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
1236 PM EST Sun Nov 9 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A strong cold front will move through tonight with some showers
and a few thunderstorms. Colder and drier high pressure will then
return into mid week along with breezy conditions.

Fog potential for tonight is Low.

NCZ105>110-100645-
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
1236 PM EST Sun Nov 9 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Clear
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     50           0            0            0
Chance Thunder (%)    20           0            0            0
Min/Max Temp          46           57           27           49
Max/Min RH (%)        98           42           68           32
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW  5        NW  8 G17    W  9 G25     W  9 G22
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  NW  6        W  9 G18     W 10 G25     W  9 G18
Precip Amount         0.13         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       2
Precip Begin          8 PM
Precip End            6 AM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1700         None         1800         None
Dispersion            Fair                      Excellent
DSI                                2                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5300                      5000
Transport Wind (mph)               W 20                      W 22
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 106000                    110000
ADI Early             9 Poor       67 Good      35 Fair      79 Good
ADI Late              17 Gen Poor  83 Good      32 Fair      89 Good
Max LVORI Early       6            4            2            2
Max LVORI Late        6            1            2            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         6 Rain       7            7
Turner Stability      E            C            E            C

Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
66 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
38 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum
RH 89 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
91 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
92 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
58 percent. North winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-100645-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
1236 PM EST Sun Nov 9 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Clear
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     40           0            0            0
Chance Thunder (%)    20           0            0            0
Min/Max Temp          43           56           28           48
Max/Min RH (%)        94           36           64           30
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW  4        NW  7 G18    W 10 G22     W  8 G19
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  NW  5        W  9 G19     W  9 G21     W  9 G18
Precip Amount         0.07         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       2
Precip Begin          7 PM
Precip End            4 AM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1700         None         1800         None
Dispersion            Fair                      Excellent
DSI                                2                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    6200                      4700
Transport Wind (mph)               W 20                      W 20
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 124000                    94000
ADI Early             9 Poor       67 Good      37 Fair      75 Good
ADI Late              13 Gen Poor  89 Good      31 Fair      81 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            3            2            2
Max LVORI Late        4            1            2            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            C            D            C

Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
64 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
36 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 40. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum
RH 92 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
92 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 53 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-100645-
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
1236 PM EST Sun Nov 9 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Clear
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     40           0            0            0
Chance Thunder (%)    20           0            0            0
Min/Max Temp          44           55           27           48
Max/Min RH (%)        96           40           68           33
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW  4        NW  8        W 10 G26     W  8 G20
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  NW  6 G17    W  9 G21     W  9 G25     W  8
Precip Amount         0.12         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       2
Precip Begin          7 PM
Precip End            4 AM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1700         None         1800         None
Dispersion            Fair                      Excellent
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5300                      4600
Transport Wind (mph)               W 22                      W 18
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 116600                    82800
ADI Early             9 Poor       66 Good      39 Fair      68 Good
ADI Late              14 Gen Poor  88 Good      30 Fair      74 Good
Max LVORI Early       6            3            2            2
Max LVORI Late        5            1            2            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            C            D            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
66 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
37 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum
RH 93 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
94 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-100645-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
1236 PM EST Sun Nov 9 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Clear
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     30           0            0            0
Chance Thunder (%)    0            0            0            0
Min/Max Temp          41           53           26           48
Max/Min RH (%)        91           35           65           31
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) W  4         NW  7        W 11 G23     W  7 G17
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  NW  6        W  9 G20     W  8 G22     W  8
Precip Amount         0.04         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       1
Precip Begin          7 PM
Precip End            3 AM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1700         45/0600      None         None
Dispersion            Fair                      Good
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    6200                      4500
Transport Wind (mph)               W 22                      W 20
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 136400                    90000
ADI Early             13 Gen Poor  67 Good      39 Fair      69 Good
ADI Late              13 Gen Poor  93 Good      17 Gen Poor  74 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            3            2            2
Max LVORI Late        4            1            2            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            C            D            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH
65 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
36 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum
RH 94 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 53 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation near 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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