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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
130 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
DISCUSSION
TEMPERATURES AND MOISTURE GRADUALLY REBOUND TUESDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY, RETREATING AWAY FROM CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY
THRESHOLDS. A WINTER STORM LIKELY IMPACTS THE AREA THROUGH THE
WEEKEND, WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEING THE MOST PROBABLE
PRECIPITATION TYPES.
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS NONE.
NCZ105>110-210730-
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
130 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 18 56 36 64
MAX/MIN RH (%) 81 45 100 42
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) 1700 41/1000 1700 55/1100
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
DSI 1 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 3100 2800
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) S 10 W 8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 31000 22400
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 28 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 36 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 25 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 7 8
MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 9 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F B F C
REMARKS...BROTAK PROFILE PRESENT THROUGH TONIGHT.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM
RH 95 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. MAXIMUM RH 83 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLOUDY WITH SLEET, RAIN, FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW
LIKELY. MUCH COLDER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH
69 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
FREEZING RAIN WITH RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
MINIMUM RH 88 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN LIKELY.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH
64 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 14. MAXIMUM RH
92 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ087-096-099-210730-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW
130 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 20 55 36 63
MAX/MIN RH (%) 74 33 100 41
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) 1700 42/1100 1700 53/1100
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
DSI 1 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 2900 2700
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) S 13 W 10
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 37700 27000
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 21 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 16 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 41 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 34 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 9 7
MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 9 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM
RH 95 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
AND FREEZING RAIN. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
78 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SLEET WITH POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN WITH SNOW AND RAIN
LIKELY. MUCH COLDER. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
FREEZING RAIN WITH RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
MINIMUM RH 86 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH
62 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 10. MAXIMUM RH
98 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ054>056-058-059-210730-
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, LONGS, BUCKSPORT, LORIS,
GREEN SEA, AND AYNOR
130 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 22 57 38 65
MAX/MIN RH (%) 82 51 100 42
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) 1700 44/1100 1700 55/1100
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
DSI 1 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 2900 3100
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) S 9 SW 8
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 26100 24800
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 26 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 12 POOR
ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 31 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 26 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 9 9
MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 9 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM
RH 98 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH 87 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SATURDAY
A CHANCE OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN. MUCH COLDER.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
FREEZING RAIN WITH RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
MINIMUM RH 93 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN AND
RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH
66 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 16. MAXIMUM RH
95 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-210730-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, DILLON, FLORENCE, MARION, MULLINS,
AND KINGSTREE
130 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 56 35 64
MAX/MIN RH (%) 82 36 100 41
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) 1700 43/1100 1700 54/1100
DISPERSION VERY POOR VERY POOR
DSI 1 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 2900 3100
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) S 12 W 9
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 34800 27900
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 39 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 36 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 9 7
MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 9 2
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM
RH 99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
AND FREEZING RAIN. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. MAXIMUM RH
83 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WITH RAIN LIKELY. MUCH
COLDER. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
FREEZING RAIN WITH RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
MINIMUM RH 89 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH
64 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 10. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION BELOW 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...BOATMAN
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