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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
247 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
DISCUSSION
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS AT TIMES. RAIN COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES,
ESPECIALLY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL RETURN TO
THE AREA BY TUESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK.
WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE.
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS LOW.
NCZ105>110-282000-
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
247 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 60 70
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 60 50 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 88 69 85
MIN/MAX RH (%) 73 100 76
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.21 0.20 0.18
PRECIP DURATION 4 3 3
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 75/0600 1900 75/1000
DISPERSION VERY POOR
DSI 2 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 3200 3100
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 12 SW 7
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 38400 21700
ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 37 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 25 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 9 9
MAX LVORI LATE 4 9 4
MIN VSBY EARLY 6 RAIN 6 RAIN 3 RAIN
MIN VSBY LATE 6 RAIN 6 RAIN 6 RAIN
TURNER STABILITY B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 73 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
59 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH
98 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH
94 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ087-096-099-282000-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW
247 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 60 60
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 50 50 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 87 70 84
MIN/MAX RH (%) 70 100 73
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.16 0.12
PRECIP DURATION 2 3 3
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 76/0900 1900 74/1000
DISPERSION VERY POOR
DSI 2 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 3500 3400
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 10 SW 7
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 35000 23800
ADI EARLY 23 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 38 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 26 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 9 9
MAX LVORI LATE 4 9 4
MIN VSBY EARLY 3 RAIN 6 RAIN 3 RAIN
MIN VSBY LATE 6 RAIN 6 RAIN 6 RAIN
TURNER STABILITY B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
58 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH
98 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH
94 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ054>056-058-059-282000-
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
247 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 60 70
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 60 60 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 87 69 84
MIN/MAX RH (%) 71 100 75
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.18 0.23 0.19
PRECIP DURATION 4 5 3
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 79/1000 1900 76/1000
DISPERSION VERY POOR
DSI 3 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 3600 3300
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 10 SW 6
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 36000 19800
ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 11 POOR
ADI LATE 36 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 21 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 9 9
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 4
MIN VSBY EARLY 5 RAIN 6 RAIN 3 RAIN
MIN VSBY LATE 6 RAIN 5 RAIN 6 RAIN
TURNER STABILITY B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 73 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
65 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
59 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH
97 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-282000-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, DILLON, FLORENCE, MARION, MULLINS,
AND KINGSTREE
247 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 70 50
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 50 70 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 86 69 83
MIN/MAX RH (%) 70 100 74
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.22 0.13
PRECIP DURATION 2 4 3
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 76/1000 1900 74/1000
DISPERSION VERY POOR
DSI 2 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 3600 3600
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 9 SW 6
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 32400 21600
ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 38 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 26 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 9 9
MAX LVORI LATE 4 9 4
MIN VSBY EARLY 2 RAIN 6 RAIN 2 RAIN
MIN VSBY LATE 6 RAIN 5 RAIN 6 RAIN
TURNER STABILITY B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
59 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
98 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH
95 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
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.
FORECASTER...RGZ
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