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FOUS54 KILM 181753  
PFWILM  
 
FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
1253 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
NCZ105-182100-  
BACK ISLAND  
34.53N 77.72W ELEV. 20 FT  
1253 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 73 54 74 56 77  
TEMP 71 70 64 60 58 56 56 65 72 73 64 58 59 59 60 68 76 76 67  
DEWPT 57 58 58 57 56 56 56 60 61 60 60 58 58 58 59 63 65 65 62  
MIN/MAX RH 59 100 65 100 65  
RH 59 64 81 92 93 98100 84 67 65 85100 98 97 96 85 68 67 85  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND DIR DEG 22 22 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 23 24 23  
WIND SPD 12 10 6 5 3 2 2 5 7 8 6 5 3 5 6 8 10 8 5  
CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
CLOUDS(%) 39 58 72 86 84 85 92 85 62 52 41 57 64 68 74 71 75 71 77  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
ADI 85 71 10 10 5 5 8 15 37 39 8 8 6 8 13 45 70 64 8  
LVORI 1 1 4 5 6 9 8 4 3 1 4 8 8 6 5 4 1 1 4  
STABILITY D C E E F F C D D D E E E E B D D D E  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C  
DSI 2 2 2 2 2  
MIX HGT 4500 600 500 3300 3400 600 700 3600 3800  
T WIND DIR SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
T WIND SPD 20 13 11 12 13 11 11 21 21  
CEILING 20800 14100 18200 4700 NONE NONE 5800 10600 3200  
STA PRES 29.92 29.89 29.87 29.91 29.83 29.82 29.82 29.84 29.75  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26SUN 02/22/26MON 02/23/26TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 54 68 46 57 32 50 27 51  
TEMP 60 55 67 56 51 46 54 47 37 33 47 43 34 28 48 42  
DEWPT 56 54 55 51 49 45 45 39 29 25 25 24 22 20 22 25  
MAX/MIN RH 97 66 97 66 76 38 73 33  
RH 87 97 66 84 93 96 70 72 72 72 42 46 61 71 35 51  
WIND DIR SW W W NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N  
WIND SPD 3 2 6 2 2 5 10 7 7 8 10 6 6 6 7 2  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL  
POP 12HR 30 70 60 60 20 10 5 0  
RAIN C L L C S S  
RAIN SHWRS C L L  
TSTMS S S S  
 

 
 
NCZ110-182100-  
BALD HEAD ISLAND  
33.86N 78.00W ELEV. 30 FT  
1253 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 62 52 61 54 62  
TEMP 59 58 56 55 54 53 52 56 59 59 56 55 55 55 55 59 62 61 58  
DEWPT 53 53 53 53 53 53 52 53 54 55 55 54 55 55 55 56 57 58 58  
MIN/MAX RH 81 100 82 100 86  
RH 81 84 91 93 98100 99 89 84 84 94 99100 99 99 89 86 91 99  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND DIR DEG 23 22 22 23 23 25 24 23 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23  
WIND SPD 14 17 13 12 9 7 6 10 13 14 13 12 10 12 13 15 15 15 13  
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
CLOUDS(%) 41 59 69 89 90 78 94 92 78 66 80 79 77 80 84 79 71 75 86  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 5 4 5 4 7 7 2 7 7  
ADI 25 34 24 23 20 15 17 19 20 25 20 21 18 19 23 25 28 24 16  
LVORI 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5  
STABILITY D D D D D D B D D D D D D D D D D D D  
POP 12HR 5 10 10 20 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN S S  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S  
OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF  
DSI 1 1 1 1 1  
MIX HGT 1000 900 500 600 900 900 700 1000 900  
T WIND DIR SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
T WIND SPD 27 25 17 17 20 21 20 20 20  
CEILING 20800 4400 4700 11100 19900 5200 6300 5800 13400  
STA PRES 29.98 29.95 29.92 29.95 29.89 29.88 29.87 29.90 29.83  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26SUN 02/22/26MON 02/23/26TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 53 61 48 55 36 48 32 48  
TEMP 56 53 61 55 51 49 54 49 41 36 45 44 37 32 44 44  
DEWPT 55 53 54 53 51 49 45 40 32 27 25 27 25 24 23 27  
MAX/MIN RH 100 79 100 70 72 43 72 43  
RH 94 99 79 93100100 72 72 70 69 46 51 61 71 43 52  
WIND DIR SW SW SW NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW  
WIND SPD 8 6 8 7 6 9 13 13 14 15 13 13 12 13 9 6  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL  
POP 12HR 40 80 70 60 20 10 10 5  
RAIN L L L C S S  
RAIN SHWRS S C C D  
TSTMS S S S  
 

