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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1213 PM EST WED JAN 14 2026
DISCUSSION
LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING, BUT LIMITED RAINFALL
TOTALS WILL MAINTAIN DRY SOILS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT WITH DRY AIR AND GUSTY WINDS. CRITICAL
RH VALUES NEAR 25-30% ARE LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING,
AND FREQUENT GUSTS MAY ECLIPSE 25 MPH. COLD, DRY AIR REMAINS IN
PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT, THOUGH WITH WEAKER WINDS. NEXT FRONTAL
SYSTEM IMPACTS THE AREA LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS LOW.
NCZ105>110-150615-
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
1213 PM EST WED JAN 14 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE RAIN NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 46 18 49
MAX/MIN RH (%) 89 26 60 24
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 5 G19 NW 8 G19 NW 7 G20 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) W 6 G20 NW 10 G20 LGT/VAR SW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 6 AM
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1600 41/0600 1800 24/0800
DISPERSION FAIR POOR
DSI 1 1
MIXING HGT (FT) 5400 3100
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 26 SW 16
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 140400 49600
ADI EARLY 13 GEN POOR 61 GOOD 13 GEN POOR 33 FAIR
ADI LATE 15 GEN POOR 82 GOOD 7 POOR 60 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 2 2
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 3 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY E D F C
REMARKS...BROTAK PROFILE PRESENT THROUGH TONIGHT.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
82 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH
50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. MAXIMUM
RH 83 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
MAXIMUM RH 74 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. MAXIMUM RH
71 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
69 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
35 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ087-096-099-150615-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW
1213 PM EST WED JAN 14 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 44 19 48
MAX/MIN RH (%) 88 24 59 20
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 5 G17 NW 8 G20 NW 6 G19 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) W 6 G17 NW 9 G21 LGT/VAR SW 6 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1700 43/1300 1800 28/0900
DISPERSION FAIR VERY POOR
DSI 1 1
MIXING HGT (FT) 5900 3000
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 26 SW 18
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 153400 54000
ADI EARLY 14 GEN POOR 70 GOOD 14 GEN POOR 42 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 14 GEN POOR 86 GOOD 7 POOR 61 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 3 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY E C F C
REMARKS...BROTAK PROFILE PRESENT THROUGH TONIGHT.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. MAXIMUM RH
75 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH
43 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. MAXIMUM
RH 81 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SNOW 30 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR, COLDER. LOWS AROUND 19. MAXIMUM RH
76 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
68 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
29 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ054>056-058-059-150615-
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, LONGS, BUCKSPORT, LORIS,
GREEN SEA, AND AYNOR
1213 PM EST WED JAN 14 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 46 20 49
MAX/MIN RH (%) 89 26 61 23
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 5 G19 NW 8 G18 NW 5 G18 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) W 6 G19 NW 10 G19 LGT/VAR SW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1700 41/0600 1800 29/0900
DISPERSION FAIR VERY POOR
DSI 1 1
MIXING HGT (FT) 5800 2900
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 25 SW 14
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 145000 40600
ADI EARLY 13 GEN POOR 68 GOOD 13 GEN POOR 34 FAIR
ADI LATE 13 GEN POOR 92 GOOD 6 VERY POOR 51 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 3 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY E D F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
81 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH
49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. MAXIMUM
RH 82 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
COLDER. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
MAXIMUM RH 74 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. MAXIMUM RH
73 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. MAXIMUM RH
71 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-150615-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, DILLON, FLORENCE, MARION, MULLINS,
AND KINGSTREE
1213 PM EST WED JAN 14 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 43 19 48
MAX/MIN RH (%) 91 24 64 22
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 5 NW 8 G19 NW 5 G17 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) W 6 NW 10 G20 LGT/VAR SW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1700 39/1100 1800 28/0900
DISPERSION FAIR VERY POOR
DSI 1 1
MIXING HGT (FT) 6200 3000
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 25 SW 17
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 155000 51000
ADI EARLY 18 GEN POOR 63 GOOD 13 GEN POOR 44 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 17 GEN POOR 86 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 60 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 3 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY D D F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. MAXIMUM RH
77 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. MAXIMUM
RH 77 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM
RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR, COLDER. LOWS AROUND 20. MAXIMUM RH
75 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
72 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
71 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
27 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR 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.
FORECASTER...VAO
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