Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
767
FNUS52 KILM 151725
FWFILM
Fire Weather Planning Forecast
for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1225 PM EST Sat Nov 15 2025
.DISCUSSION...
A dry cold front will move offshore late Sunday. High pressure
will return Monday and Tuesday. Dry weather is forecast through
Friday. RH values could approach critical thresholds northwest
areas Sunday afternoon.
Fog potential for tonight is None.
NCZ105>110-160630-
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
1225 PM EST Sat Nov 15 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
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 57 77 41 63
Max/Min RH (%) 73 41 59 22
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW 7 G21 W 11 G21 NW 5 NW 5
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) SW 9 G21 W 9 G21 NW 5 NW 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1700 65/0900 1700 46/0800
Dispersion Good Fair
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5200 3300
Transport Wind (mph) W 24 NW 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 124800 56100
ADI Early 15 Gen Poor 83 Good 8 Poor 60 Gen Good
ADI Late 16 Gen Poor 102 Very Good6 Very Poor 67 Good
Max LVORI Early 2 3 2 2
Max LVORI Late 2 2 2 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability E C F B
Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum RH
67 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the lower 50s.
Maximum RH 98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
64 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
99 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
67 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
96 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
65 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
$$
NCZ087-096-099-160630-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
1225 PM EST Sat Nov 15 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 57 78 41 63
Max/Min RH (%) 76 35 51 20
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW 7 G19 W 10 G23 NW 5 NW 4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) SW 9 G21 W 9 G22 Lgt/Var NW 4
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1700 61/0800 1700 44/0800
Dispersion Good Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5100 3300
Transport Wind (mph) NW 25 NW 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 127500 49500
ADI Early 14 Gen Poor 90 Good 8 Poor 58 Gen Good
ADI Late 15 Gen Poor 111 Very Good6 Very Poor 62 Good
Max LVORI Early 2 3 2 2
Max LVORI Late 3 2 2 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability E C F B
Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum RH
71 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 28 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool. Lows in the upper
40s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
59 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
95 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
58 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ054>056-058-059-160630-
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
1225 PM EST Sat Nov 15 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 57 78 40 63
Max/Min RH (%) 73 48 67 24
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW 6 G18 W 9 G20 NW 4 N 4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) SW 8 G18 W 8 G20 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1700 65/0900 1700 48/0900
Dispersion Fair Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 4800 3200
Transport Wind (mph) W 23 N 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 110400 41600
ADI Early 12 Poor 84 Good 8 Poor 46 Gen Good
ADI Late 14 Gen Poor 93 Good 6 Very Poor 50 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 3 3 3 2
Max LVORI Late 2 2 2 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability E C F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
71 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the lower 50s.
Maximum RH 99 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
63 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
66 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
95 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
66 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-160630-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
1225 PM EST Sat Nov 15 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 56 78 40 63
Max/Min RH (%) 78 38 58 21
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW 7 G17 W 10 G21 NW 5 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) SW 9 G19 W 9 G21 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1700 64/0900 1700 49/0900
Dispersion Good Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5100 3300
Transport Wind (mph) W 24 NW 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 122400 39600
ADI Early 13 Gen Poor 83 Good 10 Poor 41 Gen Good
ADI Late 16 Gen Poor 100 Good 6 Very Poor 43 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 2 3 2 2
Max LVORI Late 3 2 2 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability E C F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum RH
72 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 30 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool. Lows in the upper
40s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
100 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
57 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
94 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$
SC USERS NC USERS
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VENTILATION RATE BURN CATEGORY VENTILATION RATE
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NOT USED 0 0 TO 14759
0 TO 17249 1 14760 TO 33499
17250 TO 34499 2 33500 TO 44999
34500 TO 51749 3 45000 TO 59999
51750 TO 68999 4 60000 TO 111999
69000 OR GREATER 5 112000 OR GREATER
SC USERS NC USERS
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FORECAST SURFACE WIND DISPERSION FORECAST SURFACE WIND
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STAGNANT NEAR CALM
CALM VERY POOR 2 TO 4 MPH
2 TO 5 MPH POOR 5 TO 8 MPH
6 TO 8 MPH FAIR 9 TO 12 MPH
9 TO 13 MPH GOOD GREATER THAN 12 MPH
14 MPH OR MORE EXCELLENT
ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by LAVDAS.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.
$$