Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
950
FNUS52 KILM 311826
FWFILM
Fire Weather Planning Forecast
for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
226 PM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Building high pressure will bring dry weather and breezy winds
this weekend. Lighter winds are expected under high pressure early
next week. Confidence in late week rain chances remains low.
Fog potential for tonight is None.
NCZ105>110-010730-
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
226 PM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 49 73 52 72
Max/Min RH (%) 92 47 97 61
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) NE 5 G18 NE 6 G18 NE 6 G19 NE 6 G17
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) NE 4 G17 NE 8 G19 NE 5 G17 NE 8 G19
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1800 60/1000 1900 61/1000
Dispersion Fair Fair
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 3900 2800
Transport Wind (mph) E 15 NE 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 58500 42000
ADI Early 10 Poor 42 Gen Good 10 Poor 26 Fair
ADI Late 9 Poor 56 Gen Good 9 Poor 34 Fair
Max LVORI Early 4 5 4 6
Max LVORI Late 5 1 5 3
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability E C E D
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
99 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH
67 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 72 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers
40 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
NCZ087-096-099-010730-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
226 PM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 49 72 52 73
Max/Min RH (%) 89 38 96 56
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) NE 4 NE 5 Lgt/Var NE 5
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var NE 6 Lgt/Var NE 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 58/1000 1900 55/0900
Dispersion Poor Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 3700 3500
Transport Wind (mph) E 14 E 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 51800 45500
ADI Early 8 Poor 41 Gen Good 8 Poor 26 Fair
ADI Late 7 Poor 50 Gen Good 8 Poor 34 Fair
Max LVORI Early 4 5 4 6
Max LVORI Late 4 1 5 3
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F C E C
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
100 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
100 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around
80. Minimum RH 66 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent. East
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light
winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ054>056-058-059-010730-
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
226 PM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 51 73 54 73
Max/Min RH (%) 91 50 94 63
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) NE 5 G19 NE 7 G20 NE 6 G20 NE 6 G18
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) NE 5 G18 NE 8 G20 NE 5 G18 NE 8 G20
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 58/0900 1900 59/0900
Dispersion Fair Fair
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 3600 3000
Transport Wind (mph) E 16 NE 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 57600 45000
ADI Early 10 Poor 39 Fair 11 Poor 31 Fair
ADI Late 9 Poor 48 Gen Good 9 Poor 40 Fair
Max LVORI Early 4 5 4 5
Max LVORI Late 5 1 5 3
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability E C E C
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH
66 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of showers
30 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-010730-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
226 PM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 50 72 52 73
Max/Min RH (%) 87 40 92 56
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) NE 4 NE 5 NE 4 NE 5
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var NE 6 Lgt/Var NE 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 55/0900 1900 56/0900
Dispersion Poor Fair
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 3500 3700
Transport Wind (mph) E 15 E 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 52500 51800
ADI Early 10 Poor 39 Fair 8 Poor 31 Fair
ADI Late 8 Poor 49 Gen Good 8 Poor 41 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 3 4 4 5
Max LVORI Late 4 1 4 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability E C E C
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
100 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around
80. Minimum RH 64 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent. East
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows around 60. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Northwest 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...MAS