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FOUS54 KILM 181008  
PFWILM  
 
FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
508 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
NCZ105-182100-  
BACK ISLAND  
34.53N 77.72W ELEV. 20 FT  
508 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 73 54 74 57 78  
TEMP 50 64 72 71 63 60 58 56 55 64 72 73 65 59 59 60 60 69 76 76 68  
DEWPT 50 58 57 58 57 57 57 56 55 60 60 60 58 58 58 58 58 63 64 64 61  
MIN/MAX RH 59 100 62 99 64  
RH 100 79 60 63 80 92 95100100 86 66 63 80 98 96 93 93 80 65 66 79  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND DIR DEG 20 22 23 22 21 22 22 23 22 22 22 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 24 24 23  
WIND SPD 2 8 12 9 6 5 3 2 2 3 6 7 5 5 3 5 6 8 10 8 5  
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1  
CLOUDS(%) 59 46 56 79 88 88 91 78 88 77 62 52 43 46 55 61 68 65 79 67 62  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
ADI 13 66108 51 9 8 6 6 8 14 29 26 8  
LVORI 5 3 1 1 4 5 6 9 8 4 3 2 4  
STABILITY B C C D E E F F C D D D E  
POP 12HR 0 10 20 10 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03  
RAIN S S S  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C  
DSI 3 3 2 2  
MIX HGT 4500 4400 600 500 2800 2700  
T WIND DIR SW SW SW W SW SW  
T WIND SPD 21 20 13 11 11 11  
CEILING NONE 10700 14100 11100 4000 NONE NONE  
STA PRES 30.05 29.93 29.90 29.88 29.91 29.84 29.81  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26SUN 02/22/26MON 02/23/26TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 53 66 48 61 32 49 27 49  
TEMP 61 54 63 57 54 52 60 50 40 33 47 42 33 28 47 42  
DEWPT 54 48 46 50 51 51 47 40 28 24 24 22 21 19 19 22  
MAX/MIN RH 82 52 99 60 69 36 72 31  
RH 80 82 53 78 89 96 63 68 62 68 39 45 61 71 33 45  
WIND DIR W NW N E E W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 3 3 6 2 3 6 10 7 7 8 9 6 5 6 7 1  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 30 60 60 60 20 10 5 0  
RAIN L C S  
RAIN SHWRS C L L C L  
 
 
 
NCZ110-182100-  
BALD HEAD ISLAND  
33.86N 78.00W ELEV. 30 FT  
508 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 60 52 61 55 63  
TEMP 52 57 59 58 55 54 53 52 52 57 59 60 56 55 55 56 55 60 62 61 58  
DEWPT 51 52 53 53 54 53 53 52 52 53 54 55 55 54 55 55 55 57 58 58 57  
MIN/MAX RH 80 100 82 100 87  
RH 97 85 80 84 94 96 99 99 97 88 82 84 96 98100 98 98 91 87 91 96  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND DIR DEG 21 23 23 23 22 23 24 24 23 23 23 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23  
WIND SPD 6 10 13 15 13 12 9 8 6 8 10 13 10 10 10 10 12 14 15 15 12  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2  
CLOUDS(%) 74 65 61 75 65 90 92 90 91 83 70 64 74 71 71 74 80 68 75 69 73  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 4 2 7  
ADI 15 15 29 34 25 23 20 16 15 16 19 25 20  
LVORI 5 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 5  
STABILITY D C D D D D D D D D D D D  
POP 12HR 10 10 20 10 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02  
RAIN S S S  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S  
OBVIS PF PF PF  
DSI 1 1 1 1  
MIX HGT 900 1100 900 500 700 800  
T WIND DIR SW SW SW W SW SW  
T WIND SPD 19 27 25 17 14 20  
CEILING 13800 20800 4000 23500 4300 4300 4000  
STA PRES 30.09 29.99 29.95 29.93 29.96 29.90 29.87  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26SUN 02/22/26MON 02/23/26TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 54 61 51 59 36 47 32 48  
TEMP 56 54 59 56 55 54 57 51 42 36 45 44 37 32 45 44  
DEWPT 53 51 50 51 53 52 47 42 30 26 24 26 24 23 22 26  
MAX/MIN RH 97 71 99 65 70 41 70 39  
RH 89 89 72 84 94 94 69 70 64 66 44 49 58 68 40 50  
WIND DIR W W S E E W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW  
WIND SPD 8 8 9 8 8 10 13 14 14 15 14 12 10 12 9 6  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 40 60 70 60 20 10 5 5  
RAIN L C S  
RAIN SHWRS S C C L C L  
TSTMS S S S  
 
