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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST  
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
235 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
RAIN FROM TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA  
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY, TAPERING ON MONDAY. MORE TYPICAL BERMUDA  
HIGH CONTROLLED WEATHER WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK WITH HOTTER WEATHER  
AND SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS NONE.  
 
NCZ105>110-060745-  
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  
235 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
 
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 90 50 50  
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 70 70 50 50  
MIN/MAX TEMP 72 86 74 90  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 77 98 69  
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) E 8 G20 SE 7 G19 S 20 G39 SW 8 G32  
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) E 6 G18 SE 13 G39 SW 16 G39 SW 7  
PRECIP AMOUNT 1.13 0.85 0.11 0.09  
PRECIP DURATION 10 10 2 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2100 76/0700  
DISPERSION FAIR EXCELLENT  
DSI 2  
MIXING HGT (FT) 2500  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) S 18 N/A  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 45000  
ADI EARLY 26 FAIR 42 GEN GOOD 22 FAIR  
ADI LATE 11 POOR 44 GEN GOOD 22 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 6 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 4  
MIN VSBY EARLY 4 RAIN 5 RAIN 6 RAIN  
MIN VSBY LATE 4 RAIN 5 RAIN 6 RAIN  
TURNER STABILITY E C D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
96 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
96 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 73 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
97 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 74 PERCENT. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
97 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 72 PERCENT. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT.  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 71 PERCENT. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ087-096-099-060745-  
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,  
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW  
235 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
 
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 80 60 50  
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 50 70 60 50  
MIN/MAX TEMP 72 85 73 91  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 77 100 66  
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) E 6 G17 E 7 G18 S 7 G34 SW 4 G21  
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) NE 6 E 11 G36 SW 9 G27 SW 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.77 1.48 0.27 0.12  
PRECIP DURATION 4 11 3 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2100 74/0600  
DISPERSION FAIR GOOD  
DSI 2  
MIXING HGT (FT) 1900  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SE 17 N/A  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 32300  
ADI EARLY 27 FAIR 40 FAIR 17 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE 12 POOR 37 FAIR 17 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 4  
MIN VSBY EARLY 5 RAIN 4 RAIN 6 RAIN  
MIN VSBY LATE 4 RAIN 5 RAIN 7  
TURNER STABILITY E C D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
MONDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
94 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
97 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
99 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
99 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
SCZ054>056-058-059-060745-  
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  
235 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
 
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 80 50 40  
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 70 70 50 40  
MIN/MAX TEMP 73 85 73 92  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 78 100 63  
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) NE 9 G22 E 11 G36 SW 9 G25 SW 4  
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) E 8 G19 S 12 G39 SW 4 G21 SW 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 1.75 1.36 0.11 0.05  
PRECIP DURATION 11 10 1 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2100 77/0800  
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR  
DSI 2  
MIXING HGT (FT) 2600  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) S 20 N/A  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 52000  
ADI EARLY 34 FAIR 37 FAIR 19 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE 14 GEN POOR 43 GEN GOOD 19 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 4 4  
MIN VSBY EARLY 4 RAIN 4 RAIN 6 RAIN  
MIN VSBY LATE 4 RAIN 6 RAIN 7  
TURNER STABILITY E D D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
95 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
97 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH  
69 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
99 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.  
HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
98 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT.  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-060745-  
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,  
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, DILLON, FLORENCE, MARION, MULLINS,  
AND KINGSTREE  
235 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
 
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 80 60 40  
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 50 70 50 40  
MIN/MAX TEMP 71 83 72 93  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 79 100 56  
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) NE 8 G17 NE 8 G20 W 5 G17 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) NE 8 N 8 G20 LGT/VAR W 4  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.76 0.98 0.19 0.04  
PRECIP DURATION 5 10 2 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 AM 6 PM  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2100 72/0600  
DISPERSION GOOD VERY POOR  
DSI 2  
MIXING HGT (FT) 2200  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) E 18 N/A  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 39600  
ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 44 GEN GOOD 12 POOR  
ADI LATE 14 GEN POOR 42 GEN GOOD 12 POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 4  
MIN VSBY EARLY 5 RAIN 4 RAIN 5 RAIN  
MIN VSBY LATE 5 RAIN 5 RAIN 7  
TURNER STABILITY E C E  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
MONDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
93 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
97 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
99 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
 
 
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE 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.  
 

 
 
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