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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
326 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
DISCUSSION
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS COLD FRONT WILL STALL NEAR THE AREA
THIS WEEKEND, POSSIBLY MAINTAINING UNSETTLED WEATHER NEAR THE
COAST. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN US
EARLY NEXT WEEK LEADING TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF UNSETTLED
WEATHER.
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS NONE.
NCZ105>110-091130-
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
326 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 50 50 20
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 30 50 50 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 83 56 74
MAX/MIN RH (%) 99 57 91 42
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) S 5 LGT/VAR W 4 N 6
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 N 5 NE 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.20 0.11 0.07
PRECIP DURATION 1 2 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 9 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 67/0800 2000 58/0600
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
DSI 2 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 4700 4200
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 14 N 9
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 65800 37800
ADI EARLY 9 POOR 27 FAIR 9 POOR 48 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 8 POOR 55 GEN GOOD 12 POOR 45 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 8 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 9 2 5 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 6 RAIN
MIN VSBY LATE 7 6 RAIN 6 RAIN
TURNER STABILITY F B E C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 86 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 73 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
70 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RH 81 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH
60 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ087-096-099-091130-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW
326 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 60 50 20
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 30 50 50 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 83 56 74
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 53 88 37
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) S 5 LGT/VAR NW 4 NE 6
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR SW 4 N 5 NE 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.16 0.09 0.03
PRECIP DURATION 2 3 2 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 69/0900 2000 58/0600
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
DSI 3 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 5000 4200
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 13 N 9
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 65000 37800
ADI EARLY 9 POOR 28 FAIR 10 POOR 49 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 8 POOR 60 GEN GOOD 11 POOR 53 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 7 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 9 1 5 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 6 RAIN 7
TURNER STABILITY E B E C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH 83 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 60. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. EAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT. EAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RH 76 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ054>056-058-059-091130-
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
326 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 50 40 30
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 30 50 40 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 84 58 73
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 54 90 48
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) S 5 LGT/VAR W 4 NE 6
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 N 5 NE 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.16 0.19 0.21
PRECIP DURATION 1 2 2 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 70/0900 1900 60/0600
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
DSI 2 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 5300 4300
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 13 NE 9
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 68900 38700
ADI EARLY 9 POOR 26 FAIR 8 POOR 44 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 8 POOR 56 GEN GOOD 12 POOR 43 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 7 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 9 2 5 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 6 RAIN
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 6 RAIN
TURNER STABILITY E B E C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 89 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. EAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 80 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
70 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. EAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RH 79 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH
58 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-091130-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, DILLON, FLORENCE, MARION, MULLINS,
AND KINGSTREE
326 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 50 50 20
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 30 50 50 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 84 56 74
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 50 87 39
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) S 4 LGT/VAR NW 4 NE 6
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR W 4 N 5 NE 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.13 0.22 0.15
PRECIP DURATION 2 2 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 69/0900 2000 59/0600
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
DSI 3 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 5400 4400
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 13 NE 8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 70200 35200
ADI EARLY 8 POOR 31 FAIR 9 POOR 48 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 8 POOR 74 GOOD 14 GEN POOR 46 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 7 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 9 1 4 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 6 RAIN 7
TURNER STABILITY E B E C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH 85 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 60. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RH 78 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. EAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RH 75 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH
52 PERCENT. WEST 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.
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