 
 
NCZ099-182100-  
BORDER BELT  
34.41N 78.79W ELEV. 89 FT  
508 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 74 56 77 60 81  
TEMP 49 64 72 73 65 61 59 57 57 65 74 76 68 63 62 62 63 71 78 79 70  
DEWPT 49 57 56 57 58 57 57 57 57 60 59 58 60 59 60 60 61 64 64 61 59  
MIN/MAX RH 55 100 54 95 53  
RH 100 78 57 56 76 87 94100100 84 61 55 74 89 95 93 94 79 61 53 68  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW W SW  
WIND DIR DEG 20 22 23 23 22 22 22 22 21 22 23 22 21 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 24  
WIND SPD 2 8 10 8 3 3 2 2 2 5 7 6 3 3 3 6 6 8 10 8 3  
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC  
CLOUDS(%) 48 63 69 63 55 89 86 73 85 73 67 46 33 44 51 55 72 79 74 70 50  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
ADI 13 61 93 72 12 11 6 6 10 26 50 94 6  
LVORI 5 3 1 1 4 5 6 8 8 4 1 1 3  
STABILITY B C D D E E F F C D D B G  
POP 12HR 0 5 20 10 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.04  
RAIN S  
RAIN SHWRS S C C L L  
DSI 3 3 3 2  
MIX HGT 4800 4800 600 500 3900 3800  
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW  
T WIND SPD 24 24 14 13 16 18  
CEILING 20800 3200 20800 11100 4400 NONE NONE  
STA PRES 29.96 29.85 29.82 29.80 29.83 29.75 29.72  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26SUN 02/22/26MON 02/23/26TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 55 68 49 61 33 50 28 50  
TEMP 61 56 65 58 54 52 60 50 39 33 47 42 33 29 47 42  
DEWPT 54 49 46 50 51 51 44 37 26 22 22 22 20 19 20 23  
MAX/MIN RH 79 49 99 51 66 32 68 30  
RH 78 78 50 74 92 95 55 61 60 64 37 43 59 67 33 45  
WIND DIR W W NE E SE W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 2 3 5 2 2 6 8 7 6 6 9 3 3 3 5 1  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 40 60 60 50 10 5 0 0  
RAIN C C  
RAIN SHWRS C L L C L  
TSTMS S  
 
 
 
NCZ107-182100-  
HORTICULTURAL CRS  
34.32N 77.92W ELEV. 43 FT  
508 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 73 54 74 57 78  
TEMP 51 65 72 71 63 60 58 56 56 65 72 73 65 59 59 60 60 69 76 76 68  
DEWPT 51 57 56 57 57 57 57 56 56 59 59 58 58 58 58 58 58 62 62 62 60  
MIN/MAX RH 57 100 58 98 60  
RH 99 76 57 60 79 91 95 99100 80 63 59 80 95 96 93 96 78 62 61 76  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND DIR DEG 20 22 23 22 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 22 22 22 23 24 24 23  
WIND SPD 2 9 13 10 7 5 3 3 2 6 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 10 13 10 6  
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1  
CLOUDS(%) 53 36 53 76 68 77 81 78 90 77 64 49 43 58 52 60 73 67 78 65 55  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
ADI 13 62 81 52 15 10 9 5 8 16 34 42 9  
LVORI 5 3 1 1 4 5 6 9 8 3 1 1 4  
STABILITY B C D D D E E F C D D C E  
POP 12HR 0 5 20 10 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02  
RAIN S S  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C  
DSI 3 3 2 2  
MIX HGT 4100 4100 600 400 3200 2900  
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW  
T WIND SPD 23 23 14 11 12 13  
CEILING NONE 10700 14100 11100 4300 NONE NONE  
STA PRES 30.06 29.94 29.92 29.89 29.92 29.85 29.82  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26SUN 02/22/26MON 02/23/26TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 54 67 50 62 33 50 28 51  
TEMP 61 54 65 57 55 53 61 51 40 33 47 43 34 28 48 43  
DEWPT 54 49 46 50 51 51 46 39 28 23 21 22 20 19 19 23  
MAX/MIN RH 82 50 97 54 66 33 70 28  
RH 80 82 50 77 89 93 58 64 63 65 35 42 58 69 31 45  
WIND DIR W W NE E E W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 3 3 6 3 3 7 12 8 8 9 12 6 6 6 7 2  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 40 60 60 50 20 5 5 0  
RAIN C C S  
RAIN SHWRS C L L C L  
TSTMS S  
 
