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LOCAL MESONET OBSERVATIONS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
431 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026  
   
SELECTED COASTAL OBSERVATIONS  
 
OBS ---WIND MPH-- AIR WATER  
LOCATION TIME DIR SPD GST TEMP TEMP  
WRIGHTSVILLE BCH-MERCER PIER 1618 230 23 29 59 49  
UNCW MARINE SCIENCE CENTER 1612 230 16 22 60 52  
MASONBORO ISLAND-NORTH END 1600 240 15 25 60  
MASONBORO ISLAND-SOUTH END 1600 250 17 28 MM  
WILMINGTON RIVERFRONT 1618 MM MM MM 59 51  
HOLDEN BEACH-ON ICWW 1625 250 10 11 54  
MYRTLE BEACH-APACHE PIER 1615 230 19 MM 53 49  
N MYR BCH-CHERRY GROVE PIER 1615 210 15 MM 53 48  
MYRTLE BEACH-SPRINGMAID PIER 1618 220 17 20 54 49  
WINYAH BAY-NORTH INLET 1600 MM MM MM MM 52  
 
OBS -WIND MPH- ---RAIN----  
LOCATION TIME TEMP DEW RH DIR SPD GST PRESS 1-HR DAILY   
PENDER COUNTY NC  
 
ATKINSON-5 MILES NE 1625 56 55 98 210 0 0 29.45 0.01 0.01  
CURRIE-3 MILES EAST 1626 56 53 91 160 1 5 29.90 0.01 0.09  
WATHA-HORSE BRANCH RD. 1620 55 52 87 190 3 6 29.87 0.04 0.07  
BURGAW-1 MILE NE 1626 55 53 93 80 0 5 29.84 0.01 0.08  
ROCKY POINT-4 MILES SW 1615 59 52 78 220 1 4 29.87 0.01 0.06  
HOLLY SHELTER-BACK ISLAND 1618 56 MM 85 240 4 13 MM 0.02 0.05  
BURGAW-5 MILES NE 1625 55 53 95 230 0 2 29.86 0.03 0.08  
BURGAW-4 MILES E 1615 56 51 85 260 1 9 29.89 0.01 0.09  
HAMPSTEAD-4 MILES NW 1626 60 53 77 0 3 5 29.89 0.01 0.04  
HAMPSTEAD-1 MILE SE 1615 61 51 71 290 3 10 29.88 0.00 0.03  
SLOOP POINT-PELICAN WALK 1626 58 50 74 250 1 2 29.70 0.00 0.01  
SURF CITY-2 MILES INLAND 1615 58 49 73 170 6 12 29.86 0.00 0.00  
SURF CITY-2.5 MILES NW 1626 59 59 100 200 3 5 29.89 0.00 0.00  
   
NEW HANOVER COUNTY NC  
 
CASTLE HAYNE NCSU-ECONET 1544 59 49 67 180 4 5 29.84 0.00 0.00  
CASTLE HAYNE-1.5 MILES EAST 1626 60 49 67 10 4 5 29.39 0.00 0.00  
WILMINGTON-KINGS GRANT 1625 60 49 69 210 16 21 29.88 0.00 0.00  
PORTERS NECK COUNTRY CLUB 1615 61 51 70 220 2 14 29.83 0.00 0.00  
WILMINGTON-WINDEMERE 1625 60 51 74 220 5 7 30.37 0.00 0.00  
WILMINGTON-MARKET AT 7TH ST 1626 58 52 80 180 6 8 29.85 0.00 0.00  
WILMINGTON-1 MI SW MAYFAIRE 1626 60 50 70 210 3 3 29.47 0.00 0.00  
NEAR LEGION STADIUM 1615 59 50 73 300 2 4 29.89 0.00 0.01  
NEAR CAMERON ART MUSEUM 1626 60 49 67 80 5 12 29.84 0.00 0.01  
WILMINGTON-PINE VALLEY 1626 59 51 73 180 13 17 MM 0.00 0.00  
0.7 MI S HALYBURTON PARK 1626 59 51 73 230 3 11 29.74 0.00 0.00  
WILMINGTON-NAVAJO TRAIL 1626 60 50 70 80 2 3 29.85 0.00 0.00  
WILMINGTON-1 MI W MONKEY JCT 1626 59 50 70 210 4 9 29.88 0.00 0.00  
NEAR ASHLEY HIGH SCHOOL 1626 60 51 73 170 5 7 29.69 0.00 0.00  
WILMINGTON-MYRTLE GROVE SND 1626 60 49 67 200 7 14 29.85 0.00 0.00  
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH PARK 1626 59 48 68 250 12 15 29.83 0.00 0.00  
WRIGHTSVILLE BCH-MERCER PIER 1618 59 MM MM 230 23 29 29.88  
WRIGHTSVILLE BCH-YACHT CLUB 1615 59 48 66 260 11 17 29.89 0.00 0.12  
UNCW MARINE SCIENCE CENTER 1612 60 MM 68 230 16 22 29.86 MM 0.00  
MASONBORO ISLAND-NORTH END 1600 60 MM 70 240 15 25 29.84  
MASONBORO ISLAND-SOUTH END 1600 MM MM 65 250 17 28 29.87  
RIVER RD 0.5 MI N SNOWS CUT 1625 58 49 71 240 18 21 29.71 0.00 0.00  
CAROLINA BCH-1 MI S OF BRIDG 1626 59 47 64 210 13 16 29.64 0.00 0.00  
   
