Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
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
102 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Arctic air starts to gradually sink into the area tonight.
Temperatures well below normal and much drier air arrive for
Thanksgiving Day and linger through Saturday. A slow warming trend
begins Sunday as high pressure moves off the coast.
Fog potential for tonight is None.
NCZ105>110-270715-
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
102 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 40 57 28 50
Max/Min RH (%) 89 30 64 26
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) W 4 N 5 Lgt/Var NW 6
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) NW 5 NW 6 NW 4 NW 7
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1700 44/0600
Dispersion Fair Poor
DSI 1
Mixing Hgt (ft) 3900
Transport Wind (mph) W 14 N/A
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 54600
ADI Early 11 Poor 43 Gen Good 5 Very Poor
ADI Late 7 Poor 52 Gen Good 5 Very Poor
Max LVORI Early 4 2 2
Max LVORI Late 3 1 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F C F
Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Maximum RH
72 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH
35 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum
RH 64 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Not as cool. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 73 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH 94 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum RH 76 percent. Chance of showers 70 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH 100 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
NCZ087-096-099-270715-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
102 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 37 56 28 49
Max/Min RH (%) 73 26 62 24
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) W 4 N 4 Lgt/Var NW 4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) NW 4 NW 5 Lgt/Var NW 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1700 45/0900
Dispersion Fair Very Poor
DSI 1
Mixing Hgt (ft) 4400
Transport Wind (mph) W 15 N/A
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 66000
ADI Early 11 Poor 42 Gen Good 6 Very Poor
ADI Late 7 Poor 59 Gen Good 6 Very Poor
Max LVORI Early 3 2 2
Max LVORI Late 3 1 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F C F
Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Maximum RH
71 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH
30 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum
RH 96 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Not as cool. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 69 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH 93 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the upper
50s. Minimum RH 72 percent. Chance of showers 70 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Lows around 40. Maximum RH 99 percent. West winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ054>056-058-059-270715-
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
102 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 40 57 28 50
Max/Min RH (%) 81 30 63 25
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) W 4 N 4 Lgt/Var NW 5
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) NW 4 NW 5 Lgt/Var NW 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1700 47/0900
Dispersion Fair Very Poor
DSI 1
Mixing Hgt (ft) 4200
Transport Wind (mph) NW 13 N/A
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 54600
ADI Early 10 Poor 38 Fair 5 Very Poor
ADI Late 7 Poor 49 Gen Good 5 Very Poor
Max LVORI Early 4 3 2
Max LVORI Late 3 1 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F C F
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Maximum RH
67 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH
37 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum
RH 66 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Not as cool. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 73 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH 95 percent. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum RH 77 percent. Chance of showers 70 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH 100 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-270715-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
102 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 37 56 27 50
Max/Min RH (%) 74 27 63 23
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) W 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var NW 4 Lgt/Var NW 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1700 45/0900
Dispersion Poor Very Poor
DSI 1
Mixing Hgt (ft) 4500
Transport Wind (mph) NW 14 N/A
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 63000
ADI Early 10 Poor 36 Fair 5 Very Poor
ADI Late 6 Very Poor 56 Gen Good 5 Very Poor
Max LVORI Early 3 3 2
Max LVORI Late 3 1 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F C F
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Maximum RH
67 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH
30 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum
RH 93 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
62 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Not as cool. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 67 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH 94 percent. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the upper
50s. Minimum RH 74 percent. Chance of showers 70 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum RH 100 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$
SC USERS NC USERS
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VENTILATION RATE BURN CATEGORY VENTILATION RATE
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NOT USED 0 0 TO 14759
0 TO 17249 1 14760 TO 33499
17250 TO 34499 2 33500 TO 44999
34500 TO 51749 3 45000 TO 59999
51750 TO 68999 4 60000 TO 111999
69000 OR GREATER 5 112000 OR GREATER
SC USERS NC USERS
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FORECAST SURFACE WIND DISPERSION FORECAST SURFACE WIND
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STAGNANT NEAR CALM
CALM VERY POOR 2 TO 4 MPH
2 TO 5 MPH POOR 5 TO 8 MPH
6 TO 8 MPH FAIR 9 TO 12 MPH
9 TO 13 MPH GOOD GREATER THAN 12 MPH
14 MPH OR MORE EXCELLENT
ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by LAVDAS.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.
$$