 
 
SCZ058-182100-  
HORRY RAWS  
33.94N 79.08W ELEV. 8 FT  
508 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 74 55 76 60 80  
TEMP 50 65 72 73 65 61 59 57 57 66 74 75 68 62 62 63 63 71 78 79 70  
DEWPT 50 58 58 59 59 59 58 57 57 61 61 61 61 60 60 60 61 65 65 63 61  
MIN/MAX RH 59 100 59 95 58  
RH 99 79 61 60 80 92 97 99100 86 64 60 78 93 95 91 94 83 65 58 71  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W SW  
WIND DIR DEG 20 22 22 22 22 21 21 22 21 22 23 23 20 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 24  
WIND SPD 2 8 12 9 3 3 2 2 2 6 8 7 3 3 5 6 7 10 10 9 5  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC  
CLOUDS(%) 56 66 73 63 54 80 74 79 84 74 70 46 34 54 57 65 72 79 71 71 47  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
ADI 13 62 86 78 11 10 6 6 10 27 59117 6  
LVORI 5 3 1 1 4 5 6 9 8 4 1 1 4  
STABILITY B C D D E E F F C D D B F  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 5 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L  
DSI 3 3 3 2  
MIX HGT 4700 4600 500 500 3800 4300  
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W SW  
T WIND SPD 23 23 13 12 18 19  
CEILING 20800 3200 15700 23500 4700 NONE NONE  
STA PRES 30.03 29.91 29.88 29.86 29.89 29.81 29.78  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26SUN 02/22/26MON 02/23/26TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 56 71 51 63 33 50 28 51  
TEMP 62 56 67 60 55 54 62 51 40 33 48 44 34 29 48 44  
DEWPT 55 52 51 52 53 53 46 38 26 22 24 23 21 20 22 25  
MAX/MIN RH 85 54 100 53 65 35 71 32  
RH 78 85 56 76 92 95 57 61 58 63 38 44 58 69 36 47  
WIND DIR W W NE E SE W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N  
WIND SPD 3 3 6 2 3 6 10 7 7 7 9 5 3 5 6 1  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 40 60 60 40 10 5 0 0  
RAIN C C  
RAIN SHWRS C L L C L  
TSTMS S C S S  
 
 
 
