Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
913
FNUS52 KILM 301837
FWFILM
Fire Weather Planning Forecast
for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
237 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026
.DISCUSSION...
High pressure will maintain generally dry weather and warming
temperatures into Saturday morning. Moisture levels will be on
the rise over the weekend ahead of a cold front which will lead to
moderate to high rain chances Saturday afternoon through Monday.
Fog potential for tonight is High.
NCZ105>110-010745-
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
237 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
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 57 89 65 90
Max/Min RH (%) 100 47 100 53
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var SE 4 Lgt/Var SW 4
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 76/1000 1900 73/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5400 5100
Transport Wind (mph) SE 7 W 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 37800 45900
ADI Early 5 Very Poor 21 Fair 5 Very Poor 20 Gen Poor
ADI Late 3 Very Poor 39 Fair 3 Very Poor 47 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 9 9 9 9
Max LVORI Late 9 2 9 3
Min VSBY Early 7 0 Fog 7
Min VSBY Late 1 Fog 7 7
Turner Stability F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers
50 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 84 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers 70 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 83 percent. Chance of showers 70 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the upper 50s.
Maximum RH 98 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
53 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
59 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
$$
NCZ087-096-099-010745-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
237 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
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 59 89 65 91
Max/Min RH (%) 100 41 100 46
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 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 75/1000 1900 71/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 3 3
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5900 5900
Transport Wind (mph) S 6 SW 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 35400 59000
ADI Early 4 Very Poor 16 Gen Poor 4 Very Poor 21 Fair
ADI Late 3 Very Poor 37 Fair 4 Very Poor 59 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 6 9 7 9
Max LVORI Late 9 2 9 2
Min VSBY Early 7 0 Fog 7
Min VSBY Late 1 Fog 7 7
Turner Stability F A F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers 60 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 83 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers 70 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 78 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the mid 50s.
Maximum RH 99 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
$$
SCZ054>056-058-059-010745-
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
237 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
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 62 88 66 90
Max/Min RH (%) 100 47 100 54
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 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 75/1000 1900 77/1000
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5400 5000
Transport Wind (mph) SE 7 SW 7
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 37800 35000
ADI Early 4 Very Poor 21 Fair 4 Very Poor 14 Gen Poor
ADI Late 3 Very Poor 35 Fair 3 Very Poor 37 Fair
Max LVORI Early 9 9 9 9
Max LVORI Late 9 2 9 3
Min VSBY Early 7 0 Fog 7
Min VSBY Late 0 Fog 7 7
Turner Stability F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Light
winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 86 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers 70 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 83 percent. Chance of showers 60 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the upper 50s.
Maximum RH 99 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
87 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
$$
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-010745-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
237 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
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 60 88 65 90
Max/Min RH (%) 100 41 100 48
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 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 74/1000 1900 74/1000
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 3 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5800 5500
Transport Wind (mph) S 6 SW 8
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 34800 44000
ADI Early 4 Very Poor 15 Gen Poor 4 Very Poor 17 Gen Poor
ADI Late 4 Very Poor 37 Fair 4 Very Poor 50 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 6 9 7 9
Max LVORI Late 9 2 9 3
Min VSBY Early 7 0 Fog 7
Min VSBY Late 1 Fog 7 7
Turner Stability F A F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Not as warm. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
86 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers 60 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 80 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the mid 50s.
Maximum RH 100 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
87 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
50 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$
SC USERS NC USERS
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VENTILATION RATE BURN CATEGORY VENTILATION RATE
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NOT USED 0 0 TO 14759
0 TO 17249 1 14760 TO 33499
17250 TO 34499 2 33500 TO 44999
34500 TO 51749 3 45000 TO 59999
51750 TO 68999 4 60000 TO 111999
69000 OR GREATER 5 112000 OR GREATER
SC USERS NC USERS
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FORECAST SURFACE WIND DISPERSION FORECAST SURFACE WIND
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STAGNANT NEAR CALM
CALM VERY POOR 2 TO 4 MPH
2 TO 5 MPH POOR 5 TO 8 MPH
6 TO 8 MPH FAIR 9 TO 12 MPH
9 TO 13 MPH GOOD GREATER THAN 12 MPH
14 MPH OR MORE EXCELLENT
ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by LAVDAS.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
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