217  
FNUS52 KILM 101849  
FWFILM  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST  
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
249 PM EDT SUN MAY 10 2026  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
EXPECT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STRONGER AND POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS  
ON MONDAY BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH BRINGING DRY AIR  
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. CONVECTION ON MONDAY COULD BRING RAINFALL  
TOTALS NEAR AN INCH IN SPOTS ACROSS OUR COASTAL AREAS. RAIN  
CHANCES WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM  
APPROACHES WITH DRY CONDITIONS RETURNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO  
THE WEEKEND.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS MODERATE.  
 
NCZ105>110-110800-  
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  
249 PM EDT SUN MAY 10 2026  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 80 0  
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 50 50 0  
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 86 51 75  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 48 95 40  
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 5 NE 6  
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR E 4 NE 5 E 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.22 0.16 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 2 3  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 72/0900 2000 NONE  
DISPERSION VERY POOR FAIR  
DSI 3 3  
MIXING HGT (FT) 5300 7100  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) SE 9 NE 12  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 47700 85200  
ADI EARLY 6 VERY POOR 28 FAIR 11 POOR 69 GOOD  
ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 50 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 81 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 6 1  
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 3 RAIN 4 RAIN  
MIN VSBY LATE 4 FOG 5 RAIN 7  
TURNER STABILITY F B E B  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
83 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
52 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 96 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
80 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
87 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
88 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
NCZ087-096-099-110800-  
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,  
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW  
249 PM EDT SUN MAY 10 2026  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 50 50 0  
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 50 50 0  
MIN/MAX TEMP 60 86 53 75  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 99 43 92 34  
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 5 NE 5  
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR N 4 G17 NE 4 NE 4  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.08 0.05 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING 12 AM  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 70/0900 2000 NONE  
DISPERSION VERY POOR FAIR  
DSI 3 3  
MIXING HGT (FT) 5200 7200  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) N 10 NE 8  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 52000 57600  
ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 25 FAIR 15 GEN POOR 60 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 56 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 82 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 7 4 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 9 1 6 1  
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 3 RAIN 6 RAIN  
MIN VSBY LATE 5 FOG 5 RAIN 7  
TURNER STABILITY F B E A  
 
REMARKS...BROTAK PROFILE PRESENT THROUGH TONIGHT.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
89 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH  
42 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 94 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT.  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT.  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
79 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
87 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
87 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTH  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
SCZ054>056-058-059-110800-  
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  
249 PM EDT SUN MAY 10 2026  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 70 0  
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 50 50 0  
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 87 54 75  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 48 94 43  
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 4 NE 6 G18  
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR S 4 NE 5 E 6 G17  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.20 0.15 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 3 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 72/0900 2000 NONE  
DISPERSION VERY POOR FAIR  
DSI 3 3  
MIXING HGT (FT) 6200 6600  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 9 NE 13  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 55800 85800  
ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 31 FAIR 11 POOR 66 GOOD  
ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 56 GEN GOOD 10 POOR 81 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 8 5 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 9 2 6 1  
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 5 RAIN 5 RAIN  
MIN VSBY LATE 6 FOG 5 RAIN 7  
TURNER STABILITY F B E B  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
86 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
54 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS  
IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 96 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
50 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH  
44 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
78 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
90 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
89 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH  
50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-110800-  
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,  
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, DILLON, FLORENCE, MARION, MULLINS,  
AND KINGSTREE  
249 PM EDT SUN MAY 10 2026  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 50 40 0  
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 50 40 0  
MIN/MAX TEMP 60 86 54 75  
MAX/MIN RH (%) 100 41 90 34  
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 5 NE 5  
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) LGT/VAR N 4 NE 4 E 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.04 0.03 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING 10 PM  
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 71/1000 2000 NONE  
DISPERSION VERY POOR FAIR  
DSI 3 3  
MIXING HGT (FT) 7000 7200  
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 12 E 9  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 84000 64800  
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 34 FAIR 15 GEN POOR 63 GOOD  
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 70 GOOD 9 POOR 80 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 6 4 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 9 1 5 1  
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 6 RAIN 6 RAIN  
MIN VSBY LATE 7 6 RAIN 7  
TURNER STABILITY F A E B  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
91 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH  
40 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS  
AROUND 60. MAXIMUM RH 94 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
77 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH  
88 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM  
RH 86 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
   
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  
===================================================================  
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...RGZ  
 
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