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
311 PM EDT Wed Jun 25 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Hot temperatures combined with high humidity will create
dangerous heat again this afternoon. Storm chances return today
as the upper ridge begins to weaken and an upper low approaches
the Florida coast. Typical afternoon storm coverage is expected
into next week.

Fog potential for tonight is Low.

NCZ105>110-260815-
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
311 PM EDT Wed Jun 25 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     40           20           20           20
Chance Thunder (%)    40           20           20           20
Min/Max Temp          72           95           72           92
Max/Min RH (%)        93           55           99           58
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5         Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  Lgt/Var      S  5         Lgt/Var      S  6
Precip Amount         0.08         0.02         0.01         0.00
Precip Duration       1            1            1            0
Precip Begin          6 PM         8 AM         Continuing   2 PM
Precip End            1 AM         Continuing   2 AM         6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         80/0900      2000         77/0700
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5400                      5900
Transport Wind (mph)               S 12                      SW 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 64800                     70800
ADI Early             5 Very Poor  24 Fair      10 Poor      46 Gen Good
ADI Late              5 Very Poor  51 Gen Good  7 Poor       63 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            5            5            6
Max LVORI Late        6            2            8            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            A            F            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 65 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 66 percent. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-260815-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
311 PM EDT Wed Jun 25 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     50           30           30           30
Chance Thunder (%)    50           30           30           30
Min/Max Temp          72           95           72           93
Max/Min RH (%)        95           52           99           54
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  4
Precip Amount         0.24         0.03         0.03         0.00
Precip Duration       2            1            1            1
Precip Begin          6 PM         2 PM         Continuing   2 PM
Precip End            3 AM         Continuing   2 AM         Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         79/0900      2000         76/0800
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
DSI                                2                         3
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5200                      5800
Transport Wind (mph)               S  9                      SW 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 46800                     58000
ADI Early             5 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor  8 Poor       43 Gen Good
ADI Late              5 Very Poor  52 Gen Good  7 Poor       71 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            6            5            6
Max LVORI Late        6            2            8            1
Min VSBY Early        6 Rain       7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            A            F            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-260815-
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
311 PM EDT Wed Jun 25 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     40           20           20           30
Chance Thunder (%)    40           20           20           30
Min/Max Temp          71           94           72           91
Max/Min RH (%)        96           56           100          59
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  4         Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  Lgt/Var      S  4         Lgt/Var      S  5
Precip Amount         0.16         0.01         0.01         0.02
Precip Duration       2            1            1            1
Precip Begin          6 PM         8 AM         Continuing   8 AM
Precip End            4 AM         Continuing   2 AM         6 PM
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1900         79/0900      2000         77/0800
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5400                      5900
Transport Wind (mph)               SW  9                     SW 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 48600                     59000
ADI Early             6 Very Poor  22 Fair      9 Poor       42 Gen Good
ADI Late              5 Very Poor  49 Gen Good  7 Poor       62 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            6            5            7
Max LVORI Late        6            2            9            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            A            F            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-260815-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
311 PM EDT Wed Jun 25 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     60           30           30           30
Chance Thunder (%)    50           30           30           30
Min/Max Temp          71           95           71           92
Max/Min RH (%)        97           50           99           55
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  4
Precip Amount         0.17         0.01         0.04         0.01
Precip Duration       2            1            2            1
Precip Begin          6 PM         8 AM         Continuing   2 PM
Precip End            3 AM         Continuing   2 AM         Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  2000         79/0900      2000         76/0800
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    5700                      6200
Transport Wind (mph)               S  8                      SW 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 45600                     62000
ADI Early             6 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor  8 Poor       46 Gen Good
ADI Late              5 Very Poor  49 Gen Good  7 Poor       75 Good
Max LVORI Early       4            6            4            7
Max LVORI Late        7            2            8            1
Min VSBY Early        6 Rain       7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            7
Turner Stability      F            A            F            A

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

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

$$

Forecaster...Boatman