Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
225 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
NCZ105-182000-
Back Island
34.53N 77.72W Elev. 20 ft
225 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
Max/Min 98 75 95 76 94
Temp 95 87 82 79 77 78 89 92 90 83 80 78 76 80 90 91 90 84
Dewpt 76 78 76 75 74 77 78 77 78 78 77 77 76 79 79 78 78 77
Min/Max RH 53 96 62 100 65
RH 55 73 82 88 93 94 71 62 68 83 92 98100 97 71 66 68 81
Wind dir W SW N N N NE NE S S SE S N N N S S S S
Wind dir deg 27 23 00 00 01 03 05 17 18 15 16 00 00 00 18 17 17 17
Wind spd 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 5 5 3
Clouds B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 59 30 18 20 5 22 22 48 62 43 36 20 36 25 25 51 51 50
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 42 3 3 2 3 7 22 38 28 3 3 3 2 4 34 36 42 8
LVORI 1 3 5 6 6 6 3 1 3 5 6 9 9 7 3 3 1 4
Stability B G G G G A A A C F G G G A A C B E
PoP 12hr 40 20 40 10 30
QPF 12hr 0.10 0.02 0.14 0 0
Rain Shwrs C S S C S S C C C
Tstms C S S C S C C C
Extreme Heat W
Heat Y Y Y
DSI 3 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt 5800 400 500 4500 4500 500 800 4400 3800
T wind dir W W NE NE S S S SW S
T wind spd 8 4 5 6 8 5 4 8 11
Ceiling None None None None None None None None None
Sta pres 29.77 29.79 29.80 29.86 29.84 29.88 29.89 29.95 29.91
Date Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Min/Max 74 93 72 90 71 91 70 91
Temp 78 78 89 85 77 76 87 82 75 74 88 83 74 73 89 82
Dewpt 76 78 78 77 75 75 78 76 74 74 75 74 72 71 72 72
Max/Min RH 100 69 100 71 100 63 98 55
RH 96 98 69 76 96100 74 84 97100 66 75 95 94 57 72
Wind dir S SW SE S S SW SW S SW W SW S N N S SE
Wind spd 2 1 5 3 1 1 3 2 1 2 3 2 0 1 3 1
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 30 60 50 90 60 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs C C L C C L D L C S C S S
Tstms C C L C C C L C S S C S S
$$
NCZ110-182000-
Bald Head Island
33.86N 78.00W Elev. 30 ft
225 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
Max/Min 90 81 88 82 88
Temp 88 86 85 84 82 82 86 87 87 85 84 83 83 83 86 87 87 85
Dewpt 79 79 80 79 78 79 79 79 79 79 80 79 79 79 79 79 78 78
Min/Max RH 62 90 78 90 76
RH 75 81 85 86 88 90 82 79 79 85 87 88 88 89 81 77 76 82
Wind dir SW SW SW SW W N E SE S S SE S S S S S S S
Wind dir deg 21 22 23 24 28 01 09 14 17 20 13 18 19 18 17 18 18 18
Wind spd 9 8 6 3 2 2 6 7 6 3 2 3 3 5 5 7 8 8
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 9 12 23 20 18 12 18 15 43 39 23 43 27 18 20 17 22
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 16 10 7 4 3 6 10 10 7 3 3 4 5 13 19 22 28 10
LVORI 4 4 4 5 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 4
Stability B E F F G A A B A F G F E A A B B E
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Extreme Heat W
Heat Y Y Y
DSI 2 2 2 2 2
Mix hgt 700 600 500 900 900 1100 1300 1600 1600
T wind dir SW W NW E SW S S S S
T wind spd 13 12 5 8 8 8 9 9 13
Ceiling None None None None None None None None None
Sta pres 29.82 29.84 29.83 29.88 29.89 29.92 29.92 29.98 29.97
Date Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Min/Max 80 87 79 85 78 85 78 85
Temp 83 81 85 85 82 80 83 83 82 80 83 84 82 79 83 83
Dewpt 79 78 78 78 78 77 77 78 77 76 76 77 76 74 73 74
