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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
146 PM EDT FRI APR 24 2026
NCZ087-096-099-105>110-252300-
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
146 PM EDT FRI APR 24 2026
...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...
THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS, NEAR CRITICAL LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY, AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO INCREASED FIRE DANGER
CONDITIONS DURING SATURDAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 25 TO 35 PERCENT
DURING THE AFTERNOON, WITH THE LOWEST HUMIDITIES ACROSS INLAND
AREAS. IN ADDITION, SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 15 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED, WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS ALONG THE
COASTAL AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES TO REVIEW
THE STATUS OF ANY BURN BANS.
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