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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
752 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2026
...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...
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 THIS WEEKEND
WILL 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 SUNDAY WITH A
COLD FRONT.
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS LOW.
NCZ105>110-151300-
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
752 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2026
...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 60 89 61 88
MAX/MIN RH (%) 93 35 95 39
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 6 SW 5 SW 6 SW 4
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) SW 4 SW 8 SW 4 SW 8 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1900 69/0900 1900 65/0700
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
DSI 2 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 5700 5100
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 15 SW 14
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 85500 71400
ADI EARLY 12 POOR 37 FAIR 12 POOR 41 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 8 POOR 64 GOOD 7 POOR 58 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 6 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
93 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
79 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 84 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH
42 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS AROUND 50. MAXIMUM RH
62 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
27 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
57 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ087-096-099-151300-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW
752 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2026
...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 60 91 61 90
MAX/MIN RH (%) 92 29 91 31
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) S 5 SW 4 S 5 SW 4
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 LGT/VAR SW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1900 68/0900 1900 68/0900
DISPERSION FAIR POOR
DSI 3 3
MIXING HGT (FT) 6700 6400
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 14 SW 17
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 93800 108800
ADI EARLY 11 POOR 31 FAIR 9 POOR 39 FAIR
ADI LATE 8 POOR 91 GOOD 7 POOR 95 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 5 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 6 FOG 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F B F A
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
88 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
72 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH
27 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 76 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
22 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
55 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 24 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ039-054>056-058-059-151300-
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
752 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 90 60 89
MAX/MIN RH (%) 98 31 96 33
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) S 5 LGT/VAR S 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 LGT/VAR S 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1900 68/0900 1900 68/0900
DISPERSION VERY POOR POOR
DSI 3 3
MIXING HGT (FT) 6500 5900
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 13 SW 12
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 84500 70800
ADI EARLY 9 POOR 32 FAIR 7 POOR 31 FAIR
ADI LATE 7 POOR 71 GOOD 7 POOR 67 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 6 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 6 FOG 6 FOG 6 FOG 7
MIN VSBY LATE 6 FOG 6 FOG 7
TURNER STABILITY F A F A
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
93 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
78 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
35 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
80 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH
35 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS AROUND 50. MAXIMUM RH
57 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
26 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
60 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-151300-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, DILLON, FLORENCE, MARION,
AND MULLINS
752 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 90 60 90
MAX/MIN RH (%) 94 30 91 31
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) S 4 SW 4 S 4 SW 4
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) SW 4 SW 6 S 4 SW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1900 68/0900 1900 68/0900
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
DSI 3 4
MIXING HGT (FT) 6700 6800
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 13 SW 17
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 87100 115600
ADI EARLY 9 POOR 28 FAIR 7 POOR 34 FAIR
ADI LATE 7 POOR 94 GOOD 7 POOR 120 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 5 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 6 FOG 6 FOG 6 FOG 7
MIN VSBY LATE 6 FOG 6 FOG 7
TURNER STABILITY F B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
87 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
74 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH
25 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
74 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH
30 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
22 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
56 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 24 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE 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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