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
232 PM EDT Thu Oct 1 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.
Cooler and drier conditions are expected starting Monday night.

Fog potential for tonight is High.

NCZ105>110-020745-
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
232 PM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            60
Chance Thunder (%)    0            0            0            50
Min/Max Temp          66           91           68           90
Max/Min RH (%)        100          47           100          62
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  4         Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.16
Precip Duration                                              4
Precip Begin                                                 7 AM
Precip End                                                   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         78/1000      1900         74/0900
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
DSI                                2                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5100                      4700
Transport Wind (mph)               SW  9                     S  8
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 45900                     37600
ADI Early             5 Very Poor  20 Gen Poor  5 Very Poor  21 Fair
ADI Late              4 Very Poor  45 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  26 Fair
Max LVORI Early       9            9            7            9
Max LVORI Late        9            3            9            3
Min VSBY Early        7            4 Fog        7
Min VSBY Late         2 Fog        7            7
Turner Stability      F            B            F            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 86 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of precipitation
80 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 82 percent. Chance of showers 70 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the upper 50s.
Maximum RH 97 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
55 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
62 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
62 percent. North winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-020745-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
232 PM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            80
Chance Thunder (%)    0            0            0            50
Min/Max Temp          66           91           69           89
Max/Min RH (%)        100          42           100          58
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         0.31
Precip Duration                                              5
Precip Begin                                                 7 AM
Precip End                                                   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         76/1000      1900         73/0900
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
DSI                                3                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5300                      4900
Transport Wind (mph)               W  9                      S  8
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 47700                     39200
ADI Early             5 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor  5 Very Poor  22 Fair
ADI Late              4 Very Poor  53 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  28 Fair
Max LVORI Early       9            9            6            9
Max LVORI Late        9            2            9            3
Min VSBY Early        7            4 Fog        7
Min VSBY Late         2 Fog        7            7
Turner Stability      F            B            F            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 90 percent. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. East
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Chance of showers 80 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 79 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 around 70. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum
RH 97 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
56 percent. North winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-020745-
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
232 PM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            70
Chance Thunder (%)    0            0            0            50
Min/Max Temp          66           91           70           89
Max/Min RH (%)        100          48           100          66
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         0.00         0.00         0.16
Precip Duration                                              4
Precip Begin                                                 7 AM
Precip End                                                   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         78/1000      1900         77/1000
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5100                      4200
Transport Wind (mph)               SW  7                     S  8
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 35700                     33600
ADI Early             4 Very Poor  17 Gen Poor  5 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor
ADI Late              3 Very Poor  40 Fair      4 Very Poor  25 Fair
Max LVORI Early       9            9            9            9
Max LVORI Late        9            3            9            3
Min VSBY Early        7            4 Fog        7
Min VSBY Late         2 Fog        7            7
Turner Stability      F            B            F            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance
of precipitation 70 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 90 percent. Chance of precipitation
90 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Chance of showers 80 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. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
99 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
87 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
61 percent. North winds around 10 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-020745-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
232 PM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            80
Chance Thunder (%)    0            0            0            50
Min/Max Temp          65           91           69           88
Max/Min RH (%)        100          45           100          63
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         0.24
Precip Duration                                              5
Precip Begin                                                 7 AM
Precip End                                                   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         75/1000      1900         73/0900
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
DSI                                3                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5200                      4800
Transport Wind (mph)               SW  8                     S  8
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 41600                     38400
ADI Early             4 Very Poor  16 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  21 Fair
ADI Late              4 Very Poor  45 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  31 Fair
Max LVORI Early       9            9            6            9
Max LVORI Late        9            3            9            3
Min VSBY Early        7            4 Fog        7
Min VSBY Late         2 Fog        7            7
Turner Stability      F            A            F            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of precipitation
90 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 92 percent. Chance of precipitation
90 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Chance of showers 80 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 81 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 around 70. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
87 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH
53 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
56 percent. North 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.

$$