 
 
NCZ099-182100-  
BORDER BELT  
34.41N 78.79W ELEV. 89 FT  
1253 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 74 56 76 61 80  
TEMP 72 73 65 61 58 56 56 65 74 76 68 63 62 62 63 70 77 79 70  
DEWPT 56 57 58 58 56 56 56 60 60 60 61 61 61 61 61 65 65 62 61  
MIN/MAX RH 56 100 57 97 56  
RH 58 57 78 88 92100 99 84 63 57 78 94 97 94 94 85 65 57 73  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W SW  
WIND DIR DEG 23 23 22 22 22 22 21 23 23 23 21 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 23  
WIND SPD 12 10 5 3 2 2 1 7 8 8 6 3 3 6 6 9 10 8 3  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1  
CLOUDS(%) 55 53 61 72 82 81 81 81 62 61 47 55 63 70 86 85 70 65 52  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
ADI 115 81 12 7 6 6 10 28 44 56 8 10 8 11 17 82 79 93 8  
LVORI 1 1 4 5 5 8 8 4 1 1 4 5 6 5 5 4 1 1 3  
STABILITY C D E F F F C D D D E E E E D C D C E  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 10 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C  
DSI 2 3 3 2 2  
MIX HGT 4600 500 600 3000 3800 600 800 3700 4000  
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
T WIND SPD 24 16 12 16 17 13 14 25 23  
CEILING NONE 14400 19200 4700 NONE NONE 6300 6800 11900  
STA PRES 29.85 29.82 29.80 29.83 29.74 29.73 29.73 29.76 29.67  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26SUN 02/22/26MON 02/23/26TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 56 70 47 57 33 50 28 51  
TEMP 61 57 68 59 52 48 56 47 38 33 47 43 33 29 48 43  
DEWPT 55 55 54 53 50 45 42 36 27 22 23 23 21 20 21 24  
MAX/MIN RH 94 59 94 53 66 33 73 31  
RH 83 93 60 80 93 91 60 64 64 64 37 43 61 71 34 45  
WIND DIR SW SW NW NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW  
WIND SPD 2 2 5 1 1 5 9 6 6 6 8 5 3 3 5 1  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL  
POP 12HR 40 80 60 50 20 5 5 0  
RAIN C L C C S  
RAIN SHWRS C L D  
TSTMS S S S  
 

 
 
NCZ107-182100-  
HORTICULTURAL CRS  
34.32N 77.92W ELEV. 43 FT  
1253 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 73 54 74 56 77  
TEMP 72 71 64 59 58 56 55 65 72 73 65 59 59 60 59 68 75 76 67  
DEWPT 56 57 57 57 55 55 55 59 59 59 59 58 58 58 58 62 63 62 61  
MIN/MAX RH 57 100 61 98 62  
RH 57 62 79 92 90 97100 81 64 61 80 96 98 94 96 81 66 64 83  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND DIR DEG 22 22 21 22 22 22 21 22 22 22 21 21 21 22 22 22 23 23 22  
WIND SPD 14 13 7 6 3 2 2 7 9 10 7 6 5 6 7 10 13 10 6  
CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
CLOUDS(%) 39 59 70 86 74 74 92 82 71 47 45 61 59 70 78 73 76 72 71  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
ADI 85 59 15 11 9 6 12 20 41 51 11 9 8 9 10 38 66 57 9  
LVORI 1 1 4 5 5 9 5 3 1 1 4 6 8 6 6 3 1 1 4  
STABILITY D D D E E F B D D C D E E E C D D D E  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C  
DSI 2 3 3 2 2  
MIX HGT 4200 600 500 3000 2800 600 600 3000 3000  
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
T WIND SPD 23 16 11 13 14 13 13 20 23  
CEILING 20800 14100 14400 9200 NONE NONE 6300 7000 2900  
STA PRES 29.94 29.91 29.88 29.92 29.84 29.83 29.83 29.85 29.77  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26SUN 02/22/26MON 02/23/26TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 54 69 46 58 32 51 28 51  
TEMP 60 55 67 57 51 47 55 48 39 33 48 44 34 29 48 43  
DEWPT 56 54 54 51 49 45 44 38 29 24 24 24 22 20 20 24  
MAX/MIN RH 95 62 95 61 72 35 70 31  
RH 87 95 62 82 93 93 66 68 66 69 39 45 61 69 33 48  
WIND DIR SW W W NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N  
WIND SPD 3 3 6 3 2 6 12 8 8 8 12 6 6 6 8 2  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL  
POP 12HR 30 80 60 50 20 10 5 0  
RAIN C L C C S S  
RAIN SHWRS C L D  
TSTMS S S S  
 

