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
1241 AM EST Sat Nov 22 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front will move through the area this evening, followed by
dry high pressure. High pressure will move into the area Sunday
and remain into early next week. A frontal system will affect the
area the middle of next week.

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

Fog potential for tonight is Moderate.

NCZ105>110-221845-
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
1241 AM EST Sat Nov 22 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      None
Chance Precip (%)     30           20           0
Chance Thunder (%)    0            0            0
Max/Min Temp          79           52           71
Min/Max RH (%)        61           100          53
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW  6        Lgt/Var      N  4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  W  7         Lgt/Var      N  4
Precip Amount         0.03         0.04         0.00
Precip Duration       1            1
Precip Begin          6 AM         6 PM
Precip End            12 PM        2 AM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  68/0900      1700         58/0900
Dispersion                         Very Poor
DSI                   2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)       3900                      3300
Transport Wind (mph)  W 18                      N 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    70200                     49500
ADI Early             48 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  32 Fair
ADI Late              70 Good      6 Very Poor  46 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       4            9            7
Max LVORI Late        4            9            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      D            F            C

Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
93 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
66 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Warmer.
Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers
50 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 71 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH 97 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum
RH 44 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows in the upper 30s.
Maximum RH 65 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-221845-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
1241 AM EST Sat Nov 22 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Type           None         Showers      None
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           0
Chance Thunder (%)    0            0            0
Max/Min Temp          80           52           71
Min/Max RH (%)        59           100          44
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW  6 G17    Lgt/Var      N  4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  W  6         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.03         0.00
Precip Duration                    1
Precip Begin                       6 PM
Precip End                         1 AM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  66/0900      1700         56/0600
Dispersion                         Very Poor
DSI                   2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)       3900                      3400
Transport Wind (mph)  W 18                      N 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    70200                     47600
ADI Early             47 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  34 Fair
ADI Late              75 Good      5 Very Poor  48 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       4            9            6
Max LVORI Late        3            9            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      D            F            C

Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
92 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
63 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Warmer.
Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers
50 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH 89 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum
RH 39 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the mid 30s.
Maximum RH 64 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-221845-
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
1241 AM EST Sat Nov 22 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance Thunder (%)    0            0            0
Max/Min Temp          80           56           73
Min/Max RH (%)        62           100          50
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW  5        Lgt/Var      N  4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  W  7 G17     Lgt/Var      N  4
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  68/0900      1700         62/0900
Dispersion                         Very Poor
DSI                   2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)       3800                      3400
Transport Wind (mph)  W 20                      N 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    76000                     47600
ADI Early             59 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  35 Fair
ADI Late              74 Good      5 Very Poor  45 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       5            9            8
Max LVORI Late        3            9            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      C            F            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Maximum RH
94 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
71 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
68 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH 95 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum
RH 43 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows in the upper 30s.
Maximum RH 66 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-221845-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
1241 AM EST Sat Nov 22 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance Thunder (%)    0            0            0
Max/Min Temp          80           54           72
Min/Max RH (%)        59           100          43
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW  6 G17    Lgt/Var      N  4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  W  7 G17     Lgt/Var      N  4
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  67/0900      1700         60/0900
Dispersion                         Very Poor
DSI                   2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)       4100                      3500
Transport Wind (mph)  W 22                      N 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    90200                     49000
ADI Early             60 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  36 Fair
ADI Late              77 Good      5 Very Poor  46 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       5            9            8
Max LVORI Late        3            9            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      C            F            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
64 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Warmer.
Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers
50 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows around 50. Maximum RH 88 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum
RH 37 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the mid 30s.
Maximum RH 66 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
North 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.

$$

Forecaster...21