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 090552
FWFILM
Fire Weather Planning Forecast
for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1252 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
.DISCUSSION...
High pressure north of the area will bring chilly weather until
it moves offshore Wednesday, temperatures becoming more seasonable
as a cold front approaches. The front moves through late week
with cooler high pressure making a brief return before moving
offshore ahead of another front. This weekend will see above
normal temperatures ahead of the next cold front bringing a
cooldown early next week.
Wind profile analysis/fire control over flat terrain is Favorable.
Fog potential for tonight is None.
NCZ105>110-091900-
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
1252 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Max/Min Temp 48 26 58
Min/Max RH (%) 58 100 44
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) N 5 Lgt/Var SW 5 G17
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 9 G23
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) None 1700 44/1000
Dispersion Very Poor
DSI 1 1
Mixing Hgt (ft) 2400 2300
Transport Wind (mph) N 8 SW 24
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 19200 55200
ADI Early 31 Fair 3 Very Poor 40 Fair
ADI Late 27 Fair 5 Very Poor 51 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 4 9 6
Max LVORI Late 3 9 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability C F C
Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum
RH 85 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH
47 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH
92 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum RH
87 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
91 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 55 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the mid 20s.
Maximum RH 65 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH
40 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
NCZ087-096-099-091900-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
1252 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Max/Min Temp 46 26 57
Min/Max RH (%) 57 100 45
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) N 4 Lgt/Var SW 5 G22
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 9 G25
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) None 1700 42/1000
Dispersion Very Poor
DSI 1 1
Mixing Hgt (ft) 2400 2300
Transport Wind (mph) N 6 SW 26
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 14400 59800
ADI Early 31 Fair 3 Very Poor 42 Gen Good
ADI Late 24 Fair 5 Very Poor 63 Good
Max LVORI Early 4 9 6
Max LVORI Late 3 9 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability B F C
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum
RH 86 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 30. Maximum RH
95 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum RH
92 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
51 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the mid 20s.
Maximum RH 62 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, colder. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH
35 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ054>056-058-059-091900-
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
1252 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Max/Min Temp 46 27 59
Min/Max RH (%) 59 100 45
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) N 5 Lgt/Var SW 4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 8 G20
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) None 1800 44/1000
Dispersion Very Poor
DSI 1 1
Mixing Hgt (ft) 2300 2200
Transport Wind (mph) N 6 SW 22
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 13800 48400
ADI Early 32 Fair 3 Very Poor 34 Fair
ADI Late 27 Fair 4 Very Poor 57 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 4 9 7
Max LVORI Late 3 9 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability C F C
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Maximum RH
87 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH
47 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
88 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
94 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the upper 20s.
Maximum RH 69 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH
41 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-091900-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
1252 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Max/Min Temp 45 26 57
Min/Max RH (%) 60 100 44
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 5 G19
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 9 G22
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) None 1900 43/1000
Dispersion Very Poor
DSI 1 1
Mixing Hgt (ft) 2500 2200
Transport Wind (mph) W 5 SW 25
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 12500 55000
ADI Early 29 Fair 3 Very Poor 41 Gen Good
ADI Late 23 Fair 5 Very Poor 57 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 4 9 8
Max LVORI Late 3 9 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability B F C
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum
RH 88 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH
45 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 30. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum RH
93 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
94 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the mid 20s.
Maximum RH 65 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, colder. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH
36 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$
SC USERS NC USERS
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VENTILATION RATE BURN CATEGORY VENTILATION RATE
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NOT USED 0 0 TO 14759
0 TO 17249 1 14760 TO 33499
17250 TO 34499 2 33500 TO 44999
34500 TO 51749 3 45000 TO 59999
51750 TO 68999 4 60000 TO 111999
69000 OR GREATER 5 112000 OR GREATER
SC USERS NC USERS
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FORECAST SURFACE WIND DISPERSION FORECAST SURFACE WIND
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STAGNANT NEAR CALM
CALM VERY POOR 2 TO 4 MPH
2 TO 5 MPH POOR 5 TO 8 MPH
6 TO 8 MPH FAIR 9 TO 12 MPH
9 TO 13 MPH GOOD GREATER THAN 12 MPH
14 MPH OR MORE EXCELLENT
ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by LAVDAS.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
Forecaster...LEW