NCZ087-182100-  
LUMBERTON  
34.59N 79.08W ELEV. 120 FT  
508 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 73 56 76 61 81  
TEMP 49 63 70 71 65 61 59 57 56 65 73 75 69 64 62 63 63 70 77 79 70  
DEWPT 49 56 56 57 57 57 56 56 56 60 59 58 59 59 60 61 61 64 63 60 58  
MIN/MAX RH 57 100 56 93 52  
RH 100 80 61 60 75 85 89 97100 84 62 56 71 87 93 91 91 82 61 52 64  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW W SW  
WIND DIR DEG 20 22 23 23 22 22 22 22 21 22 22 22 21 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 24  
WIND SPD 5 12 15 13 7 5 3 3 3 8 10 10 6 6 6 8 9 13 14 12 6  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC  
CLOUDS(%) 54 64 73 73 64 91 87 91 89 72 63 49 32 54 51 60 76 73 72 72 49  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
ADI 14 44 84 83 15 11 9 9 14 26 51 77 7  
LVORI 5 3 1 1 4 4 5 8 5 4 1 1 3  
STABILITY B D D D D E E E D D D C F  
POP 12HR 0 10 20 10 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.06  
RAIN S  
RAIN SHWRS S C C L L  
DSI 2 3 3 2  
MIX HGT 4100 4400 700 500 3600 3600  
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW  
T WIND SPD 24 25 14 13 16 19  
CEILING 20800 3200 20800 4700 4700 NONE NONE  
STA PRES 29.92 29.80 29.77 29.76 29.78 29.70 29.67  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26SUN 02/22/26MON 02/23/26TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 55 67 49 59 33 48 28 50  
TEMP 61 56 64 58 54 52 58 49 39 33 46 42 34 29 47 43  
DEWPT 51 47 46 49 51 49 42 35 26 22 21 21 20 19 19 23  
MAX/MIN RH 76 50 95 51 65 34 68 29  
RH 72 74 52 71 89 90 55 57 60 64 38 42 58 67 33 44  
WIND DIR W N NE E SE NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
WIND SPD 3 5 7 3 3 8 13 9 8 9 13 6 6 6 7 1  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 40 60 60 40 10 5 0 0  
RAIN C C  
RAIN SHWRS C L L C L  
TSTMS S  
 
 
 
SCZ033-182100-  
MARION  
34.19N 79.34W ELEV. 93 FT  
508 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 74 56 76 60 80  
TEMP 49 63 72 73 65 62 59 57 57 65 74 75 69 63 63 63 63 70 77 79 70  
DEWPT 49 58 58 58 58 59 58 57 57 61 62 61 61 60 61 61 61 65 66 63 61  
MIN/MAX RH 60 100 60 94 59  
RH 100 83 62 61 77 89 96100100 88 66 60 74 89 94 93 94 85 68 59 71  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW W SW  
WIND DIR DEG 20 22 23 23 22 22 22 22 21 22 23 23 21 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 24  
WIND SPD 3 10 14 10 5 5 3 3 3 7 9 9 5 6 6 8 9 13 13 10 6  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC  
CLOUDS(%) 55 66 69 69 58 75 78 84 90 79 66 51 37 48 57 61 77 76 74 74 47  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
ADI 13 55 89 73 12 11 9 6 14 26 56 58 6  
LVORI 5 3 1 1 4 5 6 8 5 4 1 1 3  
STABILITY B C D D E E E F D D D D F  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.05  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L S  
DSI 2 3 3 2  
MIX HGT 4400 4400 500 500 3900 3800  
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW  
T WIND SPD 24 23 14 12 17 18  
CEILING 20800 3700 14100 11100 4700 NONE NONE  
STA PRES 30.00 29.88 29.85 29.84 29.86 29.78 29.76  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26SUN 02/22/26MON 02/23/26TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 56 69 50 62 33 50 29 51  
TEMP 63 56 66 60 55 52 60 51 40 33 47 43 34 29 48 44  
DEWPT 56 52 52 53 53 51 45 37 28 24 24 23 23 22 23 25  
MAX/MIN RH 87 58 100 50 69 34 73 33  
RH 78 87 61 76 92 97 56 59 62 67 39 45 63 73 37 47  
WIND DIR W W N E SE W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 3 5 7 3 3 7 12 8 8 8 12 6 6 5 6 1  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 40 70 60 40 10 5 0 0  
RAIN C C  
RAIN SHWRS S C L L C L  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
 
