Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
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FNUS52 KILM 261824
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast
for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
224 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Dry Canadian air and below normal temperatures will persist
through Sunday. High pressure building along the Southeast coast
next week should maintain dry weather, but temperatures should
rise 5 to 10 degrees above normal by late in the week.
Fog potential for tonight is None.
NCZ105>110-270730-
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 Sat Sep 26 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 52 81 53 83
Max/Min RH (%) 90 39 84 42
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var W 7 Lgt/Var W 4
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 67/1000 1900 63/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 3 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5000 5200
Transport Wind (mph) W 16 W 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 80000 62400
ADI Early 7 Poor 38 Fair 6 Very Poor 32 Fair
ADI Late 4 Very Poor 84 Good 4 Very Poor 66 Good
Max LVORI Early 3 5 3 4
Max LVORI Late 5 1 4 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...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 60. Maximum RH 92 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 98 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
65 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
NCZ087-096-099-270730-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
224 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 51 81 54 82
Max/Min RH (%) 89 35 84 38
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var W 7 G18 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 66/1000 1900 61/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 3 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 4900 5800
Transport Wind (mph) W 16 W 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 78400 58000
ADI Early 6 Very Poor 36 Fair 6 Very Poor 34 Fair
ADI Late 5 Very Poor 90 Good 4 Very Poor 68 Good
Max LVORI Early 3 5 3 4
Max LVORI Late 5 1 4 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
91 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
45 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ054>056-058-059-270730-
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 Sat Sep 26 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 50 82 54 84
Max/Min RH (%) 87 36 83 40
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var W 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 67/1000 1900 67/1000
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5100 5300
Transport Wind (mph) W 15 SW 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 76500 47700
ADI Early 6 Very Poor 21 Fair 5 Very Poor 20 Gen Poor
ADI Late 5 Very Poor 81 Good 4 Very Poor 53 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 3 4 3 4
Max LVORI Late 4 1 4 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...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
68 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 74 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-270730-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
224 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 50 81 53 82
Max/Min RH (%) 89 34 85 36
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var W 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 65/1000 1900 61/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5200 5700
Transport Wind (mph) W 14 W 8
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 72800 45600
ADI Early 5 Very Poor 21 Fair 5 Very Poor 26 Fair
ADI Late 5 Very Poor 78 Good 4 Very Poor 52 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 3 5 3 4
Max LVORI Late 5 1 4 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
91 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
44 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
Light winds.
$$
.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...LEW