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
152 PM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Limited shower activity expected through much of the week, with
increasing potential by Thursday ahead of a cold front and again
on Saturday.

Fog potential for tonight is None.

NCZ105>110-020700-
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
152 PM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025

                      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          62           83           60           85
Max/Min RH (%)        95           53           98           43
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) NE  6 G17    N  7         Lgt/Var      N  4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  NE  5        NE  6        Lgt/Var      NE  4
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         68/0900      1900         68/0900
Dispersion            Fair                      Poor
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    4600                      5800
Transport Wind (mph)               NE 15                     NE 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 69000                     58000
ADI Early             14 Gen Poor  63 Good      6 Very Poor  64 Good
ADI Late              9 Poor       75 Good      6 Very Poor  68 Good
Max LVORI Early       4            5            4            5
Max LVORI Late        5            1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            B            F            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northeast 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 58 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 96 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Maximum RH 93 percent. Chance of showers
50 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-020700-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
152 PM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025

                      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          60           83           60           85
Max/Min RH (%)        97           44           98           37
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) NE  4        NE  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  Lgt/Var      NE  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         67/0900      1900         66/0900
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5600                      6400
Transport Wind (mph)               NE 13                     E  7
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 72800                     44800
ADI Early             7 Poor       70 Good      6 Very Poor  54 Gen Good
ADI Late              7 Poor       84 Good      5 Very Poor  62 Good
Max LVORI Early       4            5            4            6
Max LVORI Late        6            1            6            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...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 94 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
90 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-020700-
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
152 PM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025

                      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          62           82           62           85
Max/Min RH (%)        96           53           97           46
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) NE  5        NE  7        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  NE  4        NE  6        Lgt/Var      E  4
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         68/0900      1900         69/0900
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor
DSI                                2                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5000                      5700
Transport Wind (mph)               NE 14                     NE 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 70000                     57000
ADI Early             8 Poor       59 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  62 Good
ADI Late              7 Poor       75 Good      6 Very Poor  64 Good
Max LVORI Early       4            5            4            5
Max LVORI Late        5            1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            B            F            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 96 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Maximum RH 95 percent. Chance of showers
40 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-020700-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
152 PM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025

                      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          60           82           59           85
Max/Min RH (%)        97           45           95           39
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) NE  4        NE  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  Lgt/Var      NE  6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         67/0900      1900         66/0900
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5700                      6500
Transport Wind (mph)               N 13                      E  7
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 74100                     45500
ADI Early             10 Poor      72 Good      6 Very Poor  51 Gen Good
ADI Late              7 Poor       88 Good      5 Very Poor  59 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       4            5            3            5
Max LVORI Late        6            1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            B            F            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
93 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
91 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near 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.

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