 
 
SCZ058-182100-  
HORRY RAWS  
33.94N 79.08W ELEV. 8 FT  
1253 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 74 55 76 61 80  
TEMP 72 72 65 61 58 57 56 66 74 75 68 63 62 62 62 70 78 79 70  
DEWPT 58 59 59 58 57 57 56 61 62 62 63 61 61 61 61 66 66 65 62  
MIN/MAX RH 59 100 63 97 61  
RH 60 62 82 92 96100100 83 66 63 83 94 97 94 96 87 67 61 76  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND DIR DEG 22 23 22 21 22 22 21 23 23 23 21 21 20 21 22 23 24 24 23  
WIND SPD 12 10 3 3 2 1 2 8 9 8 6 3 5 6 7 10 10 9 5  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1  
CLOUDS(%) 53 59 63 83 82 67 80 81 69 40 47 58 71 72 85 84 70 65 58  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
ADI 85 75 10 10 6 6 10 31 51 73 9 10 8 8 19 55 72 89 8  
LVORI 1 1 4 5 7 9 8 4 1 1 4 5 6 6 5 4 1 1 4  
STABILITY D D E E F F C D D C E E E E D D D C E  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 5 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C  
DSI 2 3 3 2 2  
MIX HGT 4700 600 500 3200 3600 700 900 3500 3900  
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
T WIND SPD 23 13 12 18 17 13 13 24 21  
CEILING 10700 13800 14400 5200 NONE 5500 13400 6500 11900  
STA PRES 29.91 29.88 29.85 29.88 29.80 29.80 29.79 29.82 29.74  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26SUN 02/22/26MON 02/23/26TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 57 72 48 59 33 50 28 51  
TEMP 61 59 71 60 54 49 58 50 39 33 47 44 34 29 48 43  
DEWPT 57 58 59 56 53 49 46 38 28 23 25 24 22 21 23 27  
MAX/MIN RH 99 64 100 57 70 36 74 33  
RH 90 95 66 85 95100 64 64 64 66 41 45 61 73 38 51  
WIND DIR SW SW W NE NE NE NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW  
WIND SPD 3 2 6 2 2 5 10 6 7 7 9 5 5 5 6 1  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL  
POP 12HR 30 80 50 50 10 5 0 0  
RAIN C C C C  
RAIN SHWRS C L D  
TSTMS S S S  
 

 
 
