Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
053
FNUS52 KILM 181824
FWFILM
Fire Weather Planning Forecast
for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
224 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Very hot and humid with little to no chance for rain through
Thursday. Rain chances increase Friday into the weekend due to
combination of surface front and upper level support.
Fog potential for tonight is Low.
NCZ105>110-190730-
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
224 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 30 40 40 20
Chance Thunder (%) 30 40 40 20
Min/Max Temp 75 96 75 96
Max/Min RH (%) 96 55 100 56
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var S 4 Lgt/Var S 4
Precip Amount 0.02 0.06 0.03 0.01
Precip Duration 0 1 0 1
Precip Begin 6 PM 2 PM Continuing 2 PM
Precip End 9 PM Continuing 8 PM Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 86/1000 1900 82/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 3 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5900 5100
Transport Wind (mph) SW 7 SW 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 41300 45900
ADI Early 6 Very Poor 23 Fair 5 Very Poor 30 Fair
ADI Late 3 Very Poor 42 Gen Good 3 Very Poor 43 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 5 6 6 8
Max LVORI Late 6 2 9 2
Min VSBY Early 7 6 Rain 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F A F A
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Highs around 90.
Minimum RH 70 percent. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
61 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
55 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
NCZ087-096-099-190730-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
224 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 40 30 40
Chance Thunder (%) 0 40 30 40
Min/Max Temp 74 97 74 96
Max/Min RH (%) 95 48 100 47
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.08 0.04 0.04
Precip Duration 1 0 1
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing 2 PM
Precip End Continuing 8 PM Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time) 2000 84/1000 1900 80/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 3 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 6700 6300
Transport Wind (mph) W 7 SW 7
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 46900 44100
ADI Early 5 Very Poor 26 Fair 4 Very Poor 26 Fair
ADI Late 3 Very Poor 48 Gen Good 3 Very Poor 47 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 4 6 6 9
Max LVORI Late 6 1 9 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F A F A
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Highs around 90.
Minimum RH 68 percent. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Light
winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
55 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
94 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Light winds.
$$
SCZ054>056-058-059-190730-
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
224 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None Tstms None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 30 0 20
Chance Thunder (%) 0 20 0 20
Min/Max Temp 75 97 75 96
Max/Min RH (%) 92 51 100 54
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 4
Precip Amount 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1 0
Precip Begin 2 PM 2 PM
Precip End 6 PM 6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time) 2000 87/1000 2000 83/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 3 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 6700 5300
Transport Wind (mph) S 7 S 8
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 46900 42400
ADI Early 4 Very Poor 24 Fair 4 Very Poor 26 Fair
ADI Late 3 Very Poor 46 Gen Good 3 Very Poor 44 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 4 6 6 9
Max LVORI Late 6 2 8 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F A F A
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-190730-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
224 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 30 0 30
Chance Thunder (%) 0 30 0 30
Min/Max Temp 74 96 73 97
Max/Min RH (%) 89 45 100 43
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.04
Precip Duration 1 1
Precip Begin 2 PM 2 PM
Precip End 6 PM Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time) 2000 80/0900 2000 80/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 3 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 7100 7300
Transport Wind (mph) W 6 SW 7
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 42600 51100
ADI Early 4 Very Poor 24 Fair 4 Very Poor 26 Fair
ADI Late 3 Very Poor 46 Gen Good 3 Very Poor 47 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 3 5 5 9
Max LVORI Late 5 1 8 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F A F A
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers
40 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 65 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
92 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
94 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
47 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...21