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RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
540 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..THE FORECAST FOR MOUNT MITCHELL NC AT 6684 FT
TODAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 50. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
GUSTS UP TO 32 MPH.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 50.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 34 MPH.
DETAILED FORECAST DATA...
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
TIME (EDT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
TEMP (F) 47 47 50 46 44 44 43 42 44 46 49 50 47
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W SW S S SW SW
WIND SPD (MPH) 10 17 14 9 6 10 5 5 10 12 16 19 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 31 29 16 11 17 10 9 17 23 29 33 27
WIND CHL (F) 42 40 45 41 40 38 39 38 38 40 43 44 40
PROB PRECIP (%) 2 1 4 8 6 10 27 19 49 47 30 22 6
PROB THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 3 2 0
CLD HGT (100FT) 40 40 40 40 20 1 1 1 1 1 20
..THE FORECAST FOR BEECH MOUNTAIN NC AT 5506 FT
TODAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 25 MPH, BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
TO 46 MPH.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH, DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. IN THE CLOUDS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH.
DETAILED FORECAST DATA...
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
TIME (EDT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
TEMP (F) 45 49 49 48 46 46 44 44 45 48 51 52 49
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W SW S S S S S
WIND SPD (MPH) 25 25 20 16 11 5 5 5 11 11 13 11 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 46 41 31 18 10 10 9 19 21 26 20 23
WIND CHL (F) 36 41 42 42 41 43 41 41 39 43 46 48 43
PROB PRECIP (%) 1 2 6 16 17 22 43 22 47 45 31 24 9
PROB THUNDER (%) 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 5 6 3 8 7 0
CLD HGT (100FT) 50 50 21 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5
..THE FORECAST FOR GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN NC AT 5946 FT
TODAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. IN THE CLOUDS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
DETAILED FORECAST DATA...
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
TIME (EDT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
TEMP (F) 51 55 50 50 48 46 43 42 43 48 52 52 48
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W S S S S S
WIND SPD (MPH) 9 10 10 6 6 5 3 3 4 6 8 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 24 24 19 16 14 11 10 12 17 19 18 16
WIND CHL (F) 48 52 46 47 45 43 41 40 40 45 49 49 45
PROB PRECIP (%) 1 2 4 14 12 18 37 19 45 44 33 26 8
PROB THUNDER (%) 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 4 5 3 7 6 0
CLD HGT (100FT) 45 20 20 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 60
..THE FORECAST FOR MOUNT PISGAH NC AT 5691 FT
TODAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
25 TO 30 MPH, BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
TO 48 MPH.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. IN THE CLOUDS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 39 MPH.
DETAILED FORECAST DATA...
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
TIME (EDT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
TEMP (F) 51 57 56 51 49 47 45 45 48 53 53 53 49
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD (MPH) 31 25 13 5 5 10 6 2 1 4 13 21 24
WIND GUST (MPH) 48 46 28 10 9 14 10 3 2 8 26 39 37
WIND CHL (F) 43 52 53 49 47 42 41 45 48 52 49 47 42
PROB PRECIP (%) 1 1 4 6 6 9 21 14 38 37 26 21 6
PROB THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0
CLD HGT (100FT) 60 27 35 27 14 1 1 1 0 27
..THE FORECAST FOR KUWOHI AT 6643 FT
TODAY
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH, DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURES IN THE
MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH, DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH, INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 37 MPH.
DETAILED FORECAST DATA...
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
TIME (EDT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
TEMP (F) 51 48 50 46 45 45 44 45 46 46 49 51 49
WIND DIR SW SW SW W SW SW SW S S S S SW S
WIND SPD (MPH) 26 18 8 8 13 12 5 10 10 10 17 21 28
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 31 14 13 19 17 8 13 13 17 31 34 39
WIND CHL (F) 44 41 47 42 39 39 41 40 41 41 43 45 41
PROB PRECIP (%) 5 5 11 16 15 16 25 44 52 47 21 14 9
PROB THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 3 0 0 0 0
CLD HGT (100FT) 24 24 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
..THE FORECAST FOR RABUN BALD GA AT 4696 FT
TODAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 20 TO
25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. IN THE CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. A
CHANCE OF RAIN. IN THE CLOUDS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
TO 44 MPH.
DETAILED FORECAST DATA...