NCZ109-182100-  
NATURE CONSERVANCY  
34.05N 78.29W ELEV. 56 FT  
508 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 70 53 71 55 75  
TEMP 50 64 69 68 60 58 56 55 54 63 70 69 61 57 57 58 58 67 73 72 64  
DEWPT 50 57 57 57 57 56 56 55 54 58 58 58 58 57 57 57 57 61 62 62 59  
MIN/MAX RH 63 100 64 100 67  
RH 100 77 64 68 88 94 99 99100 82 66 67 89 98100 95 96 80 68 70 84  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND DIR DEG 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 23 22 22 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 23 23 23  
WIND SPD 2 8 12 10 7 6 5 3 2 6 8 8 6 6 5 6 6 8 10 8 5  
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC  
CLOUDS(%) 57 41 56 73 55 83 78 82 84 79 63 51 53 62 61 65 73 69 75 68 48  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
ADI 10 56 80 34 16 11 9 6 7 15 28 23 10  
LVORI 8 3 1 3 4 5 8 9 8 4 3 3 5  
STABILITY C C C D D E E F C D D D E  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C  
DSI 2 2 2 2  
MIX HGT 2700 2600 500 400 2200 1900  
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW  
T WIND SPD 21 21 16 11 11 14  
CEILING NONE 10700 13800 23500 4300 NONE 4700  
STA PRES 30.05 29.94 29.92 29.89 29.92 29.85 29.82  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26SUN 02/22/26MON 02/23/26TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 54 68 50 63 32 50 28 51  
TEMP 59 54 65 57 54 53 60 50 39 33 48 43 34 28 48 43  
DEWPT 52 49 49 50 51 51 47 39 27 22 22 23 20 19 20 24  
MAX/MIN RH 85 55 97 56 66 34 68 31  
RH 78 82 56 77 92 93 60 66 61 63 36 45 58 66 33 48  
WIND DIR W W E E E W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW  
WIND SPD 3 3 6 3 3 6 9 7 6 7 9 5 5 5 7 1  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 30 60 60 50 10 5 5 0  
RAIN C C  
RAIN SHWRS C L L C L  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
 
NCZ110-182100-  
SUNNY POINT  
34.00N 77.96W ELEV. 30 FT  
508 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 66 52 66 54 68  
TEMP 51 62 65 63 58 55 54 53 52 61 65 65 59 55 55 56 56 64 67 67 60  
DEWPT 50 55 55 55 55 54 54 53 52 56 56 57 56 55 55 55 55 59 60 59 58  
MIN/MAX RH 69 100 74 100 76  
RH 100 79 70 75 91 95100100100 82 74 76 91100100 95 95 82 77 78 91  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND DIR DEG 21 23 23 23 22 23 24 24 23 23 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23  
WIND SPD 3 8 12 12 9 8 6 5 3 6 9 9 7 7 7 8 8 10 12 10 7  
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1  
CLOUDS(%) 71 58 49 67 57 84 82 85 89 82 64 58 69 63 62 67 81 67 70 65 60  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7  
ADI 9 34 48 37 22 19 12 11 14 14 21 25 16  
LVORI 8 3 3 3 4 5 5 7 5 4 3 3 4  
STABILITY C C C D D D E E D D D D D  
POP 12HR 5 5 20 10 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01  
RAIN S S  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S  
OBVIS PF  
DSI 2 2 2 1  
MIX HGT 1600 1500 900 500 1200 1200  
T WIND DIR SW SW SW W SW SW  
T WIND SPD 19 25 20 14 12 18  
CEILING NONE 20800 14100 21900 4300 4300 4000  
STA PRES 30.08 29.98 29.94 29.92 29.95 29.88 29.85  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26SUN 02/22/26MON 02/23/26TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 53 64 50 61 34 50 29 49  
TEMP 57 53 62 56 54 52 60 51 40 34 47 44 34 30 47 43  
DEWPT 53 49 49 50 51 51 47 41 28 24 24 24 22 20 21 25  
MAX/MIN RH 91 63 100 59 69 37 68 34  
RH 86 84 63 82 92 95 63 68 62 65 39 45 59 67 35 49  
WIND DIR W W E E E W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW  
WIND SPD 6 6 8 5 6 8 10 8 8 10 10 7 7 8 7 3  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 40 60 60 50 20 10 5 5  
RAIN C C S  
RAIN SHWRS S C C L C L  
TSTMS S S S  
 
 
 
