872  
FNUS52 KRAH 172113  
FWFRAH  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROGRESS ACROSS AND OFFSHORE THE CAROLINAS  
THROUGH MID-WEEK.  
 
NCZ021-180900-  
FORSYTH-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 10 60  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 47 (+10) 66 (+1) 51 66  
RH % (24H TREND) 91 (-5) 58 (+15) 100 72  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7 G25 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 9 G25 LGT/VAR S 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 440 3220 230 1270  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 14 SW 23 SW 3 S 10  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 6160 74060 690 12700  
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 0  
INVERSION 6PM 50F/7AM 6PM 61F/12PM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 6 VERY POOR 57 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 9 POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 8 POOR 60 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 4 7  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 9 7  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS F C F D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ022-180900-  
GUILFORD-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREENSBORO AND HIGH POINT  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 10 60  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 46 (+9) 66 (0) 52 67  
RH % (24H TREND) 91 (-5) 58 (+15) 100 70  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 9 G26 SW 5 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 6 SW 11 G26 LGT/VAR S 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 3330 250 1450  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 12 SW 23 SW 6 S 9  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5400 76590 1500 13050  
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 0  
INVERSION 6PM 50F/7AM 6PM 62F/12PM  
DISPERSION POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 9 POOR 61 GOOD 8 POOR 11 POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 14 GEN POOR 65 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 4 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 8 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS E D E D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ023-180900-  
ALAMANCE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURLINGTON, GRAHAM, AND MEBANE  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 10 60  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 46 (+11) 67 (+1) 52 67  
RH % (24H TREND) 91 (-8) 59 (+16) 100 71  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7 G26 SW 5 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 11 G27 LGT/VAR S 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 430 3580 290 2010  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 SW 28 W 6 S 9  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5590 100240 1740 18090  
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 1  
INVERSION 6PM 52F/8AM 6PM 61F/11AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 8 POOR 67 GOOD 8 POOR 12 POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 10 POOR 68 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 9 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS E D E D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ024-180900-  
ORANGE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HILLSBOROUGH, CHAPEL HILL, AND CARRBORO  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 10 60  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 46 (+11) 67 (+1) 52 68  
RH % (24H TREND) 93 (-7) 59 (+16) 100 70  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G26 SW 5 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 10 G27 LGT/VAR S 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 390 3640 270 2180  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 SW 28 W 6 S 9  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5070 101920 1620 19620  
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 1  
INVERSION 6PM 52F/8AM 6PM 62F/11AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 8 POOR 74 GOOD 8 POOR 12 POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 9 POOR 69 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 8 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS E C E D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ007-180900-  
PERSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ROXBORO  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 70  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (+10) 66 (+1) 51 65  
RH % (24H TREND) 93 (-6) 58 (+13) 100 71  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G25 SW 5 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 10 G26 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 410 3460 280 2160  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 12 SW 28 W 6 SE 8  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 4920 96880 1680 17280  
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 1  
INVERSION 6PM 51F/8AM 6PM 59F/11AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 9 POOR 65 GOOD 9 POOR 8 POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 10 POOR 67 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 8 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS E D E D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ025-180900-  
DURHAM-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DURHAM AND ROUGEMONT  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 60  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 46 (+11) 68 (+2) 53 68  
RH % (24H TREND) 92 (-7) 59 (+15) 100 67  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G24 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 5 SW 10 G25 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 440 3670 310 2050  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 12 SW 25 W 5 S 8  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5280 91750 1550 16400  
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 1  
INVERSION 6PM 50F/7AM 6PM 62F/11AM  
DISPERSION POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 8 POOR 73 GOOD 8 POOR 10 POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 10 POOR 66 GOOD 3 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 4 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 7 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS E D E D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS  
IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ008-180900-  
GRANVILLE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OXFORD AND CREEDMOOR  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 60  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (+11) 66 (+1) 52 67  
RH % (24H TREND) 93 (-7) 59 (+13) 99 69  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 9 G25 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 5 SW 10 G25 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 3540 310 2150  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 12 SW 26 W 6 SE 8  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 4800 92040 1860 17200  
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 1  
INVERSION 6PM 51F/8AM 6PM 60F/11AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 9 POOR 70 GOOD 9 POOR 9 POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 12 POOR 66 GOOD 3 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 7 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS E D E C  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ009-180900-  
VANCE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HENDERSON AND KITTRELL  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 60  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (+11) 66 (+2) 53 66  
RH % (24H TREND) 94 (-4) 60 (+13) 99 70  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 9 G25 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 5 SW 10 G26 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 390 3520 310 1980  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 12 SW 28 W 5 SE 9  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 4680 98560 1550 17820  
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 1  
INVERSION 6PM 51F/8AM 6PM 62F/12PM  
DISPERSION POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 9 POOR 62 GOOD 9 POOR 8 POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 13 GEN POOR 67 GOOD 3 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 2 8 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS E D E C  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ010-180900-  
WARREN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WARRENTON AND NORLINA  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 60  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (+11) 67 (+2) 53 66  
