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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
153 AM EDT FRI JUL 18 2025
DISCUSSION
BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND HOT
WEATHER ACROSS THE CAROLINAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEAK FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH FROM THE NORTH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH
INCREASED CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH
SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS.
WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE.
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS LOW.
NCZ105>110-181900-
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
153 AM EDT FRI JUL 18 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 30
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 30 0 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 96 75 96
MIN/MAX RH (%) 52 95 51
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 5 SW 5 SW 4
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR SW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM 8 AM
PRECIP END 6 PM CONTINUING
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 79/0800 2000 80/0800
DISPERSION POOR
DSI 3 3
MIXING HGT (FT) 4700 6100
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 13 W 16
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 61100 97600
ADI EARLY 55 GEN GOOD 10 POOR 60 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 58 GEN GOOD 7 POOR 92 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 6 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 91 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
94 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 97 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ087-096-099-181900-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW
153 AM EDT FRI JUL 18 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 20 30
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 20 20 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 96 76 97
MIN/MAX RH (%) 51 94 51
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 4 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) SW 4 LGT/VAR SW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.05 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING 2 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 9 PM CONTINUING
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 78/0800 2000 83/0900
DISPERSION VERY POOR
DSI 3 3
MIXING HGT (FT) 4900 6000
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 13 W 16
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 63700 96000
ADI EARLY 45 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 66 GOOD
ADI LATE 69 GOOD 7 POOR 99 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 6 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY A F A
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 90 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
93 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
92 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
60 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SCZ054>056-058-059-181900-
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
153 AM EDT FRI JUL 18 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 20
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 20 0 20
MAX/MIN TEMP 96 76 97
MIN/MAX RH (%) 50 96 48
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 4 S 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR SW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM 2 PM
PRECIP END 6 PM 6 PM
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 78/0800 2000 80/0800
DISPERSION POOR
DSI 3 3
MIXING HGT (FT) 5400 6600
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 12 W 16
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 64800 105600
ADI EARLY 43 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 69 GOOD
ADI LATE 64 GOOD 7 POOR 113 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 6 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY A F A
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
87 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
95 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 71 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
94 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-181900-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, DILLON, FLORENCE, MARION, MULLINS,
AND KINGSTREE
153 AM EDT FRI JUL 18 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 20
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 20 0 20
MAX/MIN TEMP 96 75 97
MIN/MAX RH (%) 48 94 45
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 4
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) SW 4 LGT/VAR W 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM 2 PM
PRECIP END 6 PM 6 PM
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 77/0800 2000 83/0900
DISPERSION VERY POOR
DSI 3 3
MIXING HGT (FT) 5700 6800
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 13 W 18
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 74100 122400
ADI EARLY 44 GEN GOOD 7 POOR 80 GOOD
ADI LATE 83 GOOD 7 POOR 130 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 6 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY A F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 87 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
94 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
95 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
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.
FORECASTER...21
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