NCZ096-182100-  
TURNBULL CREEK  
34.68N 78.58W ELEV. 98 FT  
508 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 74 56 77 60 81  
TEMP 49 63 72 73 65 61 60 57 57 65 73 76 68 63 62 62 63 70 77 79 70  
DEWPT 49 56 56 56 57 57 57 56 56 60 59 58 59 59 59 60 60 64 63 60 59  
MIN/MAX RH 55 100 53 93 52  
RH 100 77 57 56 76 85 90 98 98 84 62 53 72 89 93 93 91 80 61 52 69  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW W SW  
WIND DIR DEG 20 22 22 23 22 22 22 22 21 22 22 22 21 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 24  
WIND SPD 2 8 10 9 5 3 2 2 1 3 6 5 2 2 3 3 5 7 8 6 3  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1  
CLOUDS(%) 52 69 67 74 54 91 88 83 85 74 65 50 37 51 49 53 74 74 76 73 51  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
ADI 13 67 91 86 12 11 6 6 8 22 43 94 6  
LVORI 5 3 1 1 4 4 5 8 8 4 1 1 3  
STABILITY B C D D E E F F C D D B G  
POP 12HR 0 10 20 10 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03  
RAIN S S S  
RAIN SHWRS S C C L L  
DSI 3 3 3 3  
MIX HGT 4500 4800 800 500 3300 4000  
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW  
T WIND SPD 24 25 14 12 13 17  
CEILING 20800 3200 20800 4300 4400 NONE NONE  
STA PRES 29.96 29.85 29.82 29.80 29.82 29.75 29.72  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26SUN 02/22/26MON 02/23/26TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 54 66 48 60 33 49 28 50  
TEMP 61 54 64 57 53 51 59 49 40 33 47 42 34 29 47 42  
DEWPT 51 47 44 49 50 49 43 36 26 22 21 20 20 19 18 21  
MAX/MIN RH 79 46 97 50 65 31 67 27  
RH 70 76 49 73 89 92 56 59 58 63 35 42 58 66 31 43  
WIND DIR W N NE E SE NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 1 2 3 1 1 3 8 5 5 5 7 3 3 3 5 1  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 40 60 60 50 10 5 0 0  
RAIN C C  
RAIN SHWRS C L L C L  
 
 
 
NCZ099-182100-  
WHITEVILLE  
34.34N 78.73W ELEV. 98 FT  
508 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 74 55 76 59 80  
TEMP 50 65 72 73 65 60 58 56 57 65 74 75 67 61 60 61 61 71 78 79 70  
DEWPT 50 58 57 58 58 58 57 56 57 61 61 60 60 59 59 59 60 64 64 62 60  
MIN/MAX RH 57 100 58 98 57  
RH 100 79 59 60 79 92 97100100 86 64 59 77 96 97 93 96 81 63 57 71  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W SW  
WIND DIR DEG 20 21 22 22 21 21 21 22 21 22 22 22 20 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 23  
WIND SPD 1 7 9 7 2 2 2 1 1 3 6 5 2 2 2 3 3 6 8 6 3  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC  
CLOUDS(%) 52 58 72 70 66 82 79 81 86 75 69 49 33 52 55 61 68 84 76 68 47  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
ADI 12 71116 69 6 6 6 6 9 29 47 83 5  
LVORI 5 3 1 1 4 5 6 9 8 4 1 1 4  
STABILITY A B C D F F F F C C D B G  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.04  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C  
DSI 3 3 3 2  
MIX HGT 4800 4700 600 500 3800 3600  
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W SW  
T WIND SPD 23 21 13 12 14 17  
CEILING 20800 10200 14100 11100 4400 NONE NONE  
STA PRES 30.00 29.89 29.86 29.84 29.87 29.79 29.77  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26SUN 02/22/26MON 02/23/26TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 55 69 50 62 32 50 28 51  
TEMP 61 56 66 59 55 53 60 50 39 33 47 43 33 28 48 43  
DEWPT 54 50 48 50 52 52 45 38 27 22 23 22 20 19 21 23  
MAX/MIN RH 83 51 98 54 66 34 70 31  
RH 78 82 52 74 92 95 58 63 61 65 38 43 59 69 34 46  
WIND DIR W W NE E SE W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 1 2 3 1 1 3 7 5 5 5 7 3 2 2 5 1  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 40 60 60 50 10 5 0 0  
RAIN C C  
RAIN SHWRS C L L C L  
TSTMS S  
 
