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
354 AM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A passing disturbance will increase shower and storm activity
today, particularly late this afternoon through tonight.
Scattered severe weather is possible with the main threat being
damaging wind gusts. Unsettled weather will continue through next
week as a series of upper disturbances pass overhead and surface
fronts impact the area and stall near the coast.

Wind profile analysis/fire control over flat terrain is Favorable.

Fog potential for tonight is Low.

NCZ105>110-080000-
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
354 AM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     40           50           60
Chance Thunder (%)    40           50           60
Max/Min Temp          93           71           90
Min/Max RH (%)        55           95           61
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW  5        SW  7 G20    SW  6
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  SW  8 G20    SW  6        SW  8 G18
Precip Amount         0.16         0.15         0.15
Precip Duration       1            2            4
Precip Begin          12 PM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  80/0900      1900         76/0800
Dispersion                         Fair
DSI                   3                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)       5400                      4700
Transport Wind (mph)  SW 20                     SW 23
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    108000                    108100
ADI Early             78 Good      23 Fair      71 Good
ADI Late              80 Good      11 Poor      90 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            5            5
Max LVORI Late        2            5            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            6 Rain
Turner Stability      B            E            B

Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms
likely. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 97 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

NCZ087-096-099-080000-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
354 AM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     30           30           70
Chance Thunder (%)    30           30           70
Max/Min Temp          93           71           90
Min/Max RH (%)        50           94           58
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW  5        SW  5        SW  7
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  SW  9 G17    SW  4        SW  9 G18
Precip Amount         0.07         0.06         0.11
Precip Duration       1            2            4
Precip Begin          12 PM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  79/0900      2000         75/0800
Dispersion                         Fair
DSI                   3                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)       5800                      4700
Transport Wind (mph)  W 22                      SW 25
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    127600                    117500
ADI Early             80 Good      24 Fair      82 Good
ADI Late              102 Very Good10 Poor      97 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            4            5
Max LVORI Late        1            5            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            6 Rain
Turner Stability      B            E            B

Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with thunderstorms likely and a
chance of showers. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 98 percent. Chance
of precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Chance of showers 70 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around 90.
Minimum RH 60 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ054>056-058-059-080000-
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
354 AM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     30           50           70
Chance Thunder (%)    30           50           50
Max/Min Temp          93           73           91
Min/Max RH (%)        51           92           60
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW  6        SW  7 G18    W  7
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  SW  8 G18    SW  6        SW  8
Precip Amount         0.06         0.06         0.11
Precip Duration       1            2            4
Precip Begin          1 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  80/0900      2000         76/0800
Dispersion                         Fair
DSI                   3                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)       5900                      4800
Transport Wind (mph)  W 20                      W 24
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    118000                    115200
ADI Early             78 Good      24 Fair      85 Good
ADI Late              95 Good      15 Gen Poor  106 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            4            5
Max LVORI Late        1            5            2
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            6 Rain
Turner Stability      B            E            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 97 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-080000-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
354 AM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     20           30           70
Chance Thunder (%)    20           30           50
Max/Min Temp          94           71           90
Min/Max RH (%)        47           92           57
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW  6        SW  6        SW  7
Wind 20ft/Late (mph)  W  9 G17     SW  6        SW  9 G17
Precip Amount         0.01         0.04         0.07
Precip Duration       0            2            4
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Inversion(Temp/Time)  77/0800      2000         76/0800
Dispersion                         Fair
DSI                   3                         2
Mixing Hgt (ft)       6000                      4700
Transport Wind (mph)  W 24                      W 25
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    144000                    117500
ADI Early             78 Good      27 Fair      93 Good
ADI Late              108 Very Good12 Poor      100 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            3            5
Max LVORI Late        1            5            1
Min VSBY Early        7            7            7
Min VSBY Late         7            7            6 Rain
Turner Stability      B            E            C

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 98 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Chance of showers 70 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around 90.
Minimum RH 60 percent. Chance of showers 50 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...LEW