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
TIME (EDT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
TEMP (F) 46 48 52 52 51 50 51 49 51 51 54 55 54
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD (MPH) 21 21 21 19 12 9 9 8 9 12 17 19 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 46 54 43 24 19 18 16 18 26 41 41 33
WIND CHL (F) 38 41 46 46 47 46 48 46 48 47 49 50 49
PROB PRECIP (%) 7 2 7 6 5 9 19 22 45 42 18 12 7
PROB THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
CLD HGT (100FT) 14 10 7 14 5 0 1 1 1 0 27
..THE FORECAST FOR RICHLAND BALSAM OVERLOOK AT 6053 FT
TODAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
25 TO 30 MPH, BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
TO 40 MPH.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. IN THE CLOUDS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH, INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 36 MPH.
DETAILED FORECAST DATA...
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
TIME (EDT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
TEMP (F) 48 48 51 49 49 49 48 48 49 49 51 51 50
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD (MPH) 29 23 9 9 14 14 12 10 8 11 18 24 26
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 33 14 13 20 20 16 13 11 18 29 34 36
WIND CHL (F) 39 40 48 45 43 43 43 43 46 44 45 44 43
PROB PRECIP (%) 3 1 6 7 10 11 26 23 42 39 20 14 6
PROB THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
CLD HGT (100FT) 50 40 22 22 3 1 1 1 1 0 22
..THE FORECAST FOR ROAN MOUNTAIN AT 6285 FT
TODAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO
25 MPH, INCREASING TO WEST 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
TO 51 MPH.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH, DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 32 MPH.
DETAILED FORECAST DATA...
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
TIME (EDT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
TEMP (F) 46 52 54 49 48 49 47 46 48 52 54 53 49
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W S S S S S
WIND SPD (MPH) 14 19 19 2 6 11 6 10 11 11 12 17 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 21 34 36 4 9 16 10 14 16 19 23 28 24
WIND CHL (F) 40 46 49 49 45 44 44 41 43 48 50 48 43
PROB PRECIP (%) 1 1 7 15 17 19 31 28 44 42 29 23 7
PROB THUNDER (%) 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 5 5 3 7 6 0
CLD HGT (100FT) 50 50 17 25 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
..THE FORECAST FOR FONTANA LAKE
TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING, BECOMING LIGHT
WINDS. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP, DECREASING TO WATERS SMOOTH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO WATERS A LIGHT CHOP IN THE
AFTERNOON.
DETAILED FORECAST DATA...
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
TIME (EDT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
TEMP (F) 48 56 62 63 59 57 55 54 55 60 68 69 64
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SE E E E S S S S
WIND SPD (MPH) 5 6 6 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 13 14 14 12 9 6 6 6 8 11 16 16 13
WIND CHL (F) 46 55 62 63 59 57 55 54 54 59 68 69 64
PROB PRECIP (%) 3 3 8 10 12 15 24 26 40 36 15 10 6
PROB THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 2 1 0 0 0
SKY COVER (%) 74 68 85 84 95 96 97 89 79 70 51 39 46
VSBY (SM) 10 10 10 10 10 7 5 3 1 6 10
STA PRES (IN) 27.01 26.93 26.93 26.89 26.89 26.87
..THE FORECAST FOR HIGH ROCK LAKE
TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE NORTH.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL MIDNIGHT, BECOMING
LIGHT WINDS. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP, DECREASING TO WATERS SMOOTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO WATERS A LIGHT CHOP IN THE
AFTERNOON.
DETAILED FORECAST DATA...
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
TIME (EDT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
TEMP (F) 53 60 65 66 62 60 58 56 57 64 70 71 67
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD (MPH) 10 12 13 9 5 3 2 2 2 5 8 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 24 25 18 12 9 6 5 6 11 16 13 11
WIND CHL (F) 50 57 64 66 62 60 58 56 57 64 70 71 67
PROB PRECIP (%) 1 1 1 3 3 5 11 6 30 29 30 26 5
PROB THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 3 0 0 0
SKY COVER (%) 95 93 92 97 92 96 96 81 75 84 76 53 39
VSBY (SM) 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 4 8 10
STA PRES (IN) 29.23 29.11 29.13 29.11 29.13 29.09
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE ADGER
TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE
NORTH, DECREASING TO WATERS A LIGHT CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
DETAILED FORECAST DATA...
