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FNUS52 KILM 071856
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
256 PM EDT THU MAY 7 2026
DISCUSSION
AFTER A BRIEF DRYING TREND ON FRIDAY, MORE SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE
POSSIBLE AT TIMES OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK BEFORE DRY
AIR ARRIVES AGAIN TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE
UNLIKELY TO BE SUBSTANTIAL.
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS LOW.
NCZ105>110-080800-
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
256 PM EDT THU MAY 7 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0 60
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 40 0 0 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 76 55 79
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 41 99 66
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) W 5 G17 N 4 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR E 4 LGT/VAR SW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.18
PRECIP DURATION 1 8
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 7 AM
PRECIP END 12 AM CONTINUING
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1900 53/0600 2000 66/0900
DISPERSION POOR VERY POOR
DSI 3 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 6400 3600
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 8 SW 17
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 51200 61200
ADI EARLY 15 GEN POOR 34 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 49 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 10 POOR 51 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 54 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 5 7
MAX LVORI LATE 9 1 6 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY E A F B
REMARKS...BROTAK PROFILE PRESENT THROUGH TONIGHT.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
50 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND
80. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 80.
MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MAXIMUM RH 90 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
82 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
50 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 60. MAXIMUM RH 91 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
52 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ087-096-099-080800-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW
256 PM EDT THU MAY 7 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0 50
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 40 0 0 20
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 76 55 80
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 37 100 61
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) NW 4 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 6 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.15
PRECIP DURATION 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 7 AM
PRECIP END 11 PM CONTINUING
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 53/0600 2000 64/0900
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
DSI 3 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 6100 4100
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 7 SW 16
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 42700 65600
ADI EARLY 9 POOR 36 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 49 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 6 VERY POOR 49 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 56 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 4 7
MAX LVORI LATE 9 1 7 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 6 RAIN 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F A F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 96 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 40 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MAXIMUM RH 87 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
87 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 91 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ054>056-058-059-080800-
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, RED HILL, LORIS, AND AYNOR
256 PM EDT THU MAY 7 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0 70
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 50 0 0 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 75 57 79
MAX/MIN RH (%) 98 44 100 70
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) W 4 N 4 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.28
PRECIP DURATION 1 8
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 6 AM
PRECIP END 12 AM CONTINUING
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 55/0600 2000 66/0900
DISPERSION POOR VERY POOR
DSI 3 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 6000 3400
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) N 7 SW 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 42000 51000
ADI EARLY 16 GEN POOR 38 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 45 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 9 POOR 44 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 49 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 5 8
MAX LVORI LATE 8 1 6 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 6 RAIN 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY E A F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 60 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND
80. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
MAXIMUM RH 88 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
86 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
51 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 60. MAXIMUM RH 92 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-080800-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, DILLON, FLORENCE, MARION, MULLINS,
AND KINGSTREE
256 PM EDT THU MAY 7 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0 50
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 40 0 0 20
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 74 56 79
MAX/MIN RH (%) 99 38 100 63
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) NW 4 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.20
PRECIP DURATION 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 6 AM
PRECIP END 12 AM CONTINUING
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 55/0800 1900 64/0900
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
DSI 3 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 5900 4000
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 7 SW 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 41300 60000
ADI EARLY 11 POOR 39 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 43 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 6 VERY POOR 47 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 57 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 4 7
MAX LVORI LATE 9 1 7 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 6 RAIN 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F A F C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
50 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 97 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
50 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MAXIMUM RH 84 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
90 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
42 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM
RH 92 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. WEST
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.
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