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 181844
FWFILM
Fire Weather Planning Forecast
for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
244 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025
.DISCUSSION...
High pressure offshore today begins a warming trend through the
weekend. Unseasonably warm temperatures will continue into next
week. Rain chances increase for the middle of next week with the
next frontal system.
Fog potential for tonight is None.
NCZ105>110-191045-
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
244 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 58 81 59 87
Max/Min RH (%) 91 49 98 45
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) S 6 S 5 SW 7 SW 4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) S 4 S 10 G18 SW 4 SW 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 68/0900 2000 67/0900
Dispersion Fair Fair
DSI 1 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 4300 4800
Transport Wind (mph) S 21 SW 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 90300 57600
ADI Early 15 Gen Poor 81 Good 14 Gen Poor 40 Fair
ADI Late 7 Poor 79 Good 7 Poor 47 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 4 5 5 5
Max LVORI Late 5 1 7 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F B F A
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
95 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
NCZ087-096-099-191045-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
244 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 57 87 60 87
Max/Min RH (%) 93 41 99 41
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) S 7 G19 S 5 S 6 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) S 4 S 8 G17 SW 4 SW 4
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 2000 67/0900 2000 67/0900
Dispersion Fair Fair
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5100 5300
Transport Wind (mph) S 20 SW 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 102000 47700
ADI Early 17 Gen Poor 76 Good 13 Gen Poor 42 Gen Good
ADI Late 8 Poor 93 Good 8 Poor 56 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 4 5 4 5
Max LVORI Late 5 1 7 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F B F A
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
42 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
95 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Chance of showers
30 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
$$
SCZ054>056-058-059-191045-
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
244 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 57 84 59 85
Max/Min RH (%) 95 46 100 42
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) S 6 S 4 S 6 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var S 8 G17 Lgt/Var S 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 2000 68/0900 2000 67/0900
Dispersion Poor Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 4600 4600
Transport Wind (mph) S 17 SW 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 78200 46000
ADI Early 16 Gen Poor 66 Good 13 Gen Poor 39 Fair
ADI Late 7 Poor 76 Good 7 Poor 48 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 4 5 5 6
Max LVORI Late 6 1 8 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F B F A
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-191045-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
244 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 56 87 58 87
Max/Min RH (%) 95 40 100 38
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) S 7 G17 S 4 S 6 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var S 7 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 2000 67/0900 2000 66/0900
Dispersion Poor Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5300 5200
Transport Wind (mph) S 18 S 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 95400 46800
ADI Early 15 Gen Poor 67 Good 12 Poor 41 Gen Good
ADI Late 8 Poor 101 Very Good8 Poor 58 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 4 5 4 6
Max LVORI Late 6 1 8 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F B F A
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
41 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
44 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$
SC USERS NC USERS
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VENTILATION RATE BURN CATEGORY VENTILATION RATE
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NOT USED 0 0 TO 14759
0 TO 17249 1 14760 TO 33499
17250 TO 34499 2 33500 TO 44999
34500 TO 51749 3 45000 TO 59999
51750 TO 68999 4 60000 TO 111999
69000 OR GREATER 5 112000 OR GREATER
SC USERS NC USERS
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FORECAST SURFACE WIND DISPERSION FORECAST SURFACE WIND
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STAGNANT NEAR CALM
CALM VERY POOR 2 TO 4 MPH
2 TO 5 MPH POOR 5 TO 8 MPH
6 TO 8 MPH FAIR 9 TO 12 MPH
9 TO 13 MPH GOOD GREATER THAN 12 MPH
14 MPH OR MORE EXCELLENT
ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by LAVDAS.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
Forecaster...21