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
TIME (EDT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
TEMP (F) 52 61 66 66 61 59 57 56 56 65 70 71 66
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD (MPH) 8 10 10 8 5 3 2 2 3 6 9 9 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 20 19 17 11 6 4 5 6 13 18 18 12
WIND CHL (F) 49 60 66 66 61 59 57 56 56 65 70 71 66
PROB PRECIP (%) 1 1 2 3 4 6 14 10 25 24 19 15 3
PROB THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
SKY COVER (%) 87 86 77 76 94 96 94 63 50 67 53 35 38
VSBY (SM) 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 2 10 10
STA PRES (IN) 28.22 28.10 28.13 28.10 28.12 28.09
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE BOWEN
..CAUTION IS ADVISED TODAY
TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH, DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. WATERS CHOPPY, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE NORTH,
DECREASING TO WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE
NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP,
WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE NORTH.
DETAILED FORECAST DATA...
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
TIME (EDT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
TEMP (F) 52 60 65 67 62 59 57 56 57 65 71 71 66
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD (MPH) 11 16 16 12 8 5 4 4 5 10 12 10 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 21 26 26 21 16 13 10 11 13 18 21 19 14
WIND CHL (F) 48 57 64 66 61 58 57 55 56 65 71 71 66
PROB PRECIP (%) 4 1 1 2 3 6 15 9 25 22 8 4 3
PROB THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0
SKY COVER (%) 91 95 84 79 90 89 94 91 64 79 61 40 38
VSBY (SM) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 5 10 10
STA PRES (IN) 29.01 28.88 28.90 28.87 28.88 28.84
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE BURTON
TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
DETAILED FORECAST DATA...
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
TIME (EDT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
TEMP (F) 49 56 62 62 58 56 55 54 55 61 67 68 63
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD (MPH) 3 5 6 4 2 1 1 1 2 5 6 5 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 13 18 18 14 9 6 6 8 10 16 18 16 12
WIND CHL (F) 48 56 61 62 58 56 55 54 55 60 67 68 63
PROB PRECIP (%) 7 2 3 5 6 13 24 26 38 35 15 10 4
PROB THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
SKY COVER (%) 91 81 82 90 96 96 96 96 93 80 64 50 51
VSBY (SM) 10 10 10 10 10 9 6 3 1 7 10
STA PRES (IN) 27.80 27.71 27.70 27.68 27.68 27.65
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE GLENVILLE
TODAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 31 MPH. WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
TONIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH. WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP.
DETAILED FORECAST DATA...
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
TIME (EDT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
TEMP (F) 48 56 59 57 53 52 51 51 52 59 63 62 58
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W SW S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD (MPH) 10 10 8 5 4 3 2 2 4 6 8 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 29 26 21 17 13 10 11 13 21 26 25 23
WIND CHL (F) 43 53 58 56 52 52 51 51 52 58 62 61 57
PROB PRECIP (%) 7 2 5 7 6 9 23 20 45 42 19 13 6
PROB THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
SKY COVER (%) 78 65 69 80 89 98 96 85 86 79 58 43 47
VSBY (SM) 10 10 10 10 10 9 4 2 0 7 10
STA PRES (IN) 26.86 26.78 26.79 26.76 26.76 26.75
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE GREENWOOD
TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH
CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE NORTH.
TONIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
DETAILED FORECAST DATA...
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
TIME (EDT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
TEMP (F) 53 60 67 68 62 59 58 57 59 67 73 73 68
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD (MPH) 6 10 11 6 4 3 3 3 5 8 10 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 16 20 21 16 11 11 10 11 12 17 19 14 11
WIND CHL (F) 51 58 67 68 62 59 58 57 58 67 73 73 68
PROB PRECIP (%) 6 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 37 32 8 3 1
PROB THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0
SKY COVER (%) 88 85 88 82 85 79 86 87 82 78 62 48 39
VSBY (SM) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
STA PRES (IN) 29.45 29.36 29.34 29.29 29.31 29.25
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE HARTWELL
TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH
CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE EAST.
TONIGHT
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO WATERS A LIGHT CHOP AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP,
WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE NORTH.
DETAILED FORECAST DATA...
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
TIME (EDT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
TEMP (F) 52 59 64 66 62 60 59 58 58 64 71 72 68
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD (MPH) 8 11 12 9 5 4 4 4 6 10 11 9 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 13 19 21 17 12 11 10 11 13 18 20 16 12
WIND CHL (F) 50 56 63 66 62 60 58 57 57 64 71 72 68
PROB PRECIP (%) 5 1 1 1 3 5 15 8 36 32 11 6 2
PROB THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
SKY COVER (%) 91 90 81 81 87 86 87 93 81 79 60 44 40
VSBY (SM) 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 4 10 10
STA PRES (IN) 29.20 29.10 29.09 29.04 29.05 29.0
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE JAMES
TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
LIGHT WINDS. WATERS SMOOTH.
