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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
106 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
DISCUSSION
QUIET WEATHER CONTINUES THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE AM HOURS.
LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE EVENING,
BUT LIMITED RAINFALL TOTALS WILL MAINTAIN DRY SOILS. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON THURSDAY WITH DRY AIR AND
GUSTY WINDS. CRITICAL RH VALUES NEAR 25-30% ARE LIKELY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, AND FREQUENT GUSTS MAY ECLIPSE 25 MPH. WILL
NEED TO MONITOR CONDITIONS FOR A POSSIBLE FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN
SUBSEQUENT FORECAST UPDATES.
WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE.
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS LOW.
NCZ105>110-141915-
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
106 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 34 47
MIN/MAX RH (%) 36 90 27
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 4 SW 5 G17 NW 9 G20
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) SW 5 W 6 G17 NW 10 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 AM
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 55/1100 1700 43/1100
DISPERSION FAIR
DSI 1 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 2200 5200
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 17 NW 25
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 37400 130000
ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 15 GEN POOR 65 GOOD
ADI LATE 33 FAIR 19 GEN POOR 78 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 2 4 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY D D D
REMARKS...BROTAK PROFILE PRESENT THROUGH TONIGHT.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
59 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM
RH 74 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. MAXIMUM
RH 71 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM
RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
72 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. MAXIMUM RH
70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ087-096-099-141915-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW
106 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 20 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 33 45
MIN/MAX RH (%) 39 92 24
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 4 SW 6 NW 8 G23
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) SW 6 G17 W 6 NW 10 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 AM
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 52/1100 1700 41/1200
DISPERSION FAIR
DSI 1 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 2100 5700
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 20 NW 25
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 42000 142500
ADI EARLY 23 FAIR 16 GEN POOR 71 GOOD
ADI LATE 38 FAIR 16 GEN POOR 100 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 3
MAX LVORI LATE 3 4 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY D E D
REMARKS...BROTAK PROFILE PRESENT THROUGH TONIGHT.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. MAXIMUM RH 58 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 23 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
MAXIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. MAXIMUM RH
66 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM
RH 35 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
69 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. MAXIMUM RH
67 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ054>056-058-059-141915-
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
106 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 20 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 34 47
MIN/MAX RH (%) 42 93 26
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 NW 8 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) W 5 W 5 NW 10 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 AM
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 53/1200 1700 NONE
DISPERSION FAIR
DSI 1 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 2100 5500
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 16 NW 25
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 33600 137500
ADI EARLY 18 GEN POOR 14 GEN POOR 66 GOOD
ADI LATE 31 FAIR 16 GEN POOR 81 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 5 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY D E D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
61 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
MAXIMUM RH 76 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM
RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. MAXIMUM
RH 69 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM
RH 42 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. MAXIMUM RH
72 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-141915-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, DILLON, FLORENCE, MARION, MULLINS,
AND KINGSTREE
106 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE RAIN NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 32 43
MIN/MAX RH (%) 42 92 25
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 NW 8 G21
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) SW 6 W 6 NW 10 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM
PRECIP END 6 PM
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 51/1200 1700 41/1200
DISPERSION FAIR
DSI 1 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 1800 6000
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 18 NW 25
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 32400 150000
ADI EARLY 19 GEN POOR 19 GEN POOR 61 GOOD
ADI LATE 32 FAIR 25 FAIR 84 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 3
MAX LVORI LATE 3 5 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY D D D
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. MAXIMUM RH 60 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 23 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
MAXIMUM RH 73 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. MAXIMUM RH
64 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY, COLDER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH
34 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
70 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. MAXIMUM RH
70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT.
WEST 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...BOATMAN
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