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (-4) 60 (+12) 100 73  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G24 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 10 G25 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 410 4010 340 1760  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 10 SW 28 W 5 SE 9  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 4100 112280 1700 15840  
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 1  
INVERSION 6PM 51F/8AM 6PM 62F/12PM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 6 VERY POOR 63 GOOD 9 POOR 6 VERY POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 10 POOR 70 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 16 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 8 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS F D F C  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ011-180900-  
HALIFAX-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROANOKE RAPIDS, ENFIELD,  
AND SCOTLAND NECK  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 60  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (+12) 68 (+4) 51 67  
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (-1) 60 (+11) 100 70  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G25 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 11 G27 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 410 4490 360 1650  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 SW 29 W 6 E 9  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5330 130210 2160 14850  
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 1  
INVERSION 6PM 50F/8AM 7PM 62F/11AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 6 VERY POOR 65 GOOD 9 POOR 7 POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 11 POOR 77 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 16 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 5 7  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 9 7  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS F D F C  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS  
IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ026-180900-  
FRANKLIN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOUISBURG AND FRANKLINTON  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 60  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (+11) 67 (+2) 53 68  
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (-2) 62 (+14) 100 67  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G25 SW 5 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 10 G26 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 430 3940 320 2240  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 12 SW 28 W 5 SE 9  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5160 110320 1600 20160  
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 1  
INVERSION 6PM 51F/8AM 6PM 63F/11AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 8 POOR 63 GOOD 9 POOR 11 POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 11 POOR 71 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 17 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 9 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS E D E C  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS  
IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ027-180900-  
NASH-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NASHVILLE, SPRING HOPE, AND ROCKY MOUNT  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 50  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (+11) 69 (+4) 52 70  
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (-2) 59 (+12) 100 62  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G25 SW 5 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 11 G27 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 420 4100 350 2240  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 12 SW 26 W 6 SE 9  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 5040 106600 2100 20160  
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 1  
INVERSION 6PM 51F/8AM 11PM 64F/11AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 6 VERY POOR 63 GOOD 9 POOR 10 POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 11 POOR 80 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 18 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 8 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS F D E C  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS  
IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ028-180900-  
EDGECOMBE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TARBORO AND PRINCEVILLE  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 50  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (+12) 69 (+4) 53 71  
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (-3) 59 (+13) 100 60  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G25 SW 5 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 12 G28 LGT/VAR S 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 380 4340 380 2220  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 10 SW 28 W 7 SE 7  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 3800 121520 2660 15540  
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 1  
INVERSION 6PM 52F/8AM 11PM 63F/11AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 6 VERY POOR 67 GOOD 9 POOR 8 POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 11 POOR 85 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 7  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 8 7  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS F D E C  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS  
IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ038-180900-  
DAVIDSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEXINGTON AND THOMASVILLE  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 40  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 46 (+10) 67 (+2) 52 70  
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (-2) 59 (+16) 100 62  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7 G25 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 10 G26 LGT/VAR SW 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 380 3430 270 2160  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 SW 28 SW 6 S 13  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 4940 96040 1620 28080  
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 1  
INVERSION 6PM 51F/8AM 6PM 62F/11AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 9 POOR 70 GOOD 9 POOR 14 GEN POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 9 POOR 67 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 21 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 4 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 9 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS E C F D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ039-180900-  
RANDOLPH-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ASHEBORO AND ARCHDALE  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 50  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 46 (+11) 67 (+2) 52 70  
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (-2) 58 (+16) 100 62  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G25 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 5 SW 10 G26 LGT/VAR SW 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 390 3520 290 1900  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 12 SW 28 SW 7 SW 12  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 4680 98560 2030 22800  
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 1  
INVERSION 6PM 52F/8AM 6PM 65F/12PM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 8 POOR 77 GOOD 8 POOR 13 GEN POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 13 GEN POOR 68 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 18 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 4 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 8 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS E C F D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ040-180900-  
CHATHAM-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SILER CITY AND PITTSBORO  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 50  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (+9) 68 (+2) 52 71  
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+2) 59 (+15) 100 64  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7 G24 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 9 G25 LGT/VAR SW 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 420 3860 320 1490  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 10 SW 26 W 6 SW 12  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 4200 100360 1920 17880  
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 1  
INVERSION 6PM 51F/8AM 6PM 66F/12PM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 75 GOOD 8 POOR 11 POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 9 POOR 67 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 7  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 9 7  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS F C F D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS  
IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ041-180900-  
WAKE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RALEIGH, CARY, APEX, WAKE FOREST,  
AND KNIGHTDALE  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 50  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (+10) 68 (+2) 54 71  
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+3) 60 (+13) 96 61  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G24 SW 5 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 10 G27 LGT/VAR S 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 390 3840 300 2020  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 12 SW 28 W 6 S 10  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 4680 107520 1800 20200  
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 1  
INVERSION 6PM 52F/8AM 6PM 63F/11AM  
DISPERSION POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 8 POOR 68 GOOD 8 POOR 11 POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 12 POOR 74 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 16 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS E D E D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS  
IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ042-180900-  
JOHNSTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SMITHFIELD, SELMA, AND CLAYTON  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 40  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (+10) 70 (+4) 54 72  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+4) 58 (+13) 96 59  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7 G25 SW 5 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 11 G27 LGT/VAR SW 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 380 4100 350 2150  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 9 SW 25 W 8 SW 10  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 3420 102500 2800 21500  
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 1  
INVERSION 6PM 51F/8AM 6PM 65F/11AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 6 VERY POOR 66 GOOD 9 POOR 12 POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 8 POOR 80 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 7 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS F C E D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ043-180900-  
WILSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF WILSON  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 50  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (+13) 70 (+4) 53 72  
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (0) 59 (+14) 99 59  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G25 SW 5 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 12 G27 LGT/VAR SW 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 370 4310 370 2480  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 9 SW 28 W 8 S 8  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 3330 120680 2960 19840  
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 1  
INVERSION 6PM 52F/8AM 12AM 64F/11AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 6 VERY POOR 68 GOOD 9 POOR 9 POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 11 POOR 87 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 16 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 7 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS F D E D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS  
AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS  
IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ073-180900-  
STANLY-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ALBEMARLE  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 30  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (+9) 69 (+3) 54 73  
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+3) 57 (+14) 98 56  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7 G23 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 10 G25 LGT/VAR SW 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM  
PRECIP END 6 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 390 3660 310 4080  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 10 SW 28 SW 7 SW 14  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 3900 102480 2170 57120  
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 3  
INVERSION 6PM 51F/8AM 6PM 61F/9AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 54 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 26 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 9 POOR 73 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 33 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS F C F D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ074-180900-  
MONTGOMERY-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF TROY  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 40  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (+10) 68 (+2) 53 73  
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (0) 57 (+14) 98 55  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7 G23 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 9 G24 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 370 3820 260 4120  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 12 SW 25 SW 7 SW 12  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 4440 95500 1820 49440  
BURN CATEGORY 0 4 0 3  
INVERSION 6PM 52F/8AM 6PM 63F/10AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 54 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 20 GEN POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 10 POOR 70 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 24 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 6 5  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS F C F D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS  
IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ075-180900-  
MOORE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOUTHERN PINES, PINEHURST, ABERDEEN,  
AND CARTHAGE  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 40  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (+10) 69 (+3) 53 73  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 57 (+13) 98 56  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G24 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 5 SW 10 G25 LGT/VAR SW 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 400 4270 310 3250  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 9 SW 28 SW 7 SW 12  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 3600 119560 2170 39000  
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 2  
INVERSION 6PM 52F/8AM 6PM 65F/11AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 8 POOR 81 GOOD 9 POOR 16 GEN POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 13 GEN POOR 76 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 24 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS E C E D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS  
AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS  
IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ076-180900-  
LEE-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF SANFORD  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 40  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (+10) 69 (+3) 53 72  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 59 (+15) 97 60  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7 G24 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 10 G26 LGT/VAR SW 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 380 4220 310 1830  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 9 SW 29 SW 8 SW 10  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 3420 122380 2480 18300  
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 1  
INVERSION 6PM 50F/8AM 6PM 67F/12PM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 7 POOR 83 GOOD 8 POOR 11 POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 10 POOR 77 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS F C F D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS  
IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ077-180900-  
HARNETT-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LILLINGTON, ANGIER, BUIES CREEK, ERWIN,  
AND DUNN  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 40  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (+10) 70 (+4) 54 73  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+5) 57 (+12) 96 56  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G24 SW 5 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 11 G26 LGT/VAR SW 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 370 4220 320 2320  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 9 SW 29 SW 7 SW 9  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 3330 122380 2240 20880  
