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
408 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A weak cold front stalled over the area will move north as a warm
front on Saturday. Temperatures will warm into Sunday before a
stronger cold front late Sunday brings much cooler, cloudy and
unsettled conditions for the first half of next week.

Fog potential for tonight is moderate in coastal S.C.

NCZ105>110-081315-
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, Southport,
and Sunset Beach
408 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      None         Showers
Chance Precip (%)     20           20           0            30
Chance Thunder (%)    0            0            0            0
Min/Max Temp          49           69           56           77
Max/Min RH (%)        92           73           100          54
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var      NE  4        SW  5 G17    SW  7 G17
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  NE  4        Lgt/Var      SW  8 G18    NW  6
Precip Amount         0.03         0.01         0.00         0.01
Precip Duration       1            1                         1
Precip Begin          9 PM         Continuing                1 PM
Precip End            Continuing   12 PM                     Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1700         51/0600      1700         62/0800
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair
DSI                                1                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    1900                      3300
Transport Wind (mph)               SW 10                     NW 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 19000                     49500
ADI Early             7 Poor       18 Gen Poor  16 Gen Poor  54 Gen Good
ADI Late              11 Poor      19 Gen Poor  16 Gen Poor  52 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       4            4            7            5
Max LVORI Late        4            4            6            2
Min VSBY Early        6 Rain       7            5 Fog
Min VSBY Late         7            6 Rain       6 Fog
Turner Stability      F            C            E            C

Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH 85 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Highs in the upper 40s.
Minimum RH 75 percent. Chance of rain 60 percent. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows around 40.
Maximum RH 96 percent. Chance of rain 60 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with rain likely. Highs in the upper 50s.
Minimum RH 83 percent. Chance of rain 70 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the mid 40s.
Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of rain 60 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 80 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
rain. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
around 70. Minimum RH 67 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain.
Colder. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH 87 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain. Cooler.
Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 53 percent. North winds around
5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-081315-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
408 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         Showers
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            0            30
Chance Thunder (%)    0            0            0            0
Min/Max Temp          49           70           57           78
Max/Min RH (%)        87           60           100          47
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  4         W  7 G17
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  8 G19    NW  5
Precip Amount         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip Duration       1                                      2
Precip Begin          10 PM                                  7 AM
Precip End            6 AM                                   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1700         52/0600      1700         62/0800
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair
DSI                                1                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    2000                      3100
Transport Wind (mph)               SW 12                     NW 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 24000                     46500
ADI Early             8 Poor       20 Gen Poor  12 Poor      56 Gen Good
ADI Late              10 Poor      26 Fair      14 Gen Poor  56 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       3            4            6            5
Max LVORI Late        3            3            5            2
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...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH 81 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper
30s. Maximum RH 90 percent. Chance of rain 60 percent. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with rain likely. Highs in the lower 50s.
Minimum RH 79 percent. Chance of rain 70 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the mid 40s.
Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of rain 70 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum RH 72 percent. Chance of rain 60 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
rain. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent. East winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 59 percent. South winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain.
Colder. Lows around 40. Maximum RH 87 percent. West winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain. Cooler.
Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 47 percent. North winds around
5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-081315-
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
408 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         Showers
Chance Precip (%)     30           0            0            30
Chance Thunder (%)    0            0            0            0
Min/Max Temp          53           74           58           79
Max/Min RH (%)        99           71           100          57
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5         SW  6
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  Lgt/Var      S  4         SW  6        W  5
Precip Amount         0.06         0.00         0.00         0.03
Precip Duration       1                                      1
Precip Begin          7 PM                                   1 PM
Precip End            6 AM                                   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1700         58/0900      1700         62/0800
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    2400                      3800
Transport Wind (mph)               SW 13                     W 18
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 31200                     68400
ADI Early             4 Very Poor  14 Gen Poor  8 Poor       56 Gen Good
ADI Late              6 Very Poor  29 Fair      10 Poor      76 Good
Max LVORI Early       6            5            6            5
Max LVORI Late        6            4            7            3
Min VSBY Early        6 Rain       2 Fog        6 Fog
Min VSBY Late         4 Rain       6 Fog        7
Turner Stability      F            B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH 90 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH 93 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 78 percent. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 77 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
rain. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 62 percent. South winds around
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain.
Colder. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH 87 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain. Cooler.
Highs around 60. Minimum RH 54 percent. North winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-081315-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
408 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         Showers
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            0            30
Chance Thunder (%)    0            0            0            0
Min/Max Temp          52           76           58           79
Max/Min RH (%)        94           63           99           51
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  4         W  7
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  7        NW  5
Precip Amount         0.04         0.00         0.00         0.03
Precip Duration       1                                      2
Precip Begin          7 PM                                   7 AM
Precip End            6 AM                                   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  1800         59/1000      1700         62/0800
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair
DSI                                2                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)                    2600                      3800
Transport Wind (mph)               SW 12                     W 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 31200                     64600
ADI Early             8 Poor       15 Gen Poor  12 Poor      60 Gen Good
ADI Late              10 Poor      29 Fair      14 Gen Poor  68 Good
Max LVORI Early       4            5            5            5
Max LVORI Late        5            3            6            2
Min VSBY Early        7            5 Fog        7
Min VSBY Late         6 Rain       7            7
Turner Stability      E            C            E            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH 84 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH 89 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with rain likely. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum
RH 77 percent. Chance of rain 70 percent. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the mid 40s.
Maximum RH 100 percent. Chance of rain 70 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 73 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
rain. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent. East winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 58 percent. South winds around
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain.
Colder. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH 88 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain. Cooler.
Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 49 percent. North winds around
5 mph.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below 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...RGZ