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FNUS52 KILM 290557
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1257 AM EST MON DEC 29 2025
DISCUSSION
BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.
THIS FRONT WILL PUSH OFFSHORE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH DRY AND
COLDER WEATHER EXPECTED FOR MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS
UNFAVORABLE UNTIL AROUND 12 PM EST.
TYPE 1-D...DIRECTION SW...MAXIMUM WIND 50 MPH AT 2000 FT.
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS NONE.
NCZ105>110-291900-
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
1257 AM EST MON DEC 29 2025
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 27 47
MIN/MAX RH (%) 38 66 28
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 10 G24 NW 12 G24 NW 7
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) W 14 G25 NW 8 G20 NW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM
PRECIP END 4 PM
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 59/0800 1800 30/0600
DISPERSION GOOD
DSI 2 1
MIXING HGT (FT) 3900 3400
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 31 NW 20
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 120900 68000
ADI EARLY 62 GOOD 25 FAIR 67 GOOD
ADI LATE 80 GOOD 14 GEN POOR 69 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 2 2
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 4 RAIN 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY D D C
REMARKS...BROTAK STACK PRESENT THROUGH TONIGHT.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
63 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
32 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
65 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
82 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
47 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH 85 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 74 PERCENT. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH 97 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
54 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ087-096-099-291900-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW
1257 AM EST MON DEC 29 2025
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 27 47
MIN/MAX RH (%) 37 65 25
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 10 G29 NW 10 G23 NW 5
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) W 14 G29 NW 5 NW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM
PRECIP END 3 PM
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 58/0800 0100 30/0800
DISPERSION FAIR
DSI 2 1
MIXING HGT (FT) 4400 3800
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 33 NW 18
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 145200 68400
ADI EARLY 72 GOOD 28 FAIR 61 GOOD
ADI LATE 95 GOOD 12 POOR 72 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 5 RAIN 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY D E C
REMARKS...BROTAK STACK PRESENT THROUGH TONIGHT.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. MAXIMUM RH
62 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
28 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. MAXIMUM
RH 64 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. MAXIMUM RH
82 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
40 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH 88 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 72 PERCENT. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH 95 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
48 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ054>056-058-059-291900-
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
1257 AM EST MON DEC 29 2025
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 28 48
MIN/MAX RH (%) 39 64 27
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 9 G23 NW 10 G23 NW 5
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) W 14 G25 NW 6 G19 NW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 59/0800 1800 32/0600
DISPERSION FAIR
DSI 2 1
MIXING HGT (FT) 3700 3400
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 35 NW 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 129500 51000
ADI EARLY 67 GOOD 22 FAIR 44 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 86 GOOD 12 POOR 49 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 5 FOG 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY D E C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
66 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
30 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
61 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
78 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
45 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH 90 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 78 PERCENT. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS AROUND 40. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
55 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-291900-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, DILLON, FLORENCE, MARION, MULLINS,
AND KINGSTREE
1257 AM EST MON DEC 29 2025
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 27 48
MIN/MAX RH (%) 38 67 24
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 11 G26 NW 10 G21 NW 4
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) W 14 G27 NW 5 NW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 58/0800 1800 33/0900
DISPERSION FAIR
DSI 1 1
MIXING HGT (FT) 4600 3700
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 32 NW 14
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 147200 51800
ADI EARLY 74 GOOD 21 FAIR 39 FAIR
ADI LATE 96 GOOD 10 POOR 50 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 3 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 6 FOG 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY D E C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. MAXIMUM RH
61 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
27 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. MAXIMUM
RH 62 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
79 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
38 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH 93 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 74 PERCENT. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
48 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE 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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