NCZ087-182100-  
LUMBERTON  
34.59N 79.08W ELEV. 120 FT  
1253 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 72 56 76 62 80  
TEMP 70 71 65 61 58 56 56 64 73 75 69 64 63 63 64 70 77 78 70  
DEWPT 56 57 57 57 55 56 56 60 60 60 60 61 61 61 62 65 65 61 59  
MIN/MAX RH 59 100 59 95 55  
RH 60 60 75 86 92 98 99 87 64 59 74 91 92 94 94 85 65 55 70  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW  
WIND DIR DEG 23 23 22 22 22 23 21 23 23 23 21 21 21 21 22 23 24 25 24  
WIND SPD 16 15 7 5 5 5 3 9 12 12 8 6 6 8 10 14 15 13 6  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1  
CLOUDS(%) 59 61 68 80 83 91 93 75 66 55 40 63 63 77 90 80 70 66 53  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
ADI 86 91 15 10 10 8 14 27 44 53 11 10 9 13 24 57 84 60 7  
LVORI 1 1 3 5 5 8 5 4 1 1 3 5 5 5 5 4 1 1 3  
STABILITY D D D E E E D D D D D E E D D D D D E  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C  
DSI 2 3 3 2 2  
MIX HGT 4500 700 500 3000 3800 800 1000 3800 3800  
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
T WIND SPD 25 16 12 16 17 14 16 25 20  
CEILING 10200 20800 10100 4700 NONE 6000 6000 3500 3400  
STA PRES 29.79 29.77 29.75 29.77 29.70 29.68 29.67 29.70 29.62  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26SUN 02/22/26MON 02/23/26TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 56 68 46 56 33 50 28 51  
TEMP 61 57 67 58 52 47 54 47 38 33 47 43 34 29 47 43  
DEWPT 55 54 52 51 49 45 40 34 26 22 23 21 21 20 20 24  
MAX/MIN RH 92 60 92 53 66 33 72 30  
RH 78 91 60 78 90 90 59 61 62 64 38 41 59 71 34 45  
WIND DIR SW SW W NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N SW  
WIND SPD 3 3 7 3 3 7 13 8 8 9 13 7 6 6 7 1  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL  
POP 12HR 30 80 50 50 10 5 5 0  
RAIN C C C C  
RAIN SHWRS C L D  
TSTMS S S S  
 

 
 
SCZ033-182100-  
MARION  
34.19N 79.34W ELEV. 93 FT  
1253 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 73 56 76 61 80  
TEMP 71 72 65 61 59 57 57 66 74 75 70 64 63 63 63 70 78 79 70  
DEWPT 58 59 59 58 56 56 56 62 62 62 62 62 61 61 62 66 66 63 61  
MIN/MAX RH 62 100 62 96 58  
RH 64 64 81 90 90 96 97 87 66 63 77 92 95 94 96 89 67 58 72  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW  
WIND DIR DEG 23 23 22 21 21 21 21 22 23 23 22 21 21 21 22 23 24 25 23  
WIND SPD 14 14 6 5 3 2 3 8 10 12 7 6 6 8 9 13 13 12 6  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B1 B1 B1  
CLOUDS(%) 54 57 62 75 78 72 82 82 63 37 52 54 70 72 90 88 68 68 51  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
ADI 83 82 12 10 6 6 11 28 51 78 12 10 9 13 22 62 76 94 9  
LVORI 1 1 4 5 5 7 6 4 1 1 4 5 6 5 5 4 1 1 3  
STABILITY D D E E F F C D D C D E E D D D D C E  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C  
DSI 2 3 3 2 2  
MIX HGT 4500 600 600 3200 3600 800 1000 3700 4600  
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
T WIND SPD 24 14 12 17 18 14 14 25 21  
CEILING 10700 14400 4700 5200 NONE NONE 12500 3200 11900  
STA PRES 29.88 29.86 29.83 29.85 29.77 29.76 29.76 29.79 29.70  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26SUN 02/22/26MON 02/23/26TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 57 69 47 58 33 49 28 52  
TEMP 62 57 67 59 53 48 56 48 40 33 47 43 34 29 48 44  
DEWPT 57 56 58 54 51 47 43 37 29 25 25 25 22 22 24 26  
MAX/MIN RH 96 67 98 55 74 38 77 34  
RH 83 96 71 82 93 97 62 66 66 73 43 48 61 75 39 48  
WIND DIR SW SW W NE NE NE NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW N W  
WIND SPD 3 3 6 2 2 6 13 7 8 8 10 6 6 6 6 1  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL  
POP 12HR 40 80 50 40 10 5 0 0  
RAIN C C C C  
RAIN SHWRS C L D  
TSTMS S S S  
 

 
 