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 1  
INVERSION 6PM 51F/8AM 6PM 65F/11AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 7 POOR 64 GOOD 9 POOR 14 GEN POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 10 POOR 80 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 21 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS F D E D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ078-180900-  
WAYNE-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF GOLDSBORO  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 40  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (+12) 71 (+5) 54 72  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 57 (+13) 99 59  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G25 SW 5 G17 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 13 G27 LGT/VAR SW 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 350 4200 380 2560  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 9 SW 31 W 9 SW 12  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 3150 130200 3420 30720  
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 1  
INVERSION 6PM 52F/8AM 6PM 66F/11AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 6 VERY POOR 70 GOOD 10 POOR 15 GEN POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 10 POOR 83 GOOD 7 POOR 23 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 7 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS F D E D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ083-180900-  
ANSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WADESBORO AND POLKTON  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 20  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 46 (+11) 71 (+4) 55 74  
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (-1) 54 (+14) 96 52  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 G23 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 10 G23 LGT/VAR SW 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM  
PRECIP END 6 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 390 4220 300 4710  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 9 SW 29 SW 7 SW 14  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 3510 122380 2100 65940  
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 4  
INVERSION 6PM 53F/8AM 6PM 62F/9AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 56 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 30 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 9 POOR 77 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 42 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 4 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 6 5  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS E C F D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS  
IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ084-180900-  
RICHMOND-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROCKINGHAM AND ELLERBE  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 30  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (+10) 71 (+4) 54 74  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 54 (+11) 99 53  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7 G23 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 10 G25 LGT/VAR SW 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 380 4340 260 4630  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 8 SW 26 SW 8 SW 14  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 3040 112840 2080 64820  
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 4  
INVERSION 6PM 52F/8AM 6PM 61F/9AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 8 POOR 74 GOOD 9 POOR 25 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 10 POOR 74 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 35 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 6 5  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS E C F D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE  
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50. NORTHWEST  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ085-180900-  
SCOTLAND-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAURINBURG, CAMP MACKALL, AND WAGRAM  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 30  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (+11) 72 (+5) 55 75  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 55 (+11) 100 52  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G23 SW 5 SW 5  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 12 G25 LGT/VAR SW 8  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM  
PRECIP END 6 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 360 4450 330 4470  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 8 SW 30 SW 9 SW 17  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2880 133500 2970 75990  
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 4  
INVERSION 6PM 52F/8AM 9PM 61F/9AM  
DISPERSION POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 9 POOR 58 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 29 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 11 POOR 84 GOOD 6 VERY POOR 46 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 6 5  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS E D E D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
HIGHS AROUND 60. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50. NORTHWEST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ086-180900-  
HOKE-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF RAEFORD  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 30  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (+11) 71 (+4) 55 75  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 54 (+11) 96 53  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 9 G23 SW 6 SW 5  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 5 SW 12 G26 LGT/VAR SW 8  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 340 4380 320 3590  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 8 SW 30 SW 8 SW 14  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2720 131400 2560 50260  
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 3  
INVERSION 6PM 52F/8AM 7PM 64F/10AM  
DISPERSION POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 9 POOR 62 GOOD 12 POOR 26 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 13 GEN POOR 81 GOOD 6 VERY POOR 37 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 6 5  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS E D E D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ088-180900-  
CUMBERLAND-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAYETTEVILLE, SPRING LAKE, AND HOPE MILLS  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 30  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 46 (+12) 72 (+6) 55 75  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+4) 54 (+11) 96 52  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G24 SW 5 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 12 G26 LGT/VAR SW 7  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 360 4440 340 3260  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 8 SW 29 SW 8 SW 16  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 2880 128760 2720 52160  
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 3  
INVERSION 6PM 53F/8AM 6PM 67F/11AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 9 POOR 64 GOOD 9 POOR 22 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 11 POOR 83 GOOD 7 POOR 36 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 6 5  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS E D E D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
HIGHS AROUND 60. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ089-180900-  
SAMPSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLINTON AND ROSEBORO  
412 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 30  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN  
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (+12) 72 (+6) 55 74  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 55 (+12) 100 56  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 G24 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 11 G27 LGT/VAR SW 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 370 4610 360 3170  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 9 SW 28 SW 9 SW 16  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 3330 129080 3240 50720  
BURN CATEGORY 0 5 0 3  
INVERSION 6PM 53F/8AM 6PM 67F/11AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR  
MAX ADI EARLY 6 VERY POOR 74 GOOD 10 POOR 21 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 7 POOR 85 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 33 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 7 5  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
STABILITY CLASS F C E D  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
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