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
306 AM EDT Sat Jun 28 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Bermuda High Pressure will provide typically hot and humid summer
weather into the start of next week. Isolated afternoon and
evening thunderstorms will be possible thru Sun, becoming
scattered in coverage during the upcoming week as a cold front
drops down to the area. Temperatures will cool slightly
Tuesday into Wednesday.

Wind profile analysis/fire control over flat terrain is Favorable.

Fog potential for tonight is Low.

NCZ105>110-282015-
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
306 AM EDT Sat Jun 28 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20
Chance Thunder (%)    0            0            20
Max/Min Temp          94           73           94
Min/Max RH (%)        52           97           52
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var      S  4         Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  S  5         Lgt/Var      S  6
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip Duration                                 0
Precip Begin                                    2 PM
Precip End                                      Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  77/0800      2000         79/0800
Dispersion                         Very Poor
DSI                   2                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       5700                      5900
Transport Wind (mph)  S 10                      S 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    57000                     59000
ADI Early             37 Fair      8 Poor       31 Fair
ADI Late              57 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  62 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            5            6
Max LVORI Late        1            6            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...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
63 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 95 percent. South winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 70 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 mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms likely. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent. South winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-282015-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
306 AM EDT Sat Jun 28 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            30
Chance Thunder (%)    20           0            30
Max/Min Temp          94           73           95
Min/Max RH (%)        47           96           48
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  4
Precip Amount         0.01         0.00         0.02
Precip Duration       0                         1
Precip Begin          3 PM                      2 PM
Precip End            6 PM                      Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  76/0800      2000         77/0800
Dispersion                         Very Poor
DSI                   3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       6400                      6600
Transport Wind (mph)  SW  8                     S  9
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    51200                     59400
ADI Early             37 Fair      7 Poor       34 Fair
ADI Late              61 Good      6 Very Poor  68 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            5            6
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...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
56 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. 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 53 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.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 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent. Light
winds.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-282015-
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
306 AM EDT Sat Jun 28 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            30
Chance Thunder (%)    20           0            30
Max/Min Temp          93           72           93
Min/Max RH (%)        54           98           55
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var      S  4         Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  S  4         Lgt/Var      S  5
Precip Amount         0.03         0.00         0.03
Precip Duration       0                         1
Precip Begin          2 PM                      2 PM
Precip End            6 PM                      Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  77/0800      2000         78/0800
Dispersion                         Very Poor
DSI                   3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       5800                      5600
Transport Wind (mph)  S  9                      S 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    52200                     56000
ADI Early             33 Fair      7 Poor       33 Fair
ADI Late              50 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  56 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       6            5            6
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...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 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 mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 67 percent. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light
winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-282015-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
306 AM EDT Sat Jun 28 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            40
Chance Thunder (%)    20           0            40
Max/Min Temp          93           72           94
Min/Max RH (%)        48           97           49
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.04         0.00         0.03
Precip Duration       0                         1
Precip Begin          2 PM                      2 PM
Precip End            6 PM                      Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  79/0900      2000         81/0900
Dispersion                         Very Poor
DSI                   3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)       6500                      6500
Transport Wind (mph)  SW  8                     S  8
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    52000                     52000
ADI Early             37 Fair      7 Poor       36 Fair
ADI Late              60 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  64 Good
Max LVORI Early       6            5            6
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...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 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 54 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 upper 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.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 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Light
winds.

$$

.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