NCZ109-182100-  
NATURE CONSERVANCY  
34.05N 78.29W ELEV. 56 FT  
1253 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 72 53 71 55 75  
TEMP 70 67 61 58 56 55 54 64 69 70 62 58 58 58 58 66 73 72 64  
DEWPT 57 58 57 56 55 54 54 58 59 59 58 57 58 57 57 61 63 62 61  
MIN/MAX RH 65 100 69 100 69  
RH 65 71 87 92 96 99 97 82 69 69 87 99100 97 96 85 72 71 89  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND DIR DEG 22 22 21 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 23 22 22  
WIND SPD 12 12 7 6 3 2 2 7 9 9 7 6 5 6 6 9 10 8 5  
CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1  
CLOUDS(%) 30 59 70 83 83 69 92 78 64 47 63 67 70 74 82 73 73 71 69  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
ADI 73 36 16 12 9 6 13 18 34 23 14 10 8 9 15 35 41 24 8  
LVORI 1 3 4 5 6 9 5 3 3 3 4 7 8 6 5 4 3 3 5  
STABILITY C D D E E F B D D C D E E E D D D C E  
POP 12HR 5 5 10 10 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C  
DSI 2 2 2 2 2  
MIX HGT 2400 500 400 1900 1700 500 600 2200 1900  
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
T WIND SPD 21 16 12 14 16 14 13 18 13  
CEILING 10700 14100 4700 10100 NONE 5200 6300 6000 12200  
STA PRES 29.93 29.90 29.88 29.91 29.84 29.83 29.82 29.85 29.77  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26SUN 02/22/26MON 02/23/26TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 54 69 47 59 32 51 28 51  
TEMP 58 55 68 58 51 48 57 48 39 33 48 44 34 29 48 42  
DEWPT 55 54 56 54 50 47 45 38 29 23 24 25 21 20 21 26  
MAX/MIN RH 97 67 97 60 70 35 71 33  
RH 89 96 67 87 95 95 64 68 66 67 39 47 59 69 34 52  
WIND DIR SW SW SW NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW  
WIND SPD 3 3 6 2 2 5 9 6 6 7 9 5 5 6 7 2  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC CL CL CL  
POP 12HR 30 80 60 50 20 10 5 5  
RAIN L L C C S  
RAIN SHWRS C L D  
TSTMS S S S  
 

 
 
NCZ110-182100-  
SUNNY POINT  
34.00N 77.96W ELEV. 30 FT  
1253 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 67 52 66 54 69  
TEMP 66 64 59 56 55 54 53 61 65 65 59 56 55 56 56 63 67 66 60  
DEWPT 56 56 56 54 54 53 53 56 57 58 56 55 55 56 55 58 60 60 59  
MIN/MAX RH 71 100 74 100 78  
RH 71 77 90 95 94 97100 83 74 78 91 98100 99 96 85 78 82 97  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND DIR DEG 23 23 22 23 24 23 23 23 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23  
WIND SPD 13 13 9 8 6 3 3 8 10 10 8 7 7 8 8 12 13 10 7  
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2  
CLOUDS(%) 35 55 67 83 85 74 95 88 69 55 80 69 69 76 85 77 67 73 80  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 7 7  
ADI 40 33 21 20 12 10 14 16 22 18 18 16 14 18 20 27 28 20 15  
LVORI 3 3 4 5 5 6 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 5  
STABILITY D D D D E E B D D C D D D D D D D C D  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S  
OBVIS PF  
DSI 2 2 2 1 1  
MIX HGT 1300 800 500 1000 900 800 600 1400 1200  
T WIND DIR SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
T WIND SPD 24 20 14 14 18 18 18 18 18  
CEILING 20800 4400 4700 11100 19900 5200 6300 5800 12200  
STA PRES 29.97 29.94 29.91 29.94 29.88 29.86 29.86 29.88 29.81  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26SUN 02/22/26MON 02/23/26TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 53 65 47 58 34 50 29 50  
TEMP 56 53 64 55 51 48 57 49 40 34 48 44 35 30 47 43  
DEWPT 55 53 55 52 49 47 45 39 29 25 25 26 22 21 22 27  
MAX/MIN RH 97 71 99 64 70 39 70 37  
RH 94 97 71 89 95 96 66 70 66 69 41 48 59 69 37 52  
WIND DIR SW SW SW NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW  
WIND SPD 6 5 7 5 3 6 12 8 8 10 10 7 7 8 8 3  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL  
POP 12HR 40 80 70 60 20 10 10 5  
RAIN L L L C S S  
RAIN SHWRS S C L D  
TSTMS S S S  
 

 
 
