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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
222 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
DISCUSSION
DRY WEATHER RETURNS FOR THIS WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS
THE AREA AND REMAINS IN PLACE.
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS LOW.
NCZ105>110-130730-
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
222 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 85 59 88
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 51 100 48
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 4
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1900 73/1000 1900 67/0900
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
DSI 2 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 4500 4100
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 7 SW 9
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 31500 36900
ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 29 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 37 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 9 9 8
MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 9 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F A F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
84 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
46 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 68 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ087-096-099-130730-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW
222 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 84 59 87
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 49 100 46
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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1900 74/1100 1800 69/1000
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
DSI 2 1
MIXING HGT (FT) 4200 3800
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 6 SW 9
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 25200 34200
ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 12 POOR 4 VERY POOR 18 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 27 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 40 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 9 6 8
MAX LVORI LATE 9 2 9 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
76 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
43 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 67 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ054>056-058-059-130730-
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
222 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 84 58 88
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 50 100 45
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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1900 76/1100 1900 72/1000
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
DSI 2 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 4400 4200
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 6 SW 7
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 26400 29400
ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 23 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 29 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 9 9 8
MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 9 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F A F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
82 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
45 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
89 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-130730-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, DILLON, FLORENCE, MARION, MULLINS,
AND KINGSTREE
222 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 84 58 87
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 46 100 45
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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1900 74/1100 1800 70/1000
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
DSI 2 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 4100 4100
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 5 SW 7
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 20500 28700
ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 10 POOR 4 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 23 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 37 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 9 6 8
MAX LVORI LATE 9 2 9 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F A F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
77 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
43 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
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.
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