Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
231
FNUS52 KILM 271902
FWFILM
Fire Weather Planning Forecast
for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
302 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025
...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
.DISCUSSION...
High pressure will push offshore tonight. Southerly winds will
provide more moisture and warmer temperatures on Friday. Breezy
afternoon winds are expected behind a sea breeze. Several upper
level disturbances and a surface cold front should bring some
decent rainfall chances to the area from Sunday into early next
week.
Fog potential for tonight is Low.
NCZ105>110-281115-
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
302 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025
...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 42 77 55 79
Max/Min RH (%) 93 36 100 47
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 6 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var S 8 SW 4 S 7
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 63/1000 1900 63/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5700 5300
Transport Wind (mph) S 18 S 18
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 102600 95400
ADI Early 5 Very Poor 57 Gen Good 15 Gen Poor 64 Good
ADI Late 6 Very Poor 77 Good 7 Poor 76 Good
Max LVORI Early 3 5 4 6
Max LVORI Late 5 1 7 1
Min VSBY Early 7 6 Fog 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F B F B
Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 97 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
South winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
53 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Maximum RH
93 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 61 percent.
South winds around 10 mph.
$$
NCZ096-099-281115-
Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Elizabethtown, Bladenboro, Whiteville,
Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
302 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025
...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 43 78 55 80
Max/Min RH (%) 92 33 100 45
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 6 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var S 7 Lgt/Var S 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 62/1000 1900 62/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Poor
DSI 3 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5900 5200
Transport Wind (mph) S 20 S 18
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 118000 93600
ADI Early 5 Very Poor 59 Gen Good 15 Gen Poor 72 Good
ADI Late 6 Very Poor 97 Good 7 Poor 108 Very Good
Max LVORI Early 3 5 4 6
Max LVORI Late 5 1 6 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F B F B
Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
47 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
90 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
52 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
$$
NCZ087-281115-
Robeson-
Including the city of Lumberton
302 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025
...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 45 79 56 80
Max/Min RH (%) 90 32 97 43
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 8 SW 4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var SW 9 S 5 S 9
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 61/1000 1900 62/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Fair
DSI 3 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 6000 5500
Transport Wind (mph) SW 20 S 21
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 120000 115500
ADI Early 5 Very Poor 47 Gen Good 14 Gen Poor 57 Gen Good
ADI Late 6 Very Poor 89 Good 12 Poor 86 Good
Max LVORI Early 2 4 4 5
Max LVORI Late 5 1 5 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability F C E C
Remarks...Brotak Profile Present.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 96 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Chance of showers 70 percent. South
winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Maximum RH
87 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
52 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
$$
SCZ054>056-058-059-281115-
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
302 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025
...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 46 78 56 78
Max/Min RH (%) 94 42 100 50
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var S 7 Lgt/Var S 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 64/1000 1900 62/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 2 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 5600 5000
Transport Wind (mph) S 17 S 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 95200 85000
ADI Early 5 Very Poor 56 Gen Good 13 Gen Poor 67 Good
ADI Late 6 Very Poor 79 Good 7 Poor 76 Good
Max LVORI Early 3 5 5 7
Max LVORI Late 6 1 7 1
Min VSBY Early 7 5 Fog 7
Min VSBY Late 6 Fog 7 7
Turner Stability F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs around
80. Minimum RH 66 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
55 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
92 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
62 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ032-033-039-281115-
Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Florence, Marion, Mullins, and Kingstree
302 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025
...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 43 79 55 79
Max/Min RH (%) 96 35 99 44
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var S 6 Lgt/Var S 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 62/1000 1900 61/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
DSI 3 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 6200 5300
Transport Wind (mph) S 17 S 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 105400 90100
ADI Early 5 Very Poor 48 Gen Good 12 Poor 69 Good
ADI Late 6 Very Poor 104 Very Good7 Poor 85 Good
Max LVORI Early 3 5 4 7
Max LVORI Late 6 1 6 1
Min VSBY Early 7 5 Fog 7
Min VSBY Late 6 Fog 7 7
Turner Stability F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
92 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
55 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ017-023-024-281115-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, and Dillon
302 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025
...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 44 79 56 80
Max/Min RH (%) 92 32 100 42
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 7 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var S 7 S 4 S 7
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 60/1000 1900 61/0900
Dispersion Very Poor Fair
DSI 3 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 6200 5800
Transport Wind (mph) S 20 S 20
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 124000 116000
ADI Early 6 Very Poor 40 Fair 12 Poor 64 Good
ADI Late 6 Very Poor 84 Good 10 Poor 84 Good
Max LVORI Early 2 5 4 5
Max LVORI Late 5 1 6 1
Min VSBY Early 7 6 Fog 7
Min VSBY Late 6 Fog 7 7
Turner Stability F B E B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 65 percent. Chance of showers 70 percent. South winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Maximum RH
89 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
53 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
50 percent. South winds around 10 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