NCZ096-182100-  
TURNBULL CREEK  
34.68N 78.58W ELEV. 98 FT  
1253 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 74 56 76 61 80  
TEMP 71 72 65 61 58 56 56 64 73 76 68 63 62 62 63 70 77 79 70  
DEWPT 56 56 58 57 55 56 56 60 60 59 60 60 61 61 61 64 65 62 60  
MIN/MAX RH 56 100 56 95 56  
RH 58 57 77 86 89 98 99 84 64 56 76 91 95 94 94 83 65 56 72  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND DIR DEG 23 23 22 22 22 22 21 23 23 23 21 20 21 21 22 23 24 24 23  
WIND SPD 10 9 5 3 2 2 2 5 7 7 3 2 3 3 5 8 8 7 3  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1  
CLOUDS(%) 57 54 65 85 72 77 87 74 62 56 35 63 58 67 86 78 71 68 61  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
ADI 119 87 12 10 6 6 8 23 47 49 6 6 6 10 20 84 72 69 6  
LVORI 1 1 4 5 5 9 8 4 1 1 4 6 6 5 5 4 1 1 3  
STABILITY C D E E F F C D D D F F F E C C D D F  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C  
DSI 2 3 3 3 3  
MIX HGT 4800 700 500 3300 3700 700 1000 3500 3900  
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
T WIND SPD 24 14 11 13 17 13 14 25 21  
CEILING NONE 20800 10100 5000 NONE 6300 6300 7700 3400  
STA PRES 29.84 29.82 29.79 29.83 29.75 29.73 29.72 29.75 29.66  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26SUN 02/22/26MON 02/23/26TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 55 68 46 56 33 50 28 51  
TEMP 61 56 67 58 51 46 54 46 38 33 47 44 34 29 47 43  
DEWPT 55 53 52 51 49 43 40 35 26 22 22 22 20 20 20 23  
MAX/MIN RH 92 58 93 53 66 31 73 29  
RH 78 92 60 78 90 89 59 66 62 64 36 41 57 71 33 45  
WIND DIR SW SW W NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW  
WIND SPD 1 1 3 1 1 3 8 3 5 6 7 3 3 3 5 1  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC CL CL CL  
POP 12HR 30 80 50 50 20 5 5 0  
RAIN C C C C S  
RAIN SHWRS C L D  
TSTMS S S S  
 

 
 
NCZ099-182100-  
WHITEVILLE  
34.34N 78.73W ELEV. 98 FT  
1253 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 75 55 76 59 79  
TEMP 73 73 65 61 58 56 56 65 74 75 68 61 61 61 62 70 77 78 69  
DEWPT 57 57 58 58 56 56 56 61 61 61 61 60 60 60 60 65 66 64 61  
MIN/MAX RH 57 100 62 97 61  
RH 58 58 79 90 93100100 86 65 62 80 96 97 97 96 85 68 61 77  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND DIR DEG 23 23 21 21 22 22 21 22 23 22 21 20 20 21 22 23 24 24 22  
WIND SPD 9 8 3 2 1 1 1 5 7 6 3 2 2 3 5 7 8 6 3  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1  
CLOUDS(%) 52 59 64 83 79 74 77 84 74 65 45 59 64 73 83 85 71 62 60  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
ADI 110 69 7 7 6 6 10 23 45 54 8 6 6 6 16 52 71108 5  
LVORI 1 1 4 5 6 9 8 4 1 1 4 6 7 6 5 4 1 1 4  
STABILITY C D F F F F C D D D E F F F D D D B F  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 10 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C  
DSI 2 3 3 2 2  
MIX HGT 4600 500 500 3100 3500 600 700 3400 3800  
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
T WIND SPD 21 14 12 16 17 13 13 23 20  
CEILING 10700 14100 20800 5200 4000 NONE 6300 6000 11900  
STA PRES 29.89 29.86 29.84 29.87 29.79 29.78 29.77 29.80 29.71  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26SUN 02/22/26MON 02/23/26TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 56 71 47 58 32 50 27 52  
TEMP 61 57 69 59 53 48 56 48 39 32 47 43 33 28 48 43  
DEWPT 57 55 56 54 51 47 44 37 28 23 24 24 22 20 22 25  
MAX/MIN RH 97 62 98 58 70 35 74 32  
RH 87 96 63 82 93 96 64 64 64 68 40 46 62 73 35 49  
WIND DIR SW SW W NE NE NE NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW  
WIND SPD 1 1 3 1 1 3 7 5 5 5 7 3 3 3 5 1  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 FW SC SC SC SC CL CL CL  
POP 12HR 30 80 60 50 10 5 5 0  
RAIN C L C C  
RAIN SHWRS C L D  
TSTMS S S S  
 

