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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
127 PM EDT MON APR 13 2026
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS, BRINGING PERSISTENT SOUTHWESTERLY WIND FLOW, ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND A CONTINUED LACK OF MEASURABLE RAINFALL.
LOW FUEL MOISTURE AND DECREASING AFTERNOON RH THROUGH THE WEEK COULD
LEAD TO INCREASED FIRE DANGER OVER THE AREA. DAILY SEABREEZES
WILL TRAVEL FROM THE COAST INLAND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. NEXT
MINIMAL CHANCE OF RAIN WILL COME NEXT SUNDAY WITH A COLD FRONT.
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS MODERATE.
NCZ105>110-140630-
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
127 PM EDT MON APR 13 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
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 57 87 59 89
MAX/MIN RH (%) 96 35 93 36
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) S 5 SW 4 SW 7 SW 4
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G17 SW 4 SW 7 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1900 66/0900 1900 68/0900
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
DSI 3 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 6600 5500
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 14 SW 13
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 92400 71500
ADI EARLY 20 GEN POOR 47 GEN GOOD 12 POOR 33 FAIR
ADI LATE 8 POOR 72 GOOD 7 POOR 57 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 5 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 97 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
82 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH
44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 89 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH
46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
MAXIMUM RH 74 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM
RH 37 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ087-096-099-140630-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW
127 PM EDT MON APR 13 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 87 59 90
MAX/MIN RH (%) 97 30 90 31
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) S 5 SW 4 S 5 SW 4
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7 SW 4 SW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1900 64/0900 1900 67/0900
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
DSI 3 3
MIXING HGT (FT) 6900 6100
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 14 SW 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 96600 91500
ADI EARLY 19 GEN POOR 47 GEN GOOD 10 POOR 34 FAIR
ADI LATE 7 POOR 97 GOOD 7 POOR 86 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 4 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F B F A
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 92 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 85 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
74 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH
31 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 80 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
33 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
MAXIMUM RH 66 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH
30 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ039-054>056-058-059-140630-
WILLIAMSBURG-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
CENTRAL HORRY-NORTHERN HORRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KINGSTREE, MYRTLE BEACH, SOCASTEE,
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, GARDEN CITY, LITTLE RIVER, ANDREWS,
GEORGETOWN, MURRELLS INLET, CONWAY, LONGS, BUCKSPORT, LORIS,
GREEN SEA, AND AYNOR
127 PM EDT MON APR 13 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 88 58 89
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 30 99 34
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) S 4 LGT/VAR S 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 LGT/VAR SW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1900 64/0900 1900 66/0900
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR
DSI 3 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 6600 5900
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 12 SW 10
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 79200 59000
ADI EARLY 17 GEN POOR 36 FAIR 7 POOR 29 FAIR
ADI LATE 6 VERY POOR 69 GOOD 6 VERY POOR 67 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 7 3 6
MAX LVORI LATE 8 1 6 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 6 FOG 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F B F A
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 98 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 90 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
80 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 85 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH
40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
MAXIMUM RH 68 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH
37 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-140630-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, DILLON, FLORENCE, MARION,
AND MULLINS
127 PM EDT MON APR 13 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 87 58 90
MAX/MIN RH (%) 99 30 94 30
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) S 4 SW 4 S 5 SW 4
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) SW 4 SW 6 SW 4 SW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1900 64/0900 1900 66/0900
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
DSI 3 3
MIXING HGT (FT) 6700 6200
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 13 SW 14
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 87100 86800
ADI EARLY 7 POOR 41 GEN GOOD 7 POOR 32 FAIR
ADI LATE 7 POOR 94 GOOD 7 POOR 91 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 5 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 6 FOG 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 93 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
84 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
75 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH
28 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 77 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
MAXIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. NOT AS WARM. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR 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...LEW
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