BRUNSWICK COUNTY NC  
 
LELAND-WILLOW WOODS 1615 58 52 81 40 4 8 29.88 0.00 0.05  
LELAND-COMPASS POINTE 1626 58 54 85 170 7 13 29.87 0.00 0.01  
BATARORA 1626 57 54 89 200 9 13 29.91 0.00 0.01  
LELAND-WATERFORD 1625 58 51 76 200 11 16 29.87 0.00 0.00  
GREEN SWAMP 1553 57 MM 78 200 6 21 MM 0.00 0.01  
BOLIVIA-4 MILES SSE 1625 57 51 81 340 5 8 29.86 0.01 0.02  
BOLIVIA-5 MI SW 1625 57 54 90 350 3 6 30.05 0.00 0.01  
SUNNY POINT MILITARY TERMINL 1618 59 MM 64 230 12 26 MM 0.00 0.00  
SOUTHPORT-ABBINGTON OAKS 1615 57 50 78 220 7 11 29.90 0.01 0.09  
SOUTHPORT-RUARK DR SE 1625 57 51 81 230 3 4 29.83 0.00 0.00  
BALD HEAD ISLAND NCSU-ECONET 1544 56 50 81 240 8 12 29.90 0.00 0.00  
ST. JAMES-HARBORWALK 1625 56 49 79 210 2 3 29.93 0.00 0.00  
LOCKWOOD FOLLY-1.4 MI INLAND 1626 55 52 89 260 6 15 29.99 0.00 0.01  
HOLDEN BEACH-ON ICWW 1625 54 52 91 250 10 11 29.45 0.00 0.14  
HOLDEN BEACH-STARFISH DR. 1625 54 49 83 270 1 2 30.02 0.00 0.00  
OCEAN ISLE BEACH-3 MILES NW 1626 55 51 86 150 3 9 29.95 0.00 0.01  
SUNSET BEACH 1625 53 50 88 270 11 13 MM 0.00 0.00  
CALABASH TOWN HALL 1624 55 53 91 210 11 16 29.92 0.00 0.01  
CALABASH-FARM AT BRUNSWICK MMMM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM  
GRISSETTOWN-2.5 MI N 1625 57 52 84 230 1 3 30.22 0.00 0.00  
LONGWOOD-1 MI NE 1626 57 53 88 190 4 6 29.55 0.00 0.00  
   
COLUMBUS COUNTY NC  
 
LUMBER RIVER AT FAIR BLUFF 1625 66 MM 60 160 4 MM 29.76 0.00 0.01  
CHADBOURN-2 MILES SOUTH 1626 65 57 76 170 1 1 29.91 0.00 0.01  
WHITEVILLE NCSU-ECONET 1545 63 52 67 230 5 7 29.75 0.00 0.01  
WHITEVILLE-2 MILES WEST 1618 65 MM 59 220 5 14 MM 0.00 0.01  
TABOR CITY-3 MILES NE 1615 66 55 68 200 7 11 29.83 0.00 0.00  
NAKINA-2 MILES NORTH 1625 62 51 68 180 7 9 29.78 0.00 0.00  
BUG HILL-2.5 MI SE 1615 59 51 76 210 3 4 29.88 0.00 0.01  
PIREWAY-4 MILES NORTHWEST 1625 60 55 83 50 2 3 29.95 0.00 0.00  
   
BLADEN COUNTY NC  
 
DUBLIN-4 MI NE 1625 58 55 87 280 1 1 29.91 0.17 0.26  
BLADEN LKS SP-TURNBULL CRK 1618 57 MM 96 270 0 13 MM 0.13 0.19  
GARLAND-4 MI SW 1615 58 53 83 180 0 3 29.80 0.10 0.11  
BLADENBORO-4 MI W 1615 61 56 84 140 2 11 29.82 0.04 0.07  
COUNCIL-5 MI NE 1625 58 53 82 180 3 4 29.80 0.00 0.02  
   