Max/Min RH 92 77 91 79 89 76 84 69
RH 86 92 78 80 85 91 85 84 85 89 81 80 82 84 72 76
Wind dir S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW W S S
Wind spd 8 6 9 9 10 8 12 12 12 9 10 10 9 8 7 7
Avg clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 40 50 70 70 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs S C C C C C L L L C S C C S
Tstms S C C C C C C C C C S C C S
$$
NCZ099-182000-
Border Belt
34.41N 78.79W Elev. 89 ft
225 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
Max/Min 99 75 96 74 96
Temp 97 88 81 78 76 77 89 94 92 84 79 77 76 77 89 94 92 84
Dewpt 72 75 74 73 73 75 77 75 74 76 76 76 76 77 78 76 75 76
Min/Max RH 45 94 53 100 55
RH 45 65 78 86 91 94 69 54 57 78 92 97100100 70 56 58 78
Wind dir W N N N N NE NE N N N N N N N S S S S
Wind dir deg 29 00 00 00 00 03 06 35 01 00 00 00 00 00 18 18 18 17
Wind spd 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 2
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 14 20 16 1 3 12 22 38 61 50 29 17 11 35 13 56 56 52
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 75 3 3 3 3 7 25 43 33 3 3 3 3 4 24 48 37 5
LVORI 1 3 4 5 6 6 3 1 1 4 6 9 9 9 3 1 1 4
Stability A G G G G A A A B F G G G A A B B F
PoP 12hr 10 5 40 5 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.13 0 0.07
Rain Shwrs C C C C
Tstms C C C C
Extreme Heat W
Heat Y Y Y
DSI 3 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt 6400 400 400 6100 5200 400 400 5200 4600
T wind dir NW NW NE N W S S SW S
T wind spd 9 6 6 6 8 6 5 6 9
Ceiling None None None None None None None None None
Sta pres 29.71 29.73 29.73 29.79 29.77 29.80 29.81 29.87 29.83
Date Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Min/Max 74 93 72 90 71 91 70 92
Temp 76 76 91 85 75 74 88 80 74 73 89 82 72 72 89 82
Dewpt 76 76 77 77 74 74 77 76 73 73 74 73 70 69 70 71
Max/Min RH 100 64 100 69 100 56 95 51
RH 98100 64 76 98100 71 88 98100 62 73 94 90 54 69
Wind dir S N SE S S S SW S N SW W S N N S SE
Wind spd 1 0 3 3 1 1 3 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 3 1
Avg clouds B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 30 70 60 80 50 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs C L L C S D C S C S S
Tstms C L C S S L C S C S S
$$
NCZ107-182000-
Horticultural CRS
34.32N 77.92W Elev. 43 ft
225 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
Max/Min 99 76 94 77 94
Temp 96 88 83 81 78 80 89 91 89 84 81 79 78 80 89 91 90 84
Dewpt 75 77 76 76 75 77 78 77 77 78 78 77 77 79 78 77 76 77
Min/Max RH 50 94 62 97 63
RH 51 71 81 86 90 91 70 62 67 83 91 94 96 95 70 63 66 80
Wind dir W SW W N N NE NE S S SE SE N N N S S S S
Wind dir deg 25 22 25 00 01 03 06 16 20 14 15 00 00 00 17 17 17 18
Wind spd 5 2 1 0 1 1 2 3 5 2 1 0 0 0 3 6 5 5
Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 56 30 18 9 8 20 10 43 59 31 27 14 15 34 16 43 43 33
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 50 4 3 3 2 6 27 40 18 3 3 3 2 4 33 50 50 5
LVORI 1 3 5 5 6 6 3 1 3 5 6 6 8 6 3 1 1 4
Stability B G G G G A A A B G G G G A A B A F
PoP 12hr 40 20 50 10 20
QPF 12hr 0.10 0 0.10 0 0
Rain Shwrs C S S C S S S
Tstms C S S C S S S
Extreme Heat W
Heat Y Y Y
DSI 3 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt 5400 400 500 4800 4000 500 700 4700 4100
T wind dir W W NE SE SW S S SW S
