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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
234 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS
OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...
DISCUSSION
THE APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT PAIRED WITH TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL
BRING INCREASING RAIN CHANCES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THEREAFTER
TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE AVERAGE WITH JUST THE NORMAL SUMMERTIME
SCATTERING OF AFTERNOON STORMS.
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS LOW.
NCZ105>110-190745-
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
234 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
..FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 90 30 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 50 30 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 75 90 66 90
MAX/MIN RH (%) 90 62 86 41
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 9 G24 SW 10 G28 W 4 N 4
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) SW 7 G19 W 12 G27 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.47 0.10 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 6 1
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 3 AM
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2100 78/0600 2000 74/0900
DISPERSION GOOD VERY POOR
DSI 2 3
MIXING HGT (FT) 4000 5800
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 21 NW 9
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 84000 52200
ADI EARLY 30 FAIR 57 GEN GOOD 22 FAIR 34 FAIR
ADI LATE 16 GEN POOR 69 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 59 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 5 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 3 RAIN 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 4 RAIN 7
TURNER STABILITY D D F A
REMARKS...BROTAK PROFILE PRESENT THROUGH TONIGHT.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH
88 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH
86 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH 85 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 90 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
40 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 90 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ087-096-099-190745-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW
234 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
..FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 90 30 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 50 20 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 74 89 66 90
MAX/MIN RH (%) 92 59 86 37
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 8 G22 SW 8 G20 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) SW 5 W 9 G19 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.19 0.61 0.08 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 6 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 3 AM
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2100 75/0600 2000 73/0900
DISPERSION FAIR VERY POOR
DSI 2 3
MIXING HGT (FT) 4200 6300
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 16 NW 9
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 67200 56700
ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 52 GEN GOOD 10 POOR 37 FAIR
ADI LATE 14 GEN POOR 62 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 62 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 5 3 5 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 4 RAIN 7
MIN VSBY LATE 6 RAIN 6 RAIN 7
TURNER STABILITY E D F A
REMARKS...BROTAK PROFILE PRESENT THROUGH TONIGHT.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
87 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
89 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH 86 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 89 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
40 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH
92 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SCZ054>056-058-059-190745-
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
234 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 80 40 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 20 40 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 73 90 68 89
MAX/MIN RH (%) 91 62 92 44
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 8 G20 SW 10 G27 W 4 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) SW 5 G18 W 10 G24 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.17 0.42 0.06 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 4 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 1 AM
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 77/0600 2000 74/0900
DISPERSION FAIR VERY POOR
DSI 2 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 4400 5700
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 21 N 8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 92400 45600
ADI EARLY 28 FAIR 66 GOOD 23 FAIR 31 FAIR
ADI LATE 10 POOR 86 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 53 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 5 3 6 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 5 RAIN 6 RAIN
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY E C F A
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH
90 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH
86 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 90 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
30 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
92 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-190745-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, DILLON, FLORENCE, MARION, MULLINS,
AND KINGSTREE
234 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 80 30 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 20 50 30 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 72 89 67 89
MAX/MIN RH (%) 96 61 90 39
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 7 G20 SW 10 G22 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) SW 5 W 9 G19 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.31 0.48 0.05 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 4 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 AM
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 75/0600 2000 73/0900
DISPERSION FAIR VERY POOR
DSI 2 3
MIXING HGT (FT) 4800 6300
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 18 NW 8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 86400 50400
ADI EARLY 30 FAIR 61 GOOD 16 GEN POOR 38 FAIR
ADI LATE 10 POOR 84 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 57 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 5 3 5 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 5 RAIN 7
MIN VSBY LATE 6 RAIN 7 7
TURNER STABILITY E C F A
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 90 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH 86 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 88 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
30 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH 93 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
50 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
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...III
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