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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
803 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
DISCUSSION
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH TUESDAY AS CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE RIDGES IN. THE HIGH WILL
SLIDE OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST ALLOWING FOR A WARMING TREND DURING
THE MID TO LATE WEEK PERIOD. MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE FORECASTED
BELOW 30% AWAY FROM IMMEDIATE COAST EACH AFTERNOON THIS WEEK. THE
NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN IS THIS WEEKEND, THOUGH CONFIDENCE IS LOW FOR
BENEFICIAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS.
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS NONE.
NCZ105>110-211315-
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
803 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
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 70 47 83
MAX/MIN RH (%) 73 21 80 31
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) W 4 NE 6 LGT/VAR SW 4
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) N 5 NE 4 LGT/VAR SW 9 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 48/0800 2000 61/0900
DISPERSION FAIR VERY POOR
DSI 2 3
MIXING HGT (FT) 6200 7500
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) N 8 W 20
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 49600 150000
ADI EARLY 8 POOR 53 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 81 GOOD
ADI LATE 8 POOR 64 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 99 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 4 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F B F B
REMARKS...BROTAK PROFILE PRESENT THROUGH TONIGHT.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
74 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. MAXIMUM RH
76 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
85 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 95 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 60. MAXIMUM RH 97 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 40 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NCZ087-096-099-211315-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW
803 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 70 47 84
MAX/MIN RH (%) 70 19 84 24
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) NW 4 NE 6 LGT/VAR SW 5 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) NE 4 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 8 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 46/0800 2000 59/0900
DISPERSION POOR VERY POOR
DSI 3 3
MIXING HGT (FT) 5600 9500
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) N 6 W 21
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 33600 199500
ADI EARLY 9 POOR 51 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 74 GOOD
ADI LATE 7 POOR 60 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 147 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 4 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F A F B
REMARKS...BROTAK PROFILE PRESENT THROUGH TONIGHT.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
72 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
73 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. MAXIMUM RH
84 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 96 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 60. MAXIMUM RH 96 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 40 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS
AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ054>056-058-059-211315-
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
803 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 71 47 82
MAX/MIN RH (%) 71 23 87 30
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR NE 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) N 4 NE 5 LGT/VAR SW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 49/0800 2000 60/0900
DISPERSION POOR VERY POOR
DSI 2 3
MIXING HGT (FT) 6100 7600
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) N 8 SW 16
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 48800 121600
ADI EARLY 6 VERY POOR 44 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 57 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 7 POOR 60 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 102 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 4 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
81 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
87 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 96 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
40 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 40 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
40 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS
AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-211315-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, DILLON, FLORENCE, MARION, MULLINS,
AND KINGSTREE
803 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 72 46 83
MAX/MIN RH (%) 67 22 90 24
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) LGT/VAR NE 6 LGT/VAR SW 4
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) NE 4 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 2000 48/0800 2000 58/0900
DISPERSION POOR VERY POOR
DSI 2 3
MIXING HGT (FT) 5800 9100
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) N 7 W 17
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 40600 154700
ADI EARLY 8 POOR 42 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 63 GOOD
ADI LATE 8 POOR 56 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 136 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 2 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 2 2 5 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY F B F B
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
76 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 27 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
80 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
87 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 60. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 30 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR 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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