T wind spd 9 6 4 6 8 5 4 8 11
Ceiling None None None None None None None None None
Sta pres 29.77 29.80 29.80 29.86 29.85 29.90 29.90 29.95 29.93
Date Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Min/Max 75 92 73 90 72 91 71 91
Temp 78 79 89 86 77 76 87 82 76 75 88 83 75 74 89 82
Dewpt 77 78 77 77 75 76 77 76 75 75 74 74 73 71 71 72
Max/Min RH 100 67 100 69 100 60 95 54
RH 95 95 67 74 95 98 72 83 95 99 64 74 92 91 55 71
Wind dir S SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW NW S SE
Wind spd 2 1 6 5 2 2 6 3 2 2 6 3 1 2 5 2
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 60 50 80 60 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs S C L C C C D L C C S S
Tstms S C L C C C L C S C S S
$$
SCZ058-182000-
Horry RAWS
33.94N 79.08W Elev. 8 ft
225 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
Max/Min 99 76 97 76 96
Temp 97 89 83 79 77 78 91 96 94 86 80 78 76 78 92 95 93 86
Dewpt 75 77 75 74 74 76 78 77 76 77 77 77 76 77 78 77 76 76
Min/Max RH 50 92 54 100 56
RH 50 66 78 85 90 91 66 54 58 75 91 96 98 97 65 57 58 74
Wind dir W N N N N NE NE S SE SE SE N N N S S S S
Wind dir deg 28 00 00 00 00 03 06 17 13 13 15 00 00 00 16 16 16 16
Wind spd 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 3
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 4 8 21 25 9 5 3 19 55 42 19 16 17 34 6 48 48 23
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 68 3 3 3 2 6 22 46 32 3 3 3 3 4 23 47 41 5
LVORI 1 3 4 5 6 6 3 1 1 4 6 8 9 7 2 1 1 3
Stability A G G G G A A A B F G G G A A A A F
PoP 12hr 10 5 40 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.09 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs C S S
Tstms C S S
Extreme Heat W
Heat Y Y Y
DSI 3 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt 5900 400 400 6600 5100 400 400 4700 4000
T wind dir W W NE N SE SE S SW S
T wind spd 9 5 5 5 8 6 5 6 11
Ceiling None None None None None None None None None
Sta pres 29.76 29.78 29.78 29.83 29.82 29.86 29.86 29.91 29.88
Date Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Min/Max 75 94 73 92 72 92 71 93
Temp 77 78 92 87 76 75 90 82 75 74 91 85 74 73 91 84
Dewpt 76 77 78 77 75 75 78 76 74 74 74 73 72 70 71 71
Max/Min RH 100 62 100 66 100 53 96 50
RH 97 97 62 71 97100 68 82 97 99 59 68 92 92 52 66
Wind dir S N SE S S SW SW S SW SW W S SW N S S
Wind spd 1 0 5 5 1 1 6 2 1 1 5 2 1 1 5 2
Avg clouds FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 60 60 80 50 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs L L C C D C S S S S
Tstms L C C L C S S S S
$$
NCZ087-182000-
Lumberton
34.59N 79.08W Elev. 120 ft
225 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
Max/Min 98 75 96 75 97
Temp 97 89 82 79 76 77 89 95 93 85 80 77 76 77 90 95 92 85
Dewpt 72 72 72 72 72 74 76 73 73 74 75 75 75 76 76 73 74 74
Min/Max RH 45 90 49 100 49
RH 45 58 71 80 87 90 66 49 53 70 85 93 96 98 66 49 55 72
Wind dir W NW N NE N N NE NW N SE S S N N S S S S
Wind dir deg 29 30 01 03 02 02 05 33 34 15 16 17 00 00 18 19 19 18
Wind spd 6 2 1 1 2 3 3 3 5 2 1 1 0 0 3 5 5 5
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW CL SC B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 13 3 15 10 6 10 3 35 57 35 24 7 3 24 13 60 60 57
