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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
234 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
DISCUSSION
GUSTY WINDS, DRY WEATHER, AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A NOR'EASTER DEVELOPS WELL OFFSHORE. HIGH
PRESSURE PREVAILS ACROSS THE EASTERN US AS THE NOR'EASTER MEANDERS
OFF THE COAST.
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS NONE.
NCZ105>110-180745-
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 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 66 47 68
MAX/MIN RH (%) 97 50 86 57
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) N 14 G29 N 14 G25 N 11 G26 N 12 G23
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) N 12 G26 N 14 G26 N 10 G23 N 12 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 9 PM
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2100 44/0600 2000 49/0600
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
DSI 1 1
MIXING HGT (FT) 4300 3500
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NE 26 N 20
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 111800 70000
ADI EARLY 35 FAIR 60 GEN GOOD 27 FAIR 55 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 19 GEN POOR 74 GOOD 14 GEN POOR 64 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 4 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY D D D D
REMARKS...BROTAK STACK PRESENT THROUGH TONIGHT.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
78 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. MAXIMUM RH
81 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
54 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM
RH 88 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
84 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. MAXIMUM RH
94 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NCZ087-096-099-180745-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW
234 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 64 45 67
MAX/MIN RH (%) 94 44 81 50
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) N 11 G24 N 12 G23 N 8 G21 N 10 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) N 9 G21 NE 13 G24 N 8 G18 N 10 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 43/0600 2000 49/0900
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
DSI 1 1
MIXING HGT (FT) 4200 3200
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NE 24 N 21
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 100800 67200
ADI EARLY 37 FAIR 57 GEN GOOD 19 GEN POOR 64 GOOD
ADI LATE 17 GEN POOR 86 GOOD 11 POOR 67 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 3 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY E D E C
REMARKS...BROTAK STACK PRESENT THROUGH TONIGHT.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
75 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
79 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM
RH 88 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
84 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
95 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ054>056-058-059-180745-
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 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 65 46 68
MAX/MIN RH (%) 89 47 80 52
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) N 12 G27 N 13 G25 N 9 G23 N 10 G21
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) N 10 G25 NE 13 G24 N 8 G22 N 10 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 43/0600 2000 49/0800
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
DSI 1 1
MIXING HGT (FT) 4000 3500
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NE 23 N 17
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 92000 59500
ADI EARLY 36 FAIR 56 GEN GOOD 25 FAIR 54 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 18 GEN POOR 66 GOOD 10 POOR 60 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 3 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY D D E C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
76 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. MAXIMUM RH 76 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
47 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM
RH 86 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
82 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. MAXIMUM RH 90 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-180745-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, DILLON, FLORENCE, MARION, MULLINS,
AND KINGSTREE
234 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 62 44 67
MAX/MIN RH (%) 90 40 76 46
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) N 9 G23 NE 11 G22 N 7 G19 N 8 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) N 8 G19 NE 12 G22 N 7 G18 N 9 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 1900 42/0600 1900 48/0900
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
DSI 1 1
MIXING HGT (FT) 3900 3500
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NE 22 N 16
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 85800 56000
ADI EARLY 31 FAIR 55 GEN GOOD 12 POOR 56 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 12 POOR 76 GOOD 10 POOR 62 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 3 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY E D E C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
75 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
76 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
43 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
89 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
85 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
94 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST 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.
FORECASTER...VAO
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