198  
FNUS72 KILM 171931  
FWSILM  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 20260717 NATURAL GAS LEAK...BRUNSWICK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
331 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 EDT ON JULY 17.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS FORECAST...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AT 910-762-1374.  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
HEAT INDICES WELL INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS CURRENTLY. A SHOWER THAT  
LINGERED JUST NORTH OF THE AREA ABOUT AN HOUR AGO HAS NOW  
DISSIPATED, WHILE ANOTHER, SMALLER ONE, HAS DEVELOPED JUST TO THE  
EAST. CANNOT RULE OUT A SMALL SHOWER OVER THE SITE OVER THE NEXT  
HOUR OR TWO, BUT ULTIMATELY THINK THE AREA STAYS DRY.  
 
HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND WITH  
LITTLE RELIEF FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS/STORMS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.  
RAIN CHANCES BOUNCE BACK A BIT BY SUNDAY, WITH EVEN BETTER CHANCES  
ON MONDAY, THANKS TO AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS LOW.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98.  
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.  
 
TIME (EDT) 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........23 25  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 0  
TEMP............94 93  
RH..............57 59  
SURFACE WND DIR.S S  
SURFACE WND SPD.9 9  
SURFACE WND GST.14 15  
 
 
FORECASTER...BOATMAN  
REQUESTED BY...BILLY HOWARD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT  
.TAG 2617609.0/ILM  
.DELDT 07/17/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BILLY.HOWARD@BRUNSWICKCOUNTYNC.GOV  
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