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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
138 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
DISCUSSION
A DRY COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON, FOLLOWED BY
COLD AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE LATER TONIGHT THRU MON NIGHT, SLIDING
OFFSHORE BY TUE. ANOTHER DRY COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA TUE
NIGHT, WITH DRY AND WARM HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILING WED THROUGH
FRI.
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS NONE.
NCZ105>110-220745-
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
138 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 54 33 67
MAX/MIN RH (%) 69 30 97 63
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) N 5 NE 7 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) NE 6 G17 NE 6 LGT/VAR SW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1800 40/0900 1800 62/1300
DISPERSION FAIR VERY POOR
DSI 1 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 2200 2300
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) E 10 W 18
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 22000 41400
ADI EARLY 9 POOR 30 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 9 POOR 29 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 40 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 7 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F C F D
REMARKS...BROTAK PROFILE PRESENT.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
54 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
95 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
61 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
96 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
62 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
92 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
56 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ096-099-220745-
BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO, WHITEVILLE,
TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW
138 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 54 33 66
MAX/MIN RH (%) 67 27 95 63
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) N 4 NE 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) NE 4 NE 4 LGT/VAR SW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1800 39/0900 1800 56/1200
DISPERSION FAIR VERY POOR
DSI 1 1
MIXING HGT (FT) 2100 2300
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) E 9 W 20
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 18900 46000
ADI EARLY 8 POOR 29 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 8 POOR 29 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 51 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 4 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 6 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F C F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM
RH 99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM
RH 99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH
55 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
96 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
89 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ087-220745-
ROBESON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF LUMBERTON
138 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 53 33 63
MAX/MIN RH (%) 68 25 86 59
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) N 5 NE 7 LGT/VAR W 4
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) NE 5 E 6 LGT/VAR SW 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1800 39/1000 1800 56/1300
DISPERSION FAIR VERY POOR
DSI 1 1
MIXING HGT (FT) 1900 2500
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) E 9 W 21
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 17100 52500
ADI EARLY 10 POOR 27 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 16 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 8 POOR 27 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 55 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 5 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F C F D
REMARKS...BROTAK PROFILE PRESENT.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM
RH 99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM
RH 99 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
94 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
87 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SCZ054>056-058-059-220745-
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
138 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 55 35 67
MAX/MIN RH (%) 68 29 98 61
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) N 5 NE 7 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) NE 5 G17 NE 6 LGT/VAR SW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1800 41/0900 1800 62/1200
DISPERSION FAIR VERY POOR
DSI 1 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 2100 2800
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) E 13 W 20
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 27300 56000
ADI EARLY 8 POOR 33 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 16 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 9 POOR 33 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 55 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 5 7
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 7 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F C F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
56 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM
RH 99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM
RH 99 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
58 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
97 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. MAXIMUM RH
93 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
56 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ032-033-039-220745-
FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FLORENCE, MARION, MULLINS, AND KINGSTREE
138 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 55 34 67
MAX/MIN RH (%) 64 26 92 59
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) N 4 NE 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) NE 4 E 4 LGT/VAR SW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1800 39/0900 1800 59/1200
DISPERSION FAIR VERY POOR
DSI 1 1
MIXING HGT (FT) 2200 2600
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) E 12 W 21
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 26400 54600
ADI EARLY 7 POOR 31 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 8 POOR 33 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 58 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 6 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F C F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM
RH 98 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH
53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
96 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. MAXIMUM RH
92 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ017-023-024-220745-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, AND DILLON
138 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 53 33 64
MAX/MIN RH (%) 67 26 84 60
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) N 5 NE 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) NE 5 E 5 LGT/VAR SW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1800 39/1000 1800 59/1300
DISPERSION FAIR VERY POOR
DSI 1 1
MIXING HGT (FT) 1900 2500
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) E 9 W 21
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 17100 52500
ADI EARLY 7 POOR 27 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 17 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 7 POOR 27 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 58 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 4 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F C F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM
RH 99 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
97 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION BELOW 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...DCH
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