ROBESON COUNTY NC  
 
RED SPRINGS-5 MILES SW MMMM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM  
ROWLAND-3 MILES NW 1625 58 55 90 210 5 6 29.50 0.12 0.25  
ST. PAULS-W PITTMAN ST 1625 57 57 99 230 2 3 29.57 0.26 0.43  
LUMBERTON-7 MI NE 1626 58 57 99 230 0 0 29.82 0.25 0.44  
LUMBERTON-9 MI NE MMMM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM  
   
HORRY COUNTY SC  
 
GREEN SEA-3 MILES NORTH 1626 65 56 72 180 2 10 29.86 0.00 0.00  
GREEN SEA-3 MILES WEST 1615 65 53 66 0 0 8 29.86 0.00 0.00  
LORIS-2 MILES NW 1625 65 53 66 220 6 9 29.90 0.00 0.00  
LORIS-3 MILES SOUTHWEST 1626 66 55 70 240 5 10 29.89 0.00 0.00  
HOMEWOOD-3 MILES NORTH 1626 65 53 66 270 3 3 29.68 0.00 0.00  
CONWAY-OAK GLENN NEIGHBORHD 1626 64 56 75 220 3 5 29.65 0.00 0.01  
HOMEWOOD-2 MILES EAST 1626 64 54 70 60 1 1 29.57 0.00 0.00  
CONWAY-HARDEES FERRY RD 1626 64 54 70 230 3 3 29.74 0.00 0.00  
CONWAY-COASTAL CAROLINA UNIV 1626 63 50 64 290 0 9 29.91 0.00 0.00  
NIXONVILLE 1625 60 53 78 160 1 2 29.86 0.00 0.00  
SHAFTESBURY GLEN GOLF CLUB 1625 62 53 72 130 6 7 30.74 0.00 0.00  
LONGS-1 MI NW 1625 59 53 80 230 8 11 29.75 0.00 0.00  
LONGS-2 MILES NE 1615 59 51 75 150 4 8 29.88 0.00 0.01  
LONGS-COLONIAL CHARTERS GOLF 1620 57 52 86 230 4 8 29.88 0.01 0.01  
LITTLE RVR-HIDDEN LK VILLAGE 1626 54 50 86 250 5 20 29.88 0.00 0.01  
N MYR BCH-CHERRY GROVE PIER 1615 53 MM 86 210 15 MM 29.86 MM MM  
BRIARCLIFFE ACRES 1626 53 50 91 240 14 16 29.81 0.00 0.02  
MYRTLE BEACH-APACHE PIER 1615 53 MM 85 230 19 MM 29.85 MM MM  
CAROLINA FOREST-WATERBRIDGE 1615 60 51 73 150 2 4 29.89 0.00 0.02  
CAROLINA FOREST-WATERFORD 1626 64 53 67 220 4 12 29.87 0.00 0.00  
MYRTLE BEACH-48TH AVE N 1615 57 50 77 220 7 17 29.90 0.00 0.01  
NEAR MYR AIRPORT AT HWY 17 1626 60 53 76 120 2 3 29.87 0.00 0.00  
1.5 MI WEST OF MYR AIRPORT 1620 60 51 74 240 3 4 23.67 0.00 0.01  
MYRTLE BEACH-SPRINGMAID PIER 1618 54 MM MM 220 17 20 29.89  
MYRTLE BEACH-PRESTWICK 1626 58 52 82 210 2 11 29.94 0.00 0.00  
SOCASTEE-2 MILES SW 1626 64 54 70 180 1 2 29.70 0.00 0.00  
SOCASTEE-3.5 MILES SW 1626 63 54 71 210 1 1 29.43 0.00 0.01  
LONGWOOD LANDING 1626 63 52 68 300 3 8 29.86 0.00 0.00  
GARDEN CITY-4 MILES WEST 1626 63 54 73 180 5 6 29.92 0.00 0.00  
INTL CLUB OF MYRTLE BEACH 1626 63 54 72 130 0 3 29.83 0.00 0.00  
   
GEORGETOWN COUNTY SC  
 
PLEASANT HILL-DEEP CREEK RD 1626 66 56 70 220 4 8 MM 0.00 0.02  
WEDGEFIELD COUNTRY CLUB 1625 63 53 71 140 7 8 29.69 0.00 0.00  
GEORGETOWN AIRPORT-1 MI NE 1626 62 54 74 240 3 5 29.90 0.00 0.00  
GEORGETOWN-PYATT STREET 1626 62 53 72 250 3 5 29.91 0.00 0.00  
GEORGETOWN-TIDELANDS HOSPTAL 1624 62 49 61 260 12 18 29.92 0.00 0.00  
WACHESAW RD AT OLD KINGS HWY 1626 62 55 77 90 4 11 29.70 0.00 0.00  
MURRELLS INLET-1 MILE SW 1626 60 54 80 210 1 1 29.67 0.00 0.00  
NORTH LITCHFIELD BEACH 1626 61 53 76 230 2 9 29.71 0.00 0.01  
LITCHFIELD BEACH-2 MI INLAND 1626 63 52 69 340 3 4 29.91 0.00 0.00  
PAWLEYS ISL-US17/S CAUSEWAY 1626 62 53 73 270 4 6 29.61 0.00 0.00  
PRINCE GEORGE 1626 61 54 77 200 3 16 29.88 0.00 0.00  
WINYAH BAY-NORTH INLET 1545 61 MM 72 210 16 22  
   
