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
258 PM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Bermuda High pressure will build westward across the area and
dominate the weather through the middle of next week. Warm and
humid conditions will make at least scattered showers and storms
possible each day.

Fog potential for tonight is Low.

NCZ105>110-161100-
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
258 PM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     30           50           50           40
Chance Thunder (%)    30           50           50           40
Min/Max Temp          72           90           73           91
Max/Min RH (%)        94           66           98           62
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW  7 G18    SW  6        SW  6 G17    SW  6
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  SW  5        SW  7 G18    SW  5        SW  8 G19
Precip Amount         0.02         0.23         0.22         0.04
Precip Duration       1            2            2            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         80/0900      2000         78/0800
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    3600                      4800
Transport Wind (mph)               SW 17                     SW 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 61200                     81600
ADI Early             21 Fair      44 Gen Good  26 Fair      55 Gen Good
ADI Late              11 Poor      58 Gen Good  9 Poor       92 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            5            5            6
Max LVORI Late        5            3            6            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            6 Rain
Min VSBY Late         7            6 Rain       6 Rain
Turner Stability      E            C            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum
RH 92 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 65 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 59 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-161100-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
258 PM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     30           60           60           50
Chance Thunder (%)    30           50           50           50
Min/Max Temp          72           90           73           92
Max/Min RH (%)        95           63           99           58
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW  5        SW  5        S  4         SW  5
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  SW  4        SW  6        SW  4        SW  7
Precip Amount         0.11         0.18         0.34         0.02
Precip Duration       1            2            2            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         8 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            5 AM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         79/0900      2000         76/0700
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    3600                      5300
Transport Wind (mph)               W 16                      SW 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 57600                     90100
ADI Early             19 Gen Poor  42 Gen Good  14 Gen Poor  62 Good
ADI Late              10 Poor      56 Gen Good  10 Poor      96 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            5            6            6
Max LVORI Late        6            2            7            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            6 Rain
Min VSBY Late         7            6 Rain       6 Rain
Turner Stability      E            B            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
91 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Light winds.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-161100-
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
258 PM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     30           40           40           40
Chance Thunder (%)    30           40           40           40
Min/Max Temp          73           91           74           92
Max/Min RH (%)        95           62           96           57
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW  6        SW  6        SW  6 G17    SW  5
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  SW  4        SW  7 G18    SW  5        SW  8 G19
Precip Amount         0.04         0.08         0.07         0.01
Precip Duration       1            2            2            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         80/0900      2000         78/0800
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair
DSI                                3                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    3600                      5000
Transport Wind (mph)               SW 16                     SW 16
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 57600                     80000
ADI Early             16 Gen Poor  43 Gen Good  22 Fair      62 Good
ADI Late              9 Poor       57 Gen Good  10 Poor      92 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            5            5            5
Max LVORI Late        6            2            6            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            6 Rain
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      E            B            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 61 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-161100-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
258 PM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     30           50           50           40
Chance Thunder (%)    20           50           50           40
Min/Max Temp          72           91           73           92
Max/Min RH (%)        95           59           97           55
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW  6        SW  5        SW  5        SW  5
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  SW  4        SW  6        SW  4        SW  7
Precip Amount         0.02         0.07         0.11         0.01
Precip Duration       1            1            2            1
Precip Begin          6 PM         11 AM        Continuing   8 AM
Precip End            1 AM         Continuing   2 AM         6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         79/0900      2000         77/0800
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair
DSI                                3                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    3600                      5400
Transport Wind (mph)               W 16                      SW 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 57600                     91800
ADI Early             23 Fair      40 Fair      21 Fair      71 Good
ADI Late              9 Poor       63 Good      9 Poor       107 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            5            5            5
Max LVORI Late        6            1            6            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            6 Rain
Min VSBY Late         7            6 Rain       7
Turner Stability      E            B            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
91 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
50 percent. Light winds.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation near 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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