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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
234 AM EDT SUN SEP 20 2026
DISCUSSION
A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT WILL LINGER NEAR THE AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TUESDAY AND WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE NORTH.
WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE.
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS LOW.
NCZ105>110-201945-
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 AM EDT SUN SEP 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 90 68 92
MIN/MAX RH (%) 52 100 51
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) E 4 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 78/1000 1900 75/0900
DISPERSION VERY POOR
DSI 2 3
MIXING HGT (FT) 4500 5300
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) E 9 E 9
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 40500 47700
ADI EARLY 33 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 23 FAIR
ADI LATE 37 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 44 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 7 9
MAX LVORI LATE 2 9 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 6 FOG 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 71 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 97 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
40 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. MAXIMUM RH
95 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
56 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ087-096-099-201945-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW
234 AM EDT SUN SEP 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 91 68 93
MIN/MAX RH (%) 45 100 47
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 77/1000 1900 80/1000
DISPERSION VERY POOR
DSI 3 3
MIXING HGT (FT) 5300 6200
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) E 7 SE 7
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 37100 43400
ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 37 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 45 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 6 9
MAX LVORI LATE 2 9 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 5 FOG 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
50 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 71 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
40 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
66 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM
RH 95 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
55 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
93 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ054>056-058-059-201945-
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 AM EDT SUN SEP 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 89 68 91
MIN/MAX RH (%) 61 100 55
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) E 4 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 5 PM
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 75/0900 1900 76/1000
DISPERSION VERY POOR
DSI 2 3
MIXING HGT (FT) 3900 4700
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) E 10 E 8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 39000 37600
ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 28 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 33 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 7 9
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 3
MIN VSBY EARLY 6 RAIN 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 6 RAIN 7 7
TURNER STABILITY C F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 73 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
97 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH
67 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 95 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
59 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-201945-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, DILLON, FLORENCE, MARION, MULLINS,
AND KINGSTREE
234 AM EDT SUN SEP 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 90 68 92
MIN/MAX RH (%) 49 100 48
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 77/1000 1900 80/1000
DISPERSION VERY POOR
DSI 3 3
MIXING HGT (FT) 5300 6400
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) E 8 SE 7
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 42400 44800
ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 40 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 43 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 7 9
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 3 FOG 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
50 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 71 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
98 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
66 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM
RH 95 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
55 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
93 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
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.
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