DETAILED FORECAST DATA...
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
TIME (EDT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
TEMP (F) 48 60 68 67 60 57 54 51 52 62 70 71 65
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W N SW S S S SW
WIND SPD (MPH) 3 5 6 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 5 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 11 16 16 13 8 4 2 2 3 8 13 14 11
WIND CHL (F) 47 60 68 67 60 57 54 51 52 62 70 71 65
PROB PRECIP (%) 1 1 3 5 6 8 17 13 30 28 24 20 4
PROB THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 0
SKY COVER (%) 88 76 72 77 93 96 87 52 67 68 56 38 34
VSBY (SM) 10 10 10 10 10 7 3 7 1 8 10
STA PRES (IN) 28.20 28.09 28.10 28.11 28.12 28.06
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE JOCASSEE
TODAY
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO WATERS A LIGHT CHOP IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
LIGHT WINDS. WATERS SMOOTH.
DETAILED FORECAST DATA...
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
TIME (EDT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
TEMP (F) 50 58 64 65 60 58 56 55 56 62 68 70 65
WIND DIR S SW SW SW S SW S SE S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD (MPH) 4 5 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 3 6 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 12 16 18 16 10 6 4 3 5 11 16 14 11
WIND CHL (F) 49 57 64 65 60 58 56 55 56 62 68 70 65
PROB PRECIP (%) 6 2 2 4 4 7 19 17 34 31 15 11 5
PROB THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0
SKY COVER (%) 91 78 69 75 91 96 96 90 92 82 63 49 53
VSBY (SM) 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 4 2 10 10
STA PRES (IN) 27.90 27.80 27.81 27.77 27.78 27.76
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE KEOWEE
TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
DETAILED FORECAST DATA...
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
TIME (EDT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
TEMP (F) 50 58 65 66 61 58 57 55 57 64 71 72 66
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD (MPH) 4 8 10 6 3 2 2 2 3 6 9 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 13 19 21 17 11 9 6 6 10 16 19 17 11
WIND CHL (F) 48 56 64 66 61 58 57 55 57 64 71 72 66
PROB PRECIP (%) 4 1 1 3 3 6 15 13 31 27 12 8 3
PROB THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0
SKY COVER (%) 93 85 79 76 92 92 95 96 87 80 58 44 46
VSBY (SM) 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 6 2 10 10
STA PRES (IN) 28.78 28.68 28.68 28.64 28.64 28.59
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE LURE
TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO WATERS A LIGHT CHOP IN THE
AFTERNOON.
DETAILED FORECAST DATA...
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
TIME (EDT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
TEMP (F) 51 63 69 68 61 59 56 53 55 67 72 72 66
WIND DIR S S S S S SW W W SW SW S SW SW
WIND SPD (MPH) 6 9 9 6 3 2 1 1 2 4 9 8 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 14 19 18 14 9 5 3 3 5 11 18 18 12
WIND CHL (F) 49 63 69 68 61 59 56 53 55 67 72 72 66
PROB PRECIP (%) 1 1 2 4 4 7 15 12 30 29 24 20 4
PROB THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
SKY COVER (%) 84 82 80 74 96 95 93 56 54 68 53 37 35
VSBY (SM) 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 7 2 10 10
STA PRES (IN) 28.01 27.89 27.93 27.90 27.93 27.87
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE NORMAN
..CAUTION IS ADVISED TODAY
TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. WATERS CHOPPY, WITH CHOPPIEST
WATERS IN THE NORTH.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL MIDNIGHT, BECOMING
LIGHT WINDS. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE
EAST, DECREASING TO WATERS SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP, INCREASING TO WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DETAILED FORECAST DATA...
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
TIME (EDT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
TEMP (F) 53 60 65 65 61 60 58 56 57 64 70 70 66
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD (MPH) 11 14 14 11 9 6 4 3 4 6 10 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 25 25 20 14 11 8 6 9 13 18 17 13
WIND CHL (F) 49 57 63 65 60 59 58 56 57 64 70 70 66
PROB PRECIP (%) 2 2 2 4 3 4 11 6 31 31 27 22 3
PROB THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 0
SKY COVER (%) 95 93 90 92 87 94 94 76 76 83 70 47 37
VSBY (SM) 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 7 3 9 10
STA PRES (IN) 29.10 28.98 28.98 28.98 29.0 28.94
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE RUSSELL
TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
DETAILED FORECAST DATA...