 
 
THIS PRODUCT IS FOR PLANNING AND REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY AND  
IS NOT TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR AN OFFICIAL FIRE WEATHER SPOT  
FORECAST. THE DATA DISPLAYED ARE CACULATED FROM A 2.5 BY  
2.5 KM DIGITAL DATABASE AND ONLY APPROXIMATE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
IN HIGHLY VARYING TERRAIN. PLEASE RELAY ANY COMMENTS YOU HAVE TO  
THE NWS VIA EMAIL AT ILM.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV.  
 
BELOW IS A WEATHER ELEMENT KEY FOR THIS PRODUCT.  
(NOTE: WINDS DO NOT REFLECT LOCAL TERRAIN EFFECTS.)  
 
DAY 1 THROUGH 3...  
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE  
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE  
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE  
MIN/MAX RH OR MAX/MIN RH(%).........MAXIMUM/MINIMUM HUMIDITY  
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS)...........20 FT. WIND DIRECTION  
WIND DIR DEG(DEGREES)...............20 FT. WIND DIRECTION IN TENS OF DEGREES  
RELATIVE TO DUE NORTH.  
EXAMPLE: 09 = 90 DEGREES = EAST; 18 = 180 DEGREES = SOUTH;  
27 = 270 DEGREES = WEST; 36 = 360 DEGREES = NORTH  
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED  
WIND GUST(MPH)......................20 FT. WIND GUST  
WIND CHILL..........................WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE  
HEAT INDX...........................HEAT INDEX  
CLOUDS(CAT).........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY  
EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = SCATTERED;  
B1 = MOSTLY CLOUDY; B2 = CONSIDERABLE CLOUDS; OV = OVERCAST  
CLOUDS(%)...........................CLOUD COVER AS A PERCENTAGE  
VSBY................................VISIBILITY VALUE IN STATUTE MILES  
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY OF ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION  
QPF 12HR(IN)........................LIQUID EQUIVALENT PRECIPITATION AMOUNT  
WEATHER...  
TYPE...  
RAIN...........RAIN  
RAIN SHWRS.....RAIN SHOWERS  
TSTMS..........THUNDERSTORMS  
DRIZZLE........DRIZZLE  
SNOW...........SNOW  
SNOW SHWRS.....SNOW SHOWERS  
SLEET..........SLEET  
FLURRIES.......FLURRIES  
FRZG RAIN......FREEZING RAIN  
FRZG DRZL......FREEZING DRIZZLE  
COVERAGE...  
S..............SLIGHT CHANCE  
C..............CHANCE  
L..............LIKELY  
O..............OCCASIONAL  
D..............DEFINITE  
AR.............AREAS  
PA.............PATCHY  
OBVIS...............................OBSTRUCTION TO VISIBILITY  
TYPE...  
F..............FOG  
PF.............PATCHY FOG  
F+.............DENSE FOG  
H..............HAZE  
BS.............BLOWING SNOW  
K..............SMOKE  
BD.............BLOWING DUST  
AF.............VOLCANIC ASHFALL  
DSI (CAT)...........................DAVIS STABILITY INDEX  
MIX HGT(FT AGL).....................MIXING HEIGHT  
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION  
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED  
ADI (INDEX).........................ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX  
CEILING (FT)........................CEILING  
LVORI (INDEX).......................LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX  
STA PRES (INCHES MERCURY)...........STATION PRESSURE  
STABILITY (CAT).....................PASQUILL TURNER STABILITY  
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY...  
EXAMPLE: W = WARNING; Y = ADVISORY; A = WATCH  
IN EFFECT FOR THE INDICATED HOUR  
 
DAY 4 THROUGH 7...  
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE  
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE  
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE  
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
WIND DIR............................20 FT. WIND DIRECTION  
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED  
AVG CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY  
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION  
WEATHER...  
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS  
 
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