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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST
FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
256 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
DISCUSSION
WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE FOR ONE LAST DAY
BEFORE A COLD FRONT ARRIVES LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS
OR THUNDERSTORMS MAY ACCOMPANY THE FRONT NEAR THE COAST. COOLER
AND DRIER WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE EAST COAST. WARMER
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT
COLD FRONT.
WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE.
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS NONE.
NCZ105>110-232000-
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
256 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 30 30 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 88 42 60
MIN/MAX RH (%) 40 65 32
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 8 G19 N 7 NE 8 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) W 9 G17 NE 8 G19 NE 7 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 4 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 8 PM
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 69/1000 1900 NONE
DISPERSION GOOD
DSI 2 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 6500 4700
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 20 E 13
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 130000 61100
ADI EARLY 53 GEN GOOD 20 GEN POOR 71 GOOD
ADI LATE 87 GOOD 19 GEN POOR 58 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 1
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY C D C
REMARKS...BROTAK PROFILE PRESENT THROUGH TONIGHT.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
80 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
56 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM
RH 97 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
93 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH 82 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MUCH COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH
70 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NCZ087-096-099-232000-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, AND LAKE WACCAMAW
256 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 20 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 87 42 61
MIN/MAX RH (%) 34 51 28
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 8 G21 N 9 G21 NE 7 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) NW 9 G21 NE 7 G18 NE 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0
PRECIP BEGIN 3 PM
PRECIP END 6 PM
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 69/0900 2000 NONE
DISPERSION GOOD
DSI 2 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 6300 4600
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 21 E 12
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 132300 55200
ADI EARLY 57 GEN GOOD 29 FAIR 70 GOOD
ADI LATE 88 GOOD 16 GEN POOR 70 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 1
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY C E B
REMARKS...BROTAK PROFILE PRESENT THROUGH TONIGHT.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
74 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
43 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM
RH 96 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
90 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH 77 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. MUCH COOLER. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM
RH 34 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH
66 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 29 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ054>056-058-059-232000-
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
256 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 30 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 88 45 61
MIN/MAX RH (%) 39 65 31
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) SW 7 G19 N 7 NE 9 G22
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) W 9 G17 NE 8 G19 NE 7 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0
PRECIP BEGIN 4 PM
PRECIP END 7 PM
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 67/0900 1900 NONE
DISPERSION GOOD
DSI 2 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 6500 4200
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) W 20 E 13
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 130000 54600
ADI EARLY 58 GEN GOOD 26 FAIR 69 GOOD
ADI LATE 86 GOOD 20 GEN POOR 58 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 1
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY C D C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
79 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH
59 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
97 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH 83 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. MUCH COOLER. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM
RH 43 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. MAXIMUM RH
65 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-232000-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, MCCOLL, HARTSVILLE,
DARLINGTON, NORTH HARTSVILLE, DILLON, FLORENCE, MARION, MULLINS,
AND KINGSTREE
256 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 87 43 61
MIN/MAX RH (%) 34 52 27
WIND 20FT/EARLY (MPH) W 8 G20 N 9 G20 NE 8 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE (MPH) NW 10 G19 NE 8 G18 NE 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
INVERSION(TEMP/TIME) 69/0900 2000 46/0600
DISPERSION GOOD
DSI 2 2
MIXING HGT (FT) 6400 4200
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH) NW 21 E 12
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 134400 50400
ADI EARLY 62 GOOD 30 FAIR 66 GOOD
ADI LATE 92 GOOD 17 GEN POOR 61 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 2 1
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 1
MIN VSBY EARLY 7 7 7
MIN VSBY LATE 7 7 7
TURNER STABILITY C E C
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
74 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
44 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM
RH 98 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
94 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH 79 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. MUCH COOLER. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM
RH 34 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH
64 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 29 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.
FORECASTER...TRA
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