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 031907
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast
for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
307 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Bermuda high pressure will extend westward across the Carolinas
through tonight before shifting just to our south Friday into
Saturday. Unseasonably hot and humid weather will continue with
heat indices rising over 100 degrees. A cold front will arrive
late Saturday with increasing thunderstorm chances, followed by
seasonable temperatures early next week.
Fog potential for tonight is High.
NCZ105>110-040815-
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
307 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Clear Mclear
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 50
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 50
Min/Max Temp 73 96 74 98
Max/Min RH (%) 99 52 95 52
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) S 4 Lgt/Var SW 5 W 5
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 G17 SW 4 SW 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11
Precip Duration 3
Precip Begin 2 PM
Precip End Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time) 2000 80/0900 2000 77/0600
Dispersion Very Poor Fair
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 4800 5600
Transport Wind (mph) SW 10 W 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 48000 56000
ADI Early 6 Very Poor 36 Fair 9 Poor 41 Gen Good
ADI Late 5 Very Poor 48 Gen Good 5 Very Poor 61 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 7 5 6
Max LVORI Late 9 2 6 2
Min VSBY Early 7 5 Fog 7
Min VSBY Late 5 Fog 7 7
Turner Stability F A F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
62 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
90 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
94 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
NCZ087-096-099-040815-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
307 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Clear Mclear
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 60
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 50
Min/Max Temp 73 96 74 98
Max/Min RH (%) 100 46 97 48
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) S 4 Lgt/Var S 4 SW 4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var SW 4 Lgt/Var W 4
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12
Precip Duration 3
Precip Begin 2 PM
Precip End Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 79/0900 1900 77/0700
Dispersion Very Poor Poor
DSI 2 3
Mixing Hgt (ft) 4900 6400
Transport Wind (mph) SW 9 W 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 44100 57600
ADI Early 6 Very Poor 32 Fair 6 Very Poor 40 Fair
ADI Late 5 Very Poor 54 Gen Good 6 Very Poor 65 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 8 5 6
Max LVORI Late 9 2 7 1
Min VSBY Early 7 3 Fog 7
Min VSBY Late 3 Fog 7 7
Turner Stability F A F A
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
91 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH
46 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 96 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ054>056-058-059-040815-
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
307 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Clear Mclear
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 20
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 20
Min/Max Temp 73 95 73 97
Max/Min RH (%) 100 56 99 49
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 4 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var SW 4
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 2 PM
Precip End Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time) 2000 80/0900 2000 77/0700
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 2 3
Mixing Hgt (ft) 4800 5500
Transport Wind (mph) S 8 W 8
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 38400 44000
ADI Early 6 Very Poor 28 Fair 6 Very Poor 35 Fair
ADI Late 4 Very Poor 42 Gen Good 5 Very Poor 47 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 7 9 6 7
Max LVORI Late 9 3 9 2
Min VSBY Early 7 3 Fog 7
Min VSBY Late 4 Fog 7 7
Turner Stability F A F A
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Chance of precipitation
80 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 70. Maximum RH 99 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
91 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
97 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-040815-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
307 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Clear Mclear
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 40
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 40
Min/Max Temp 72 96 73 97
Max/Min RH (%) 100 47 98 45
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 0.04
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 2 PM
Precip End Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time) 2000 79/0900 2000 80/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 3 3
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5200 6500
Transport Wind (mph) SW 7 W 8
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 36400 52000
ADI Early 5 Very Poor 26 Fair 5 Very Poor 36 Fair
ADI Late 5 Very Poor 48 Gen Good 5 Very Poor 56 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 5 9 5 7
Max LVORI Late 9 2 8 1
Min VSBY Early 7 1 Fog 7
Min VSBY Late 2 Fog 7 7
Turner Stability F A F A
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 64 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Chance of showers
50 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
91 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 97 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 46 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...Boatman