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 221729
FWFILM
Fire Weather Planning Forecast
for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1229 PM EST Sat Nov 22 2025
.DISCUSSION...
A cold front will move through the area this evening, followed by
dry high pressure which will remain into early next week. A
frontal system will affect the area the middle of next week.
Fog potential for tonight is Low.
NCZ105>110-230630-
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
1229 PM EST Sat Nov 22 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Clear Clear
Precip Type Showers None None None
Chance Precip (%) 20 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 53 71 42 67
Max/Min RH (%) 100 55 92 37
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var N 4 Lgt/Var NE 4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var NW 4 Lgt/Var NE 4
Precip Amount 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 7 PM
Precip End 4 AM
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1700 60/0900 1700 53/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 3200 2800
Transport Wind (mph) N 13 NE 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 41600 36400
ADI Early 4 Very Poor 31 Fair 4 Very Poor 34 Fair
ADI Late 7 Poor 41 Gen Good 6 Very Poor 36 Fair
Max LVORI Early 9 8 6 4
Max LVORI Late 9 3 6 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F C F C
Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
65 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Warmer.
Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers
40 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
66 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH 92 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum
RH 35 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the mid 30s.
Maximum RH 62 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH
69 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
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NCZ087-096-099-230630-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
1229 PM EST Sat Nov 22 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Clear Clear
Precip Type Showers None None None
Chance Precip (%) 30 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 52 70 41 67
Max/Min RH (%) 100 46 92 33
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 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 6 PM
Precip End 3 AM
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1700 58/0900 1700 51/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 3200 2800
Transport Wind (mph) N 12 E 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 38400 33600
ADI Early 4 Very Poor 32 Fair 5 Very Poor 35 Fair
ADI Late 7 Poor 41 Gen Good 6 Very Poor 36 Fair
Max LVORI Early 9 8 6 4
Max LVORI Late 9 3 5 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F C F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
59 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Warmer.
Lows around 60. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers
50 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s.
Maximum RH 85 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
31 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the lower 30s.
Maximum RH 61 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 28 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Maximum RH
70 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
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SCZ054>056-058-059-230630-
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
1229 PM EST Sat Nov 22 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Clear Clear
Precip Type Showers None None None
Chance Precip (%) 10 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 55 72 44 68
Max/Min RH (%) 100 53 93 40
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NE 4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var N 4 Lgt/Var E 4
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 8 PM
Precip End 2 AM
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1700 62/0900 1700 54/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 3100 2900
Transport Wind (mph) N 13 E 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 40300 34800
ADI Early 5 Very Poor 33 Fair 4 Very Poor 35 Fair
ADI Late 6 Very Poor 39 Fair 6 Very Poor 37 Fair
Max LVORI Early 8 7 6 4
Max LVORI Late 9 3 6 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F C F C
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
68 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the lower 60s.
Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
64 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH 91 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler. Highs around 60. Minimum RH
35 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the mid 30s.
Maximum RH 62 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH
68 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-230630-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
1229 PM EST Sat Nov 22 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Clear Mclear
Precip Type Showers None None None
Chance Precip (%) 20 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 54 71 42 67
Max/Min RH (%) 100 45 91 34
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 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 6 PM
Precip End 1 AM
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1700 59/0900 1700 52/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 3200 2900
Transport Wind (mph) N 12 E 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 38400 34800
ADI Early 5 Very Poor 32 Fair 4 Very Poor 35 Fair
ADI Late 6 Very Poor 38 Fair 6 Very Poor 35 Fair
Max LVORI Early 9 8 6 4
Max LVORI Late 9 2 5 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F C F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
59 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Warmer.
Lows around 60. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers
50 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Colder. Lows in the mid 40s.
Maximum RH 84 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
31 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the lower 30s.
Maximum RH 63 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 27 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Maximum RH
70 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
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.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.
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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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