DILLON COUNTY SC  
 
DILLON-DAVID STREET 1626 60 59 99 110 0 1 29.64 0.10 0.21  
   
MARION COUNTY SC  
 
MARION-3 MILES SOUTH 1625 64 57 79 70 4 6 29.91 0.00 0.00  
   
FLORENCE COUNTY SC  
 
FLORENCE-MEADOWS NEIGHBORHOD 1625 60 59 96 190 4 4 29.79 0.00 0.00  
FLORENCE-OAKDALE LAKE 1435 63 59 87 320 9 13 29.68 0.00 0.12  
WEST FLORENCE-JEFFERSON DR. 1626 62 60 93 220 2 7 29.91 0.06 0.18  
FLORENCE-0.5 MI SW TIMROD PK 1626 61 58 91 10 1 1 29.81 0.07 0.20  
MARS BLUFF 1625 66 57 73 270 2 3 29.89 0.00 0.00  
EFFINGHAM-7 MILES SW 1626 62 59 90 60 0 0 29.72 0.04 0.10  
OLANTA-1.5 MILES NORTHEAST 1625 63 61 92 240 3 3 29.89 0.03 0.06  
SCRANTON-3 MILES WEST 1626 65 60 84 220 3 3 29.62 0.00 0.00  
SCRANTON-2 MILES WEST 1626 64 60 87 140 1 2 29.71 0.01 0.01  
SCRANTON-4.5 MILES EAST 1615 65 59 81 190 1 3 29.87 0.00 0.00  
   
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY SC  
 
HEMINGWAY-1 MILE SOUTH 1626 66 56 71 260 3 5 29.86 MM MM  
   
DARLINGTON COUNTY SC  
 
CLYDE-3 MILES WEST 1620 58 58 98 200 5 7 29.87 0.16 0.40  
NORTH HARTSVILLE-2 MILES N 1626 58 57 98 70 0 0 29.88 0.23 0.51  
HARTSVILLE-7 MI NE 1626 59 59 99 190 2 3 29.61 0.30 0.49  
OATES-3.5 MILES SE 1626 60 60 98 270 1 2 30.10 0.07 0.20  
   
MARLBORO COUNTY SC  
 
BENNETTSVILLE-2 MILES SE 1558 59 58 99 270 0 0 30.30 0.07 0.37  
CLIO-1.5 MI NW 1625 59 58 98 0 0 1 29.84 0.15 0.65  
   
MARINE OBSERVATIONS  
 
BUOY 41024-2 MI S SUNSET BCH 1508 53 50 MM 210 11 16 29.87  
BUOY 41037-29 MI SE WRTSVL B 1508 62 59 MM 230 20 31 29.91  
BUOY 41038-6 MI SE WRITSVL B 1508 55 48 MM 220 25 29 29.87  
BUOY 41013-FRYING PAN SHOALS 1600 64 58 MM 220 29 36 29.93  
   
OCEAN WATER TEMPERATURES  
 
LOCATION TIME WATER TEMP  
WRIGHTSVILLE BCH-MERCER PIER 1618 49  
UNCW MARINE SCIENCE CENTER 1612 52  
MASONBORO ISL-0.5 MI E 1605 49  
BUOY 41038-6 MI SE WRITSVL B 1508 50  
BUOY 41037-29 MI SE WRTSVL B MMMM MM  
BUOY 41108-10 MI S BALD HEAD 1556 49  
BUOY 41013-FRYING PAN SHOALS 1540 64  
BUOY 41024-2 MI S SUNSET BCH 1508 49  
N MYR BCH-CHERRY GROVE PIER 1615 48  
MYRTLE BEACH-APACHE PIER 1615 49  
MYRTLE BEACH-SPRINGMAID PIER 1618 49  
   
SOIL TEMPERATURES  
 
INCHES DEPTH  
LOCATION TIME 4 12 36  
CASTLE HAYNE NCSU-ECONET 1544 52  
WILMINGTON-KINGS GRANT 1600 54 53 55  
BALD HEAD ISLAND NCSU-ECONET 1544 54  
WHITEVILLE NCSU-ECONET 1545 52  
 
 
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