure returns early next week bringing dry weather.

Fog potential for tonight is None.

NCZ105>110-010615-
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
1207 PM EST Wed Dec 31 2025

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance Thunder (%)    0            0            0            0
Min/Max Temp          29           56           30           59
Max/Min RH (%)        65           34           97           42
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW  4 G18    W  6 G21     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  SW  6 G21    W  6         Lgt/Var      SW  4
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1700         40/0900      1700         50/1100
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor
DSI                                2                         1
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    3800                      2200
Transport Wind (mph)               W 14                      W 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 53200                     33000
ADI Early             7 Poor       37 Fair      4 Very Poor  22 Fair
ADI Late              8 Poor       46 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  32 Fair
Max LVORI Early       2            2            4            6
Max LVORI Late        3            2            6            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            C            F            C

Remarks...Brotak Profile Present Through Tonight.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Rain. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 79 percent.
Chance of rain 90 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with rain likely. Lows around 40.
Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of rain 70 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH
59 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH
88 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum RH
94 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
56 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
58 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-010615-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
1207 PM EST Wed Dec 31 2025

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance Thunder (%)    0            0            0            0
Min/Max Temp          31           57           31           59
Max/Min RH (%)        65           32           99           39
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var      W  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  SW  4        W  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1700         40/0900      1700         48/1100
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor
DSI                                2                         1
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    3900                      2100
Transport Wind (mph)               W 14                      W 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 54600                     29400
ADI Early             7 Poor       37 Fair      4 Very Poor  20 Gen Poor
ADI Late              7 Poor       48 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  30 Fair
Max LVORI Early       2            2            4            6
Max LVORI Late        3            2            9            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            C            F            B

Remarks...Brotak Profile Present Through Tonight.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Rain. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 82 percent.
Chance of rain 90 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper 30s.
Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of rain 70 percent. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-010615-
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
1207 PM EST Wed Dec 31 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance Thunder (%)    0            0            0            0
Min/Max Temp          31           58           33           60
Max/Min RH (%)        62           34           95           42
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var      W  6 G20     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  SW  5 G21    W  6         Lgt/Var      SW  4
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1700         41/0900      1700         50/1100
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor
DSI                                2                         1
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    3100                      2400
Transport Wind (mph)               W 14                      W 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 43400                     40800
ADI Early             7 Poor       37 Fair      4 Very Poor  26 Fair
ADI Late              8 Poor       46 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  46 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       3            2            3            5
Max LVORI Late        3            2            6            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            C            F            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Rain. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 81 percent. Chance
of rain 90 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the lower 40s.
Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of rain 70 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
58 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-010615-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
1207 PM EST Wed Dec 31 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance Thunder (%)    0            0            0            0
Min/Max Temp          30           58           31           61
Max/Min RH (%)        68           33           100          39
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var      W  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  SW  5        W  6         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1700         41/0900      1700         48/1100
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor
DSI                                2                         1
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    3600                      2300
Transport Wind (mph)               W 13                      W 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 46800                     32200
ADI Early             7 Poor       36 Fair      4 Very Poor  24 Fair
ADI Late              8 Poor       45 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  34 Fair
Max LVORI Early       3            2            4            8
Max LVORI Late        3            2            9            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            C            F            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH 90 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Rain. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 84 percent.
Chance of rain 90 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper 30s.
Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of rain 70 percent. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH
92 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Southwest 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.

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