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FNUS52 KILM 301834  
FWFILM  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST  
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
234 PM EDT WED JUL 30 2025  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH FRIDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD INTO FRIDAY  
WITH THE APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT THAT PUSHES THROUGH ON FRIDAY  
NIGHT. TEMPERATURES SHOULD ACTUALLY END UP BELOW NORMAL THIS  
COMING WEEKEND.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS LOW.  
 
NCZ105>110-310745-  
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  
234 PM EDT WED JUL 30 2025  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 60 60 80  
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 30 60 60 70  
MIN/MAX TEMP 74 93 74 93  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 62 98 67  
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 4 W 4  
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR SW 4 LGT/VAR SW 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.23 0.33 0.23 0.45  
PRECIP DURATION 2 5 4 6  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 81/0900 2000 81/0900  
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR  
DSI 2 2  
MIXING HGT (FT) 4200 4600  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 13 W 13  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 54600 59800  
ADI EARLY 8 POOR 33 FAIR 11 POOR 49 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 43 GEN GOOD 6 VERY POOR 57 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 8 6 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 7 3  
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 6 RAIN 6 RAIN  
MIN VSBY LATE 7 6 RAIN 6 RAIN  
TURNER STABILITY F B E B  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.   
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 75 PERCENT. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
97 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 71 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH 92 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 71 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 72 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 71 PERCENT.  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ087-096-099-310745-  
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,  
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW  
234 PM EDT WED JUL 30 2025  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 60 60 80  
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 40 60 60 70  
MIN/MAX TEMP 74 93 75 93  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 58 100 65  
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.20 0.25 0.35  
PRECIP DURATION 2 5 3 5  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1900 80/0900 1900 80/0900  
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR  
DSI 2 2  
MIXING HGT (FT) 4700 4500  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 12 W 10  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 56400 45000  
ADI EARLY 6 VERY POOR 28 FAIR 8 POOR 42 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 54 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 48 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 8 8 7  
MAX LVORI LATE 9 2 9 3  
MIN VSBY EARLY 6 RAIN 6 RAIN 6 RAIN  
MIN VSBY LATE 7 6 RAIN 7  
TURNER STABILITY F B F B  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 71 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM  
RH 95 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 91 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. 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 68 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.  
 
 
 
SCZ054>056-058-059-310745-  
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  
234 PM EDT WED JUL 30 2025  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 60 40 70  
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 50 60 40 70  
MIN/MAX TEMP 75 94 75 94  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 57 100 63  
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 4 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR SW 4 LGT/VAR SW 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.13 0.22 0.16 0.53  
PRECIP DURATION 2 5 3 4  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 82/0900 2000 80/0800  
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR  
DSI 2 2  
MIXING HGT (FT) 4500 5900  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 13 W 15  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 58500 88500  
ADI EARLY 8 POOR 28 FAIR 10 POOR 63 GOOD  
ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 49 GEN GOOD 7 POOR 78 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 8 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 9 2 9 3  
MIN VSBY EARLY 6 RAIN 6 RAIN 6 RAIN  
MIN VSBY LATE 7 6 RAIN 7  
TURNER STABILITY F B F B  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 78 PERCENT. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
99 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 73 PERCENT. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH 95 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 71 PERCENT. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 74 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 72 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.  
 
 
 
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-310745-  
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,  
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, DILLON, FLORENCE, MARION, MULLINS,  
AND KINGSTREE  
234 PM EDT WED JUL 30 2025  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 60 50 70  
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 50 60 50 70  
MIN/MAX TEMP 74 94 74 93  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 55 100 61  
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 4  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.13 0.15 0.15 0.43  
PRECIP DURATION 3 4 3 4  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1900 80/0900 1900 80/0900  
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR  
DSI 2 2  
MIXING HGT (FT) 4800 5800  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 14 W 13  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 67200 75400  
ADI EARLY 6 VERY POOR 33 FAIR 8 POOR 59 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 59 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 75 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 8 6 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 9 1 9 2  
MIN VSBY EARLY 6 RAIN 7 6 RAIN  
MIN VSBY LATE 7 6 RAIN 7  
TURNER STABILITY F B F A  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AND A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 74 PERCENT. CHANCE  
OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
98 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 94 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. LIGHT  
WINDS.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.  
 
 
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS  
 
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR 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  
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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...RGZ  
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