315  
FNUS52 KILM 191250  
FWFILM  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST  
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
850 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2026  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
THE APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT PAIRED WITH REMNANTS OF ARTHUR WILL  
BRING INCREASED RAIN CHANCES THIS MORNING. SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF TONIGHT'S COLD FRONT.  
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL THIS WEEKEND WILL RUN A LITTLE ABOVE  
NORMAL NEXT WEEK. A TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN RETURNS WITH  
SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING STORMS STARTING MONDAY.  
 
WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS NONE.  
 
NCZ105>110-200200-  
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  
850 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 30 0  
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 50 20 0  
MAX/MIN TEMP 89 65 91  
MIN/MAX RH (%) 68 87 36  
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 10 G25 W 4 N 4  
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) W 10 G25 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.35 0.15 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 4 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 PM  
PRECIP END 2 PM 1 AM  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 77/0600 2000 73/0900  
DISPERSION VERY POOR  
DSI 2 3  
MIXING HGT (FT) 4100 6300  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 18 NW 10  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 73800 63000  
ADI EARLY 60 GEN GOOD 11 POOR 36 FAIR  
ADI LATE 77 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 70 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 1  
MIN VSBY EARLY 4 RAIN 7 7  
MIN VSBY LATE 6 RAIN 7 7  
TURNER STABILITY C 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 LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
87 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH  
60 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
83 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
87 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 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 58 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ087-096-099-200200-  
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,  
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW  
850 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 30 0  
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 50 0 0  
MAX/MIN TEMP 88 66 89  
MIN/MAX RH (%) 63 86 36  
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 8 G19 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) W 8 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.38 0.08 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 5 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING 1 AM  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 75/0600 2000 71/0900  
DISPERSION VERY POOR  
DSI 2 3  
MIXING HGT (FT) 4500 6600  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 16 NW 10  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 72000 66000  
ADI EARLY 55 GEN GOOD 10 POOR 41 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE 70 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 76 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 1  
MIN VSBY EARLY 5 RAIN 7 7  
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7  
TURNER STABILITY C 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 LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 41 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 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTH  
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
83 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
87 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  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 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 51 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.  
 
 
 
SCZ054>056-058-059-200200-  
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  
850 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 30 0  
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 50 0 0  
MAX/MIN TEMP 89 68 89  
MIN/MAX RH (%) 66 91 41  
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 9 G24 W 4 LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) W 10 G23 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.34 0.11 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 3 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 PM  
PRECIP END 12 PM 1 AM  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 76/0600 2000 74/0900  
DISPERSION VERY POOR  
DSI 2 3  
MIXING HGT (FT) 4400 6100  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 20 NW 9  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 88000 54900  
ADI EARLY 57 GEN GOOD 11 POOR 33 FAIR  
ADI LATE 80 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 60 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 6 1  
MIN VSBY EARLY 5 RAIN 7 7  
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7  
TURNER STABILITY D F A  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM  
RH 92 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
91 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH  
59 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
84 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
89 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 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 59 PERCENT.  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-200200-  
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,  
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, DILLON, FLORENCE, MARION, MULLINS,  
AND KINGSTREE  
850 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 30 0  
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 50 20 0  
MAX/MIN TEMP 87 66 88  
MIN/MAX RH (%) 64 89 39  
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 9 G20 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) W 8 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.35 0.07 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 3 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 6 PM  
PRECIP END 12 PM 2 AM  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 73/0600 2000 71/0900  
DISPERSION VERY POOR  
DSI 2 2  
MIXING HGT (FT) 4600 6200  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 17 NW 9  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 78200 55800  
ADI EARLY 49 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 41 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE 82 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 65 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 1  
MIN VSBY EARLY 5 RAIN 7 7  
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7  
TURNER STABILITY C F A  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
91 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
92 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH  
53 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
83 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
87 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
93 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.  
 
 
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS  
 
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.  
 
 
 
SC USERS NC USERS  
===================================================================  
VENTILATION RATE BURN CATEGORY VENTILATION RATE  
===================================================================  
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  
===================================================================  
FORECAST SURFACE WIND DISPERSION FORECAST SURFACE WIND  
===================================================================  
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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