Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
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FNUS52 KILM 221818
FWFILM
Fire Weather Planning Forecast
for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
118 PM EST Sun Feb 22 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A band of showers will cross the area this afternoon before drier
air filters in tonight. Cold and dry weather will continue into
early this week, and breezy northwest winds paired with lower
humidity could present some fire weather concerns on Monday.
Temperatures will then rise above normal again for the latter half
of next week ahead of another frontal system, with rain chances
returning from Thursday onward.
Fog potential for tonight is None.
NCZ105>110-230730-
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
118 PM EST Sun Feb 22 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 28 48 25 49
Max/Min RH (%) 80 30 69 29
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) NW 11 G31 NW 11 G22 NW 7 G17 NW 5
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) NW 10 G26 NW 11 G22 NW 5 W 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1800 30/0600 1800 None
Dispersion Excellent Fair
DSI 3 2
Mixing Hgt (ft) 6700 5100
Transport Wind (mph) NW 28 W 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 187600 86700
ADI Early 39 Fair 91 Good 12 Poor 75 Good
ADI Late 21 Fair 127 Very Good11 Poor 97 Good
Max LVORI Early 3 1 2 3
Max LVORI Late 2 1 3 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability D C E B
Remarks...Brotak Profile Present Through Tonight.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
69 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
42 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool. Lows in the upper
40s. Maximum RH 84 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows around 50.
Maximum RH 97 percent. Chance of rain 70 percent. South winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs in
the mid 60s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH 91 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum RH 53 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
NCZ087-096-099-230730-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw
118 PM EST Sun Feb 22 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 29 47 25 50
Max/Min RH (%) 72 30 68 27
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) NW 11 G29 NW 10 G25 NW 6 G17 NW 4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) W 9 G25 NW 10 G25 NW 4 W 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1800 None 1800 None
Dispersion Excellent Fair
DSI 3 3
Mixing Hgt (ft) 7000 4900
Transport Wind (mph) NW 26 W 16
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 182000 78400
ADI Early 23 Fair 116 Very Good11 Poor 72 Good
ADI Late 16 Gen Poor 131 Very Good7 Poor 86 Good
Max LVORI Early 2 1 2 3
Max LVORI Late 2 1 3 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability E C F B
Remarks...Brotak Profile Present Through Tonight.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
63 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
39 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool. Lows in the upper
40s. Maximum RH 84 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs
around 70. Minimum RH 49 percent. South winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the
upper 40s. Maximum RH 93 percent. Chance of rain 70 percent.
South winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs in
the mid 60s. Minimum RH 49 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH 90 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum RH 47 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ054>056-058-059-230730-
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
118 PM EST Sun Feb 22 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 28 46 24 50
Max/Min RH (%) 71 28 72 30
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) NW 11 G30 NW 10 G22 NW 6 NW 4
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) NW 9 G23 NW 11 G22 NW 4 W 4
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1800 None None None
Dispersion Excellent Fair
DSI 3 3
Mixing Hgt (ft) 6900 4700
Transport Wind (mph) NW 29 W 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 200100 65800
ADI Early 24 Fair 103 Very Good13 Gen Poor 69 Good
ADI Late 17 Gen Poor 125 Very Good8 Poor 73 Good
Max LVORI Early 2 1 2 3
Max LVORI Late 2 1 3 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability E C F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum RH
70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool. Lows in the upper
40s. Maximum RH 87 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows around 50.
Maximum RH 96 percent. Chance of rain 70 percent. South winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs in
the mid 60s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH 93 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum RH 57 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-230730-
Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-
Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville,
Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins,
and Kingstree
118 PM EST Sun Feb 22 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 27 47 24 50
Max/Min RH (%) 66 27 74 28
Wind 20ft/Early (mph) NW 10 G28 NW 10 G23 NW 6 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/Late (mph) NW 8 G23 NW 12 G23 Lgt/Var W 4
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Inversion(Temp/Time) 1800 None 1800 28/0800
Dispersion Good Fair
DSI 3 3
Mixing Hgt (ft) 7200 4500
Transport Wind (mph) NW 28 W 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 201600 63000
ADI Early 24 Fair 102 Very Good13 Gen Poor 60 Gen Good
ADI Late 16 Gen Poor 118 Very Good7 Poor 71 Good
Max LVORI Early 2 1 2 3
Max LVORI Late 2 1 3 1
Min VSBY Early 7 7 7
Min VSBY Late 7 7 7
Turner Stability E D F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
66 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
42 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool. Lows in the upper
40s. Maximum RH 89 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
around 70. Minimum RH 49 percent. South winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the
upper 40s. Maximum RH 97 percent. Chance of rain 70 percent.
South winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs in
the mid 60s. Minimum RH 49 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH 93 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$
SC USERS NC USERS
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VENTILATION RATE BURN CATEGORY VENTILATION RATE
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NOT USED 0 0 TO 14759
0 TO 17249 1 14760 TO 33499
17250 TO 34499 2 33500 TO 44999
34500 TO 51749 3 45000 TO 59999
51750 TO 68999 4 60000 TO 111999
69000 OR GREATER 5 112000 OR GREATER
SC USERS NC USERS
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FORECAST SURFACE WIND DISPERSION FORECAST SURFACE WIND
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STAGNANT NEAR CALM
CALM VERY POOR 2 TO 4 MPH
2 TO 5 MPH POOR 5 TO 8 MPH
6 TO 8 MPH FAIR 9 TO 12 MPH
9 TO 13 MPH GOOD GREATER THAN 12 MPH
14 MPH OR MORE EXCELLENT
ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by LAVDAS.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
Forecaster...Weiner