801  
FNUS72 KILM 201545  
FWSILM  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 2026 WATER RESCUE EX...WBFD/OR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
1145 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MAY 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS FORECAST...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AT 910-762-1374.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
HIGH CONFIDENCE IN DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD, ALTHOUGH  
THERE IS A VERY LOW RISK FOR A SHOWER LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL  
BE ELEVATED AND GUSTY INTO EARLY EVENING DUE TO THE SEA BREEZE.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 18 KT.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.  
 
TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........12 10 7 6 5 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............76 77 77 77 77 77  
SFC WND DIR.....S S S S S S  
SFC WND SPD KTS.10 13 14 12 12 11  
SFC WND GST.....13 15 17 16 15 15  
WAVE HGT (FT)...2 2 2 2 2 2  
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY, DIMINISHING  
TO 5 TO 10 KT.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........11 17 23 20 18 16 14 12 9 12 14 16  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............77 76 75 74 74 73 72 72 72 71 71 71  
SFC WND DIR.....S S S S S S S S SW S SW S  
SFC WND SPD KTS.10 9 9 7 6 7 7 6 5 5 5 4  
SFC WND GST.....14 13 12 10 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 6  
WAVE HGT (FT)...2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
 
 
FORECASTER...BRIGHT  
REQUESTED BY...SAMUEL PROFFITT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE  
.TAG 2614133.0/ILM  
.DELDT 05/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SPROFFITT@TOWB.ORG  
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