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FNUS52 KILM 291832  
FWFILM  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST  
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
232 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY WITH SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS AT TIMES. RAIN COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH  
SUNDAY. HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL RETURN TO THE AREA BY TUESDAY AND  
PERSIST THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS MODERATE.  
 
NCZ105>110-300745-  
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  
232 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
 
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 40 30 20  
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 40 40 30 20  
MIN/MAX TEMP 70 90 70 94  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 67 100 59  
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.13 0.02 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1 2 0 0  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM 6 PM  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1900 78/1000 2000 77/0900  
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR  
DSI 2 3  
MIXING HGT (FT) 3700 4900  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) S 7 SW 7  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 25900 34300  
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 26 FAIR  
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 26 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 36 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 9 9 9  
MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 9 3  
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 3 RAIN 7  
MIN VSBY LATE 6 RAIN 7 7  
TURNER STABILITY F B F A  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
98 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
97 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 40 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT.  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
NCZ087-096-099-300745-  
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,  
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW  
232 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
 
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 30 0  
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 30 30 30 0  
MIN/MAX TEMP 70 89 70 93  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 62 100 52  
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.05 0.01 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 2 2 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 9 PM  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1900 76/1000 1900 75/0900  
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR  
DSI 2 3  
MIXING HGT (FT) 4000 5000  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) S 6 W 6  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 24000 30000  
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 25 FAIR  
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 28 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 40 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 9 9 9  
MAX LVORI LATE 9 4 9 3  
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 1 RAIN 7  
MIN VSBY LATE 4 RAIN 7 7  
TURNER STABILITY F B F A  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 52 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 48 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
97 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
96 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 40 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
SCZ054>056-058-059-300745-  
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  
232 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
 
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 30 30 20  
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 40 30 30 20  
MIN/MAX TEMP 70 89 70 93  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 68 100 61  
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.06 0.01 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 0 0  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM 6 PM  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 78/1000 2000 77/0900  
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR  
DSI 2 2  
MIXING HGT (FT) 3800 4800  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) S 6 SW 6  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 22800 28800  
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 23 FAIR  
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 25 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 34 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 9 9 9  
MAX LVORI LATE 9 4 9 3  
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 3 RAIN 7  
MIN VSBY LATE 6 RAIN 7 7  
TURNER STABILITY F B F A  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH  
59 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
99 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-300745-  
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,  
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, DILLON, FLORENCE, MARION, MULLINS,  
AND KINGSTREE  
232 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
 
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 30 30 0  
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 40 30 30 0  
MIN/MAX TEMP 70 88 70 92  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 63 100 55  
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.03 0.01 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 1 PM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END 6 AM CONTINUING 9 PM  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 76/1000 1900 75/0900  
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR  
DSI 2 3  
MIXING HGT (FT) 4100 5100  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SW 6 W 6  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 24600 30600  
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 16 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 22 FAIR  
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 26 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 37 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 9 9 9  
MAX LVORI LATE 9 4 9 3  
MIN VSBY EARLY 6 RAIN 0 RAIN 7  
MIN VSBY LATE 1 RAIN 7 7  
TURNER STABILITY F B F A  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
98 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
98 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
40 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.  
 
 
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS  
 
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR 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  
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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.  
 
 
 
FORECASTER...WEINER  
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