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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
229 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2026
DISCUSSION
ABOVE-NORMAL HEAT AND HUMIDITY CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS WEEK WITH
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS TODAY AND BETTER RAIN CHANCES ACROSS
NORTHERN AREAS THIS EVENING AND AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD
FRONT STALLS NORTH OF THE AREA. A STRONGER COLD FRONT APPROACHES
MIDWEEK WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS EXPECTED
BETWEEN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. EXPECT GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY
AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF THESE FRONTS.
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS NONE.
NCZ105>110-200730-
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
229 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 50 30 50
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 40 50 20 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 75 95 74 94
MAX/MIN RH (%) 93 57 95 60
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 8 G23 SW 5 S 6 SW 7 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) SW 6 G18 SW 7 SW 5 SW 11 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.30 0.14 0.09 0.05
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2100 79/0600 2100 80/0800
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
DSI 3 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 4800 4600
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 15 SW 18
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 72000 82800
ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 62 GOOD 20 GEN POOR 46 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 13 GEN POOR 69 GOOD 7 POOR 64 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 5 2 5 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 6 RAIN 7 6 RAIN
MIN VSBY LATE 6 RAIN 6 RAIN 7
TURNER STABILITY E B E C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
87 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH 93 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 72 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 95 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 93 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 96 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
50 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ087-096-099-200730-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW
229 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 50 50 50
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 50 50 50 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 74 95 74 94
MAX/MIN RH (%) 96 55 97 58
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 4 LGT/VAR S 4 SW 5
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 LGT/VAR SW 8 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.28 0.13 0.25 0.03
PRECIP DURATION 3 1 2 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 7 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 77/0800 2000 77/0800
DISPERSION POOR POOR
DSI 3 3
MIXING HGT (FT) 5900 5700
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 13 SW 17
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 76700 96900
ADI EARLY 18 GEN POOR 59 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 53 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 7 POOR 87 GOOD 7 POOR 66 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 6 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 6 RAIN 7 6 RAIN
MIN VSBY LATE 6 RAIN 6 RAIN 7
TURNER STABILITY E B F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
90 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH 96 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH 96 PERCENT. CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH 96 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 40 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 40 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SCZ054>056-058-059-200730-
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, RED HILL, LORIS, AND AYNOR
229 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 20 30
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 30 20 30
MIN/MAX TEMP 76 95 75 94
MAX/MIN RH (%) 91 55 94 56
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 7 G22 SW 4 S 6 SW 5
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) SW 4 G17 SW 7 S 4 S 10 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.04 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2100 80/0800 2000 80/0800
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
DSI 2 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 5600 5500
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 14 SW 17
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 78400 93500
ADI EARLY 13 GEN POOR 63 GOOD 18 GEN POOR 50 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 12 POOR 74 GOOD 7 POOR 70 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 5 2 6 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY E B E C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
88 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
93 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
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.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
97 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 96 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
50 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-200730-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, DILLON, FLORENCE, MARION, MULLINS,
AND KINGSTREE
229 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 40 40 20
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 20 40 40 20
MIN/MAX TEMP 75 95 74 94
MAX/MIN RH (%) 94 51 96 51
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR S 4 SW 4
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 LGT/VAR SW 9 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM CONTINUING 8 AM
PRECIP END 4 AM CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 78/0800 2000 77/0800
DISPERSION POOR POOR
DSI 3 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 6300 6800
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 14 SW 18
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 88200 122400
ADI EARLY 11 POOR 62 GOOD 8 POOR 70 GOOD
ADI LATE 9 POOR 90 GOOD 6 VERY POOR 90 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 4 6
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 6 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 6 RAIN 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 6 RAIN 6 RAIN 6 RAIN
TURNER STABILITY E B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
89 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH 94 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 64 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 LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
97 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
40 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 40 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE 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.
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