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
TIME (EDT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
TEMP (F) 53 60 66 67 62 60 59 58 59 66 73 74 68
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD (MPH) 6 10 10 6 4 4 4 4 6 9 10 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 13 18 20 14 11 11 11 11 13 18 19 16 12
WIND CHL (F) 51 58 66 67 62 60 59 57 58 66 73 74 68
PROB PRECIP (%) 3 1 1 1 1 2 8 5 40 36 11 6 1
PROB THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SKY COVER (%) 93 89 86 83 87 81 84 88 79 74 57 39 36
VSBY (SM) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 10 10
STA PRES (IN) 29.46 29.37 29.34 29.29 29.31 29.26
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE TOXAWAY
TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 32 MPH. WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
LIGHT WINDS. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. WATERS SMOOTH.
DETAILED FORECAST DATA...
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
TIME (EDT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
TEMP (F) 49 55 59 59 54 54 52 51 53 57 61 61 58
WIND DIR SW SW W SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD (MPH) 10 8 6 4 4 2 2 2 3 5 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 31 25 21 17 13 10 10 13 20 24 24 21
WIND CHL (F) 45 53 58 59 53 54 52 51 53 56 60 61 57
PROB PRECIP (%) 7 1 3 6 5 8 23 21 42 39 21 15 7
PROB THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0
SKY COVER (%) 81 64 67 73 92 93 94 80 84 79 63 47 51
VSBY (SM) 10 10 10 10 10 9 5 3 1 8 10
STA PRES (IN) 27.25 27.14 27.15 27.13 27.13 27.11
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE WYLIE
TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH. WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE NORTH.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
DETAILED FORECAST DATA...
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
TIME (EDT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
TEMP (F) 52 60 66 67 62 60 58 56 57 67 72 72 67
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD (MPH) 9 13 13 10 6 5 3 3 5 8 10 8 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 26 27 21 16 13 10 11 12 18 20 18 13
WIND CHL (F) 49 58 65 67 62 60 58 56 56 67 72 72 67
PROB PRECIP (%) 4 2 2 3 3 4 11 7 30 30 24 19 3
PROB THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 0
SKY COVER (%) 95 94 91 87 87 93 94 88 66 79 69 45 38
VSBY (SM) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 10 10
STA PRES (IN) 29.29 29.17 29.17 29.15 29.17 29.10
..THE FORECAST FOR NANTAHALA LAKE
TODAY
LIGHT WINDS. WATERS SMOOTH.
TONIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
LIGHT WINDS. WATERS SMOOTH.
DETAILED FORECAST DATA...
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
TIME (EDT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
TEMP (F) 47 52 57 57 55 54 53 52 53 57 62 63 60
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
WIND SPD (MPH) 5 5 5 2 2 2 1 2 2 4 5 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 18 18 17 13 11 9 8 9 10 14 17 16 14
WIND CHL (F) 44 50 56 57 55 54 53 52 53 57 62 63 60
PROB PRECIP (%) 3 3 7 8 15 14 25 18 35 31 12 7 3
PROB THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
SKY COVER (%) 81 83 90 96 91 96 95 90 84 79 59 49 55
VSBY (SM) 7 7 7 7 2 7 0 0 0 3 10
STA PRES (IN) 27.07 27.01 27.0 26.96 26.95 26.94
..THE FORECAST FOR SANTEETLAH LAKE
TODAY
LIGHT WINDS. WATERS SMOOTH.
TONIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO WATERS A LIGHT CHOP IN THE
AFTERNOON.
DETAILED FORECAST DATA...
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
TIME (EDT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
TEMP (F) 49 58 63 62 58 57 55 54 55 61 69 69 64
WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S
WIND SPD (MPH) 5 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 16 17 17 13 10 8 8 8 9 13 18 18 16
WIND CHL (F) 47 57 63 62 58 57 55 54 55 61 69 69 64
PROB PRECIP (%) 3 6 12 12 15 17 36 34 45 40 16 11 8
PROB THUNDER (%) 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 3 2 2 0 1 1
SKY COVER (%) 82 77 91 94 97 96 97 86 74 69 54 40 48
VSBY (SM) 10 10 10 10 10 7 5 4 1 6 10
STA PRES (IN) 27.22 27.15 27.14 27.11 27.11 27.09
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