595  
FNUS52 KILM 021904  
FWFILM  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST  
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
304 PM EDT WED APR 2 2025  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL NORTHEAST OF THE AREA, WITH  
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TURNING TO SOUTHERLY LATE TONIGHT AS A WARM  
FRONT LIFTS BACK NORTHWARD. WELL-ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DEW  
POINTS ARE EXPECTED FOR LATE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. THE NEXT  
SIGNIFICANT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY  
ACCOMPANYING ANOTHER COLD FRONT.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS LOW.  
 
NCZ105>110-031115-  
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  
304 PM EDT WED APR 2 2025  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0 0  
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 85 64 87  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 98 58 100 54  
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SE 6 S 6 S 6 SW 5  
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) S 6 S 9 G17 S 5 SW 7  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 0  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM  
PRECIP END 10 PM  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1900 70/0900 1900 70/0900  
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR  
DSI 2 2  
MIXING HGT (FT) 3800 4300  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) S 22 SW 15  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 83600 64500  
ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 45 GEN GOOD 14 GEN POOR 36 FAIR  
ADI LATE 17 GEN POOR 74 GOOD 9 POOR 53 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 6 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 7 2  
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 6 FOG  
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 6 FOG  
TURNER STABILITY E D F C  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH  
57 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
98 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH  
60 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 93 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
MINIMUM RH 74 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS  
IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH  
42 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.  
MAXIMUM RH 66 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH  
34 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ087-096-099-031115-  
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,  
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW  
304 PM EDT WED APR 2 2025  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
MIN/MAX TEMP 66 87 65 89  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 99 51 100 48  
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SE 7 G18 S 6 G18 S 6 SW 4  
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) S 5 S 9 G18 S 4 SW 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 70/0900 2000 70/0900  
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR  
DSI 2 2  
MIXING HGT (FT) 4700 4400  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) S 21 SW 14  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 98700 61600  
ADI EARLY 28 FAIR 57 GEN GOOD 14 GEN POOR 32 FAIR  
ADI LATE 14 GEN POOR 82 GOOD 10 POOR 66 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 6 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 7 2  
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 6 FOG  
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 5 FOG  
TURNER STABILITY E D E B  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
99 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH  
48 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
95 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH  
47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 93 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. NOT AS WARM. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS  
AROUND 50. MAXIMUM RH 92 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH  
37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.  
MAXIMUM RH 67 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH  
33 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
SCZ054>056-058-059-031115-  
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  
304 PM EDT WED APR 2 2025  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0 0  
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 20 0 0 0  
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 86 65 87  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 55 100 53  
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SE 6 S 5 S 5 SW 4  
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) S 5 S 9 S 4 S 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 0  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM  
PRECIP END 9 PM  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1900 70/0900 1900 70/0900  
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR  
DSI 2 2  
MIXING HGT (FT) 4500 4600  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) S 21 S 13  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 94500 59800  
ADI EARLY 19 GEN POOR 62 GOOD 13 GEN POOR 41 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE 12 POOR 73 GOOD 9 POOR 50 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 6 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 2 8 2  
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 5 FOG  
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 5 FOG  
TURNER STABILITY E C F B  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH  
56 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
97 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH  
55 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 94 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. MINIMUM RH 74 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS  
IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 95 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH  
43 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 40. MAXIMUM RH  
67 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH  
36 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-031115-  
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,  
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, DILLON, FLORENCE, MARION, MULLINS,  
AND KINGSTREE  
304 PM EDT WED APR 2 2025  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
MIN/MAX TEMP 66 87 65 89  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 50 100 48  
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SE 7 G17 S 6 S 6 SW 4  
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) S 5 S 9 S 4 SW 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 69/0900 1900 66/0600  
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR  
DSI 2 3  
MIXING HGT (FT) 4900 4700  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) S 21 S 13  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 102900 61100  
ADI EARLY 28 FAIR 54 GEN GOOD 12 POOR 27 FAIR  
ADI LATE 14 GEN POOR 81 GOOD 9 POOR 63 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 6 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 2 8 2  
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 5 FOG  
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 5 FOG  
TURNER STABILITY D D E B  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH  
47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
96 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH  
47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 96 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. NOT AS WARM. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS  
IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH 93 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR, COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH  
67 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH  
34 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
 
 
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION BELOW 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...WEINER  
 
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