Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
907
FNUS52 KILM 181750
FWFILM
Fire Weather Planning Forecast
for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1250 PM EST Tue Nov 18 2025
.DISCUSSION...
A cold front will pass through the area Wednesday followed by
high pressure that will prevail with dry weather through Friday. A
storm system could bring some rain Friday night through Saturday
night before high pressure returns into early next week.
Fog potential for tonight is None.
NCZ105>110-190700-
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
1250 PM EST Tue Nov 18 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 48 76 46 72
Max/Min RH (%) 99 50 100 54
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var NE 4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var W 4 Lgt/Var E 4
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1700 64/0900 1700 56/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 3100 2700
Transport Wind (mph) W 17 E 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 52700 24300
ADI Early 5 Very Poor 41 Gen Good 5 Very Poor 27 Fair
ADI Late 7 Poor 56 Gen Good 5 Very Poor 29 Fair
Max LVORI Early 6 5 6 6
Max LVORI Late 9 3 9 3
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F B F B
Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
61 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
94 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
63 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 63 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 54 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
58 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
NCZ087-096-099-190700-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
1250 PM EST Tue Nov 18 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 49 76 46 72
Max/Min RH (%) 100 45 100 49
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var SW 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1700 61/0900 1700 55/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 3500 2700
Transport Wind (mph) W 16 E 8
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 56000 21600
ADI Early 6 Very Poor 61 Good 5 Very Poor 26 Fair
ADI Late 7 Poor 67 Good 6 Very Poor 26 Fair
Max LVORI Early 6 6 6 6
Max LVORI Late 7 3 9 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
54 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
92 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
56 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ054>056-058-059-190700-
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
1250 PM EST Tue Nov 18 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 49 77 50 74
Max/Min RH (%) 100 50 100 56
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var SW 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var W 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1700 64/0900 1700 61/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 3200 2900
Transport Wind (mph) W 16 E 8
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 51200 23200
ADI Early 5 Very Poor 52 Gen Good 4 Very Poor 25 Fair
ADI Late 6 Very Poor 64 Good 5 Very Poor 28 Fair
Max LVORI Early 9 5 7 8
Max LVORI Late 9 3 9 3
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
59 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
91 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
62 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
60 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 55 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-190700-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
1250 PM EST Tue Nov 18 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 49 77 48 75
Max/Min RH (%) 100 45 100 50
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var SW 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var W 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1700 61/0900 1700 58/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 3500 3000
Transport Wind (mph) W 16 SE 8
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 56000 24000
ADI Early 5 Very Poor 61 Good 4 Very Poor 26 Fair
ADI Late 7 Poor 69 Good 5 Very Poor 27 Fair
Max LVORI Early 6 5 6 8
Max LVORI Late 8 2 9 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
52 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
91 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
53 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
47 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
52 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$
SC USERS NC USERS
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VENTILATION RATE BURN CATEGORY VENTILATION RATE
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NOT USED 0 0 TO 14759
0 TO 17249 1 14760 TO 33499
17250 TO 34499 2 33500 TO 44999
34500 TO 51749 3 45000 TO 59999
51750 TO 68999 4 60000 TO 111999
69000 OR GREATER 5 112000 OR GREATER
SC USERS NC USERS
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FORECAST SURFACE WIND DISPERSION FORECAST SURFACE WIND
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STAGNANT NEAR CALM
CALM VERY POOR 2 TO 4 MPH
2 TO 5 MPH POOR 5 TO 8 MPH
6 TO 8 MPH FAIR 9 TO 12 MPH
9 TO 13 MPH GOOD GREATER THAN 12 MPH
14 MPH OR MORE EXCELLENT
ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by LAVDAS.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.
$$