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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
138 PM 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.
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS LOW.
NCZ105>110-190645-
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 EDT FRI JUL 18 2025
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 30 20
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 20 30 20 20
MIN/MAX TEMP 75 97 77 97
MAX/MIN RH (%) 96 54 90 51
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 5 SW 4 SW 5 W 5
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 SW 4 W 6 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.03 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 11 AM CONTINUING 2 PM
PRECIP END 4 AM CONTINUING 11 PM CONTINUING
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 80/0800 2000 82/0800
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
DSI 3 3
MIXING HGT (FT) 6200 6000
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 15 W 17
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 93000 102000
ADI EARLY 9 POOR 49 GEN GOOD 11 POOR 78 GOOD
ADI LATE 6 VERY POOR 80 GOOD 7 POOR 96 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 5 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
89 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 59 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 97 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
90 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 62 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 95 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH
97 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ087-096-099-190645-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW
138 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2025
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 30 20
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 20 30 30 20
MIN/MAX TEMP 76 97 77 97
MAX/MIN RH (%) 96 51 86 51
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 4
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR W 5 LGT/VAR W 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.03 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM CONTINUING 2 PM
PRECIP END 2 AM CONTINUING 10 PM 6 PM
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 79/0800 2000 80/0700
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
DSI 3 3
MIXING HGT (FT) 6100 6000
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 17 W 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 103700 90000
ADI EARLY 7 POOR 54 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 66 GOOD
ADI LATE 6 VERY POOR 121 VERY GOOD7 POOR 103 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 5 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F A F A
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
89 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
94 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH
57 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 98 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
59 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ054>056-058-059-190645-
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 EDT FRI JUL 18 2025
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 0 20
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 20 0 20
MIN/MAX TEMP 75 97 77 98
MAX/MIN RH (%) 97 49 86 50
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 4 SW 4 SW 5 W 5
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 SW 4 W 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM 2 PM
PRECIP END 6 PM 6 PM
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 83/0900 2000 82/0800
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR
DSI 3 3
MIXING HGT (FT) 6300 5900
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 16 W 18
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 100800 106200
ADI EARLY 8 POOR 52 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 97 GOOD
ADI LATE 6 VERY POOR 100 GOOD 7 POOR 111 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 7 1 4 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F A F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
89 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 59 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
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
96 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 65 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 97 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
62 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-190645-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, DILLON, FLORENCE, MARION, MULLINS,
AND KINGSTREE
138 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2025
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 20 20
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 20 20 20
MIN/MAX TEMP 75 97 76 97
MAX/MIN RH (%) 96 46 86 47
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR SW 4 SW 4 W 4
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR W 6 LGT/VAR W 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING 2 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 8 PM CONTINUING
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 83/0900 2000 80/0700
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
DSI 3 3
MIXING HGT (FT) 6600 6400
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 20 W 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 132000 96000
ADI EARLY 6 VERY POOR 71 GOOD 9 POOR 83 GOOD
ADI LATE 6 VERY POOR 135 VERY GOOD6 VERY POOR 107 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 4 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
90 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 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
98 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 58 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.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST 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.
FORECASTER...CRM
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