Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
967
FNUS52 KILM 141823
FWFILM
Fire Weather Planning Forecast
for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
223 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A cold front will move south through the area tonight, followed
by dry weather and cooler temperatures Tuesday through Thursday.
Fog potential for tonight is None.
NCZ105>110-150730-
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
223 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 20 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 20 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 65 87 61 87
Max/Min RH (%) 87 44 89 44
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) NE 4 G18 NE 7 G18 NE 4 NE 6
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) NE 5 G18 NE 9 G18 Lgt/Var NE 7
Precip Amount 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 6 PM
Precip End 12 AM
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 70/0900 1900 69/0900
Dispersion Fair Fair
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5300 5800
Transport Wind (mph) NE 14 NE 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 74200 75400
ADI Early 10 Poor 51 Gen Good 7 Poor 51 Gen Good
ADI Late 9 Poor 65 Good 5 Very Poor 66 Good
Max LVORI Early 4 4 3 4
Max LVORI Late 5 1 5 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F C F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
94 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 54 percent. Light
winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 58 percent. Light
winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
NCZ087-096-099-150730-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
223 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 66 88 61 87
Max/Min RH (%) 84 40 90 36
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) NE 4 NE 6 Lgt/Var NE 4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) NE 4 NE 7 Lgt/Var NE 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 67/0600 1900 66/0900
Dispersion Fair Very Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5100 5700
Transport Wind (mph) NE 13 NE 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 66300 57000
ADI Early 8 Poor 47 Gen Good 6 Very Poor 50 Gen Good
ADI Late 7 Poor 73 Good 4 Very Poor 65 Good
Max LVORI Early 4 4 3 5
Max LVORI Late 4 1 5 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ054>056-058-059-150730-
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
223 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 68 87 62 86
Max/Min RH (%) 90 44 88 42
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var NE 8 G20 E 4 NE 5
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) NE 5 G17 NE 9 G20 Lgt/Var NE 7
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 71/0600 2000 69/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5100 5800
Transport Wind (mph) NE 13 NE 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 66300 69600
ADI Early 4 Very Poor 47 Gen Good 6 Very Poor 46 Gen Good
ADI Late 8 Poor 56 Gen Good 5 Very Poor 63 Good
Max LVORI Early 5 4 4 4
Max LVORI Late 5 1 5 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F C F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-150730-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
223 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 67 88 60 87
Max/Min RH (%) 88 42 89 36
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var NE 7 Lgt/Var NE 4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) E 5 NE 7 Lgt/Var NE 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 69/0600 1900 67/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5200 5900
Transport Wind (mph) NE 12 NE 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 62400 59000
ADI Early 6 Very Poor 42 Gen Good 5 Very Poor 53 Gen Good
ADI Late 8 Poor 63 Good 4 Very Poor 67 Good
Max LVORI Early 4 4 3 5
Max LVORI Late 5 1 5 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F C F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 58 percent. Light
winds.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$
SC USERS NC USERS
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VENTILATION RATE BURN CATEGORY VENTILATION RATE
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NOT USED 0 0 TO 14759
0 TO 17249 1 14760 TO 33499
17250 TO 34499 2 33500 TO 44999
34500 TO 51749 3 45000 TO 59999
51750 TO 68999 4 60000 TO 111999
69000 OR GREATER 5 112000 OR GREATER
SC USERS NC USERS
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FORECAST SURFACE WIND DISPERSION FORECAST SURFACE WIND
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STAGNANT NEAR CALM
CALM VERY POOR 2 TO 4 MPH
2 TO 5 MPH POOR 5 TO 8 MPH
6 TO 8 MPH FAIR 9 TO 12 MPH
9 TO 13 MPH GOOD GREATER THAN 12 MPH
14 MPH OR MORE EXCELLENT
ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by LAVDAS.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
Forecaster...29