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WWUS82 KILM 200138  
SPSILM  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
938 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2026  
 
NCZ087-096-099-105>110-202300-  
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-  
INLAND NEW HANOVER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-  
COASTAL BRUNSWICK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, BLADENBORO,  
WHITEVILLE, TABOR CITY, CHADBOURN, LAKE WACCAMAW, BURGAW,  
SURF CITY, WILMINGTON, MASONBORO, MYRTLE GROVE, OGDEN,  
CAROLINA BEACH, SEAGATE, BOILING SPRING LAKES, LELAND, SHALLOTTE,  
OAK ISLAND, LONG BEACH, SOUTHPORT, AND SUNSET BEACH  
938 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2026  
 
...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH  
MONDAY EVENING...  
 
THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND GUSTY  
WINDS WILL LEAD TO INCREASED FIRE DANGER TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
VALUES WILL DROP TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT, ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHWEST  
WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER  
YOU CAN BURN. IF YOU DO, YOU ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION.  
 
 
 
 
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