454  
FNUS72 KILM 182106  
FWSILM  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NHC EM REQUEST...NEW HANOVER COUNTY EM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
506 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 EDT ON JULY 18.  
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
 
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN HORRY COUNTY SC, WELL WEST  
OF THE MONKEY JUNCTION AREA, SHOULD DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS  
ACROSS BRUNSWICK COUNTY THRU 630 PM. THIS WILL LEAVE ONLY A  
SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM THRU SUNSET.  
 
OVERALL SYNOPSIS...  
BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND HOT  
WEATHER ACROSS THE CAROLINAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEAK FRONT  
IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH FROM THE NORTH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH  
INCREASED CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH  
SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS LOW.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.  
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.  
 
TIME (EDT) 5PM  
SKY (%).........17  
WEATHER COV.....SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW  
TSTM COV........SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20  
CHC OF THDR (%).10  
TEMP............91  
RH..............63  
SURFACE WND DIR.SW  
SURFACE WND SPD.12  
SURFACE WND GST.17  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........18 21 26 32 30 25 22 22 30 51 58 49  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 10 10  
TEMP............90 88 85 84 83 82 82 81 80 80 79 78  
RH..............64 67 79 83 85 86 89 90 94 92 93 93  
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW  
SURFACE WND SPD.9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
SURFACE WND GST.16 15 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 10 10 10  
 

 
FORECASTER...HOEHLER  
REQUESTED BY...JASON FULLER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT  
.TAG 2518227.0/ILM  
.DELDT 07/18/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JFULLER@NHCGOV.COM  
 
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