 
 
THIS PRODUCT IS FOR PLANNING AND REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY AND  
IS NOT TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR AN OFFICIAL FIRE WEATHER SPOT  
FORECAST. THE DATA DISPLAYED ARE CACULATED FROM A 2.5 BY  
2.5 KM DIGITAL DATABASE AND ONLY APPROXIMATE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
IN HIGHLY VARYING TERRAIN. PLEASE RELAY ANY COMMENTS YOU HAVE TO  
THE NWS VIA EMAIL AT ILM.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV.  
 
BELOW IS A WEATHER ELEMENT KEY FOR THIS PRODUCT.  
(NOTE: WINDS DO NOT REFLECT LOCAL TERRAIN EFFECTS.)  
 
DAY 1 THROUGH 3...  
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE  
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE  
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE  
MIN/MAX RH OR MAX/MIN RH(%).........MAXIMUM/MINIMUM HUMIDITY  
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS)...........20 FT. WIND DIRECTION  
WIND DIR DEG(DEGREES)...............20 FT. WIND DIRECTION IN TENS OF DEGREES  
RELATIVE TO DUE NORTH.  
EXAMPLE: 09 = 90 DEGREES = EAST; 18 = 180 DEGREES = SOUTH;  
27 = 270 DEGREES = WEST; 36 = 360 DEGREES = NORTH  
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED  
WIND GUST(MPH)......................20 FT. WIND GUST  
WIND CHILL..........................WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE  
HEAT INDX...........................HEAT INDEX  
CLOUDS(CAT).........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY  
EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = SCATTERED;  
B1 = MOSTLY CLOUDY; B2 = CONSIDERABLE CLOUDS; OV = OVERCAST  
CLOUDS(%)...........................CLOUD COVER AS A PERCENTAGE  
VSBY................................VISIBILITY VALUE IN STATUTE MILES  
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY OF ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION  
QPF 12HR(IN)........................LIQUID EQUIVALENT PRECIPITATION AMOUNT  
WEATHER...  
TYPE...  
RAIN...........RAIN  
RAIN SHWRS.....RAIN SHOWERS  
TSTMS..........THUNDERSTORMS  
DRIZZLE........DRIZZLE  
SNOW...........SNOW  
SNOW SHWRS.....SNOW SHOWERS  
SLEET..........SLEET  
FLURRIES.......FLURRIES  
FRZG RAIN......FREEZING RAIN  
FRZG DRZL......FREEZING DRIZZLE  
COVERAGE...  
S..............SLIGHT CHANCE  
C..............CHANCE  
L..............LIKELY  
O..............OCCASIONAL  
D..............DEFINITE  
AR.............AREAS  
PA.............PATCHY  
OBVIS...............................OBSTRUCTION TO VISIBILITY  
TYPE...  
F..............FOG  
PF.............PATCHY FOG  
F+.............DENSE FOG  
H..............HAZE  
BS.............BLOWING SNOW  
K..............SMOKE  
BD.............BLOWING DUST  
AF.............VOLCANIC ASHFALL  
DSI (CAT)...........................DAVIS STABILITY INDEX  
MIX HGT(FT AGL).....................MIXING HEIGHT  
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION  
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED  
ADI (INDEX).........................ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX  
CEILING (FT)........................CEILING  
LVORI (INDEX).......................LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX  
STA PRES (INCHES MERCURY)...........STATION PRESSURE  
STABILITY (CAT).....................PASQUILL TURNER STABILITY  
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY...  
EXAMPLE: W = WARNING; Y = ADVISORY; A = WATCH  
IN EFFECT FOR THE INDICATED HOUR  
 
DAY 4 THROUGH 7...  
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE  
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE  
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE  
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
WIND DIR............................20 FT. WIND DIRECTION  
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED  
AVG CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY  
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION  
WEATHER...  
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS  
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