Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
776
FNUS52 KILM 031753
FWFILM
Fire Weather Planning Forecast
for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
153 PM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Cooler and somewhat drier conditions are expected to continue
through Monday. The remainder of the week will feature a gradual
return to typical summertime conditions.
Fog potential for tonight is None.
NCZ105>110-040700-
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
153 PM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Showers Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 10 20 40
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 20 40
Min/Max Temp 61 87 68 88
Max/Min RH (%) 85 48 89 60
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) NE 4 NE 6 Lgt/Var NE 4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) NE 4 NE 5 Lgt/Var NE 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
Precip Duration 1 1 2
Precip Begin 12 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time) 2000 70/0900 2000 74/0900
Dispersion Fair Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 4900 3800
Transport Wind (mph) E 9 E 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 44100 49400
ADI Early 9 Poor 45 Gen Good 6 Very Poor 37 Fair
ADI Late 7 Poor 51 Gen Good 6 Very Poor 46 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 4 4 4 5
Max LVORI Late 4 1 5 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 70s. Maximum RH 91 percent. Chance of showers
50 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 77 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 76 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 96 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 73 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 98 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
NCZ087-096-099-040700-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
153 PM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 20 40
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 20 40
Min/Max Temp 62 85 68 87
Max/Min RH (%) 83 45 89 57
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var NE 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var NE 4 Lgt/Var NE 4
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
Precip Duration 1 2
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time) 2000 69/0900 1900 73/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 4600 3900
Transport Wind (mph) E 9 E 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 41400 50700
ADI Early 8 Poor 51 Gen Good 5 Very Poor 36 Fair
ADI Late 6 Very Poor 53 Gen Good 5 Very Poor 46 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 4 4 4 5
Max LVORI Late 4 1 5 2
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F A F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 70. Maximum RH 93 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 98 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 74 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 74 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 72 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 65 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ054>056-058-059-040700-
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
153 PM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 30 60
Chance Thunder (%) 0 20 20 50
Min/Max Temp 64 84 69 86
Max/Min RH (%) 81 52 95 65
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var NE 6 Lgt/Var NE 4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) NE 4 NE 5 Lgt/Var NE 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.10
Precip Duration 1 2 5
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time) 2000 71/0900 2000 75/0900
Dispersion Poor Very Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 3800 3500
Transport Wind (mph) E 10 E 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 38000 45500
ADI Early 8 Poor 40 Fair 5 Very Poor 37 Fair
ADI Late 9 Poor 40 Fair 5 Very Poor 41 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 4 4 5 5
Max LVORI Late 4 2 6 3
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F B F C
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 70s. Maximum RH 95 percent. Chance of showers
50 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 74 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 75 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 70s. Maximum RH 97 percent. Chance of showers
50 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 72 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-040700-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
153 PM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Showers Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 30 50
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 20 50
Min/Max Temp 63 83 67 86
Max/Min RH (%) 83 47 92 63
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var NE 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var NE 4 Lgt/Var NE 4
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.08
Precip Duration 1 2 2
Precip Begin 8 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time) 2000 70/0900 1900 73/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 3500 3800
Transport Wind (mph) E 10 E 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 35000 45600
ADI Early 9 Poor 50 Gen Good 5 Very Poor 33 Fair
ADI Late 9 Poor 49 Gen Good 4 Very Poor 41 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 4 4 4 5
Max LVORI Late 4 2 6 3
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F B F C
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 70. Maximum RH 95 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 73 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 73 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 70. Maximum RH 98 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above 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...21