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 141256
FWFILM
Fire Weather Planning Forecast
for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
856 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Record high temperatures are possible today along with heat
indices near or above 100 degrees. A cold front will move south
through the area tonight, followed by dry weather and cooler
temperatures Tuesday through Thursday.
Wind profile analysis/fire control over flat terrain is Favorable.
Fog potential for tonight is None.
NCZ105>110-150200-
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
856 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None Showers None
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Max/Min Temp 95 66 86
Min/Max RH (%) 41 88 43
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var NE 5 G17 NE 6 G18
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) N 4 NE 6 G17 NE 7 G18
Precip Amount 0.00 0.01 0.00
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 7 PM
Precip End 12 AM
Inversion(Temp/Time) 84/1000 1900 69/0600
Dispersion Fair
DSI 3 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 6900 5400
Transport Wind (mph) N 10 NE 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 69000 75600
ADI Early 32 Fair 9 Poor 58 Gen Good
ADI Late 74 Good 8 Poor 73 Good
Max LVORI Early 7 4 4
Max LVORI Late 1 4 1
Min VSBY Early 6 Fog 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
92 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
96 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 61 percent. Light
winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
NCZ087-096-099-150200-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
856 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Max/Min Temp 94 66 87
Min/Max RH (%) 43 86 38
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var NE 4 NE 5
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) N 5 NE 5 NE 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 83/1000 1900 68/0600
Dispersion Fair
DSI 3 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 6700 5000
Transport Wind (mph) N 12 NE 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 80400 65000
ADI Early 38 Fair 7 Poor 56 Gen Good
ADI Late 84 Good 7 Poor 72 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 4 4
Max LVORI Late 1 4 1
Min VSBY Early 5 Fog 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
41 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Light winds.
$$
SCZ054>056-058-059-150200-
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
856 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Max/Min Temp 95 69 86
Min/Max RH (%) 39 88 45
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NE 6 G19
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) NE 4 NE 5 G17 NE 7 G19
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 84/1000 1900 71/0600
Dispersion Poor
DSI 3 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 7400 5200
Transport Wind (mph) N 9 NE 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 66600 67600
ADI Early 28 Fair 5 Very Poor 52 Gen Good
ADI Late 70 Good 8 Poor 66 Good
Max LVORI Early 8 4 4
Max LVORI Late 1 5 1
Min VSBY Early 5 Fog 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
65 percent. Light winds.
$$
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-150200-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
856 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Max/Min Temp 94 67 87
Min/Max RH (%) 40 87 41
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NE 5
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) N 4 NE 5 NE 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 83/1000 1900 70/0600
Dispersion Poor
DSI 3 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 7200 5100
Transport Wind (mph) N 10 NE 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 72000 61200
ADI Early 31 Fair 6 Very Poor 50 Gen Good
ADI Late 77 Good 7 Poor 67 Good
Max LVORI Early 7 3 4
Max LVORI Late 1 5 1
Min VSBY Early 5 Fog 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
92 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
40 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Light winds.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$
SC USERS NC USERS
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VENTILATION RATE BURN CATEGORY VENTILATION RATE
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NOT USED 0 0 TO 14759
0 TO 17249 1 14760 TO 33499
17250 TO 34499 2 33500 TO 44999
34500 TO 51749 3 45000 TO 59999
51750 TO 68999 4 60000 TO 111999
69000 OR GREATER 5 112000 OR GREATER
SC USERS NC USERS
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FORECAST SURFACE WIND DISPERSION FORECAST SURFACE WIND
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STAGNANT NEAR CALM
CALM VERY POOR 2 TO 4 MPH
2 TO 5 MPH POOR 5 TO 8 MPH
6 TO 8 MPH FAIR 9 TO 12 MPH
9 TO 13 MPH GOOD GREATER THAN 12 MPH
14 MPH OR MORE EXCELLENT
ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by LAVDAS.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
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