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 72 4 4 3 3 8 29 45 41 3 3 3 3 4 27 48 43 6
LVORI 1 3 3 5 6 5 3 1 1 3 5 6 8 9 3 1 1 3
Stability B G G G G A A A B G G G G A A B B E
PoP 12hr 10 5 40 5 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.05 0 0.09
Rain Shwrs S C C C C
Tstms S C C C C
Heat Y
DSI 3 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt 6400 400 500 6500 5600 400 500 6300 5500
T wind dir NW N NE N SE S S SW SW
T wind spd 9 8 6 6 8 6 5 6 9
Ceiling None None None None None None None None 7200
Sta pres 29.67 29.69 29.70 29.76 29.73 29.76 29.76 29.82 29.77
Date Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Min/Max 74 93 72 90 71 91 70 91
Temp 77 76 91 85 75 74 87 81 74 73 88 83 72 72 89 83
Dewpt 75 76 75 75 74 74 76 75 73 73 73 71 69 68 69 68
Max/Min RH 100 59 100 67 100 56 92 49
RH 95 99 59 73 98100 69 82 97100 61 67 91 87 51 62
Wind dir S E SE SE S S SW S SW SW W NW S NE S SE
Wind spd 2 2 5 5 1 1 5 2 1 1 6 2 1 2 5 2
Avg clouds B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 40 80 70 70 40 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs C D L C S L C S S S
Tstms C L C S S C C S S S
$$
SCZ033-182000-
Marion
34.19N 79.34W Elev. 93 ft
225 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
Max/Min 97 75 94 74 94
Temp 96 88 83 80 77 77 88 93 92 84 79 77 76 76 88 93 91 84
Dewpt 75 76 73 73 72 74 78 77 76 77 76 76 76 76 79 77 77 77
Min/Max RH 51 91 58 100 60
RH 51 67 71 79 87 91 72 59 61 80 89 96 99100 75 61 63 79
Wind dir W NW N N NE NE NE W E E SE N N N S S S S
Wind dir deg 27 31 00 00 03 04 06 26 07 11 15 00 00 00 17 17 17 17
Wind spd 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 7 19 22 8 8 13 25 26 56 35 14 17 22 31 13 54 54 40
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 54 3 3 3 3 7 28 46 31 4 4 3 3 4 26 48 42 4
LVORI 1 3 3 4 6 5 3 1 1 4 6 8 9 9 3 1 1 4
Stability A G G G G A A A C G G G G A A B B F
PoP 12hr 5 0 30 10 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.12 0 0.06
Rain Shwrs C C C S
Tstms C C C S
Heat Y
DSI 3 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt 5800 400 400 6600 4900 500 400 6400 5500
T wind dir NW N N N E SE S SW S
T wind spd 8 6 6 6 8 8 5 5 9
Ceiling None None None None None None None None None
Sta pres 29.74 29.76 29.77 29.82 29.80 29.83 29.84 29.89 29.85
Date Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Min/Max 74 92 72 89 71 90 70 90
Temp 76 76 90 85 75 74 87 80 74 72 88 83 72 72 88 83
Dewpt 76 76 79 78 74 74 80 77 74 72 76 74 71 69 72 71
Max/Min RH 100 70 100 75 100 60 96 54
RH 97100 70 79 99100 80 91 99100 68 73 95 91 59 67
Wind dir S SE SE S S SW SW S S SW W S S NE S S
Wind spd 2 1 3 3 1 1 3 2 1 1 3 1 1 2 3 2
Avg clouds SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 70 60 70 50 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs S L L C S L C S S S
Tstms S L C S C C S S S
$$
NCZ109-182000-
Nature Conservancy
34.05N 78.29W Elev. 56 ft
225 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
Max/Min 98 77 95 77 94
Temp 96 87 83 81 78 80 91 93 91 84 81 79 78 80 90 92 90 84
Dewpt 75 77 78 77 76 77 77 77 77 78 78 78 77 78 77 77 76 77
Min/Max RH 48 94 59 99 61
RH 51 72 84 89 92 91 64 61 64 81 92 95 96 95 66 62 64 80
Wind dir SW SW SW N NE NE E S SE S SE S S SE S S S S
Wind dir deg 23 21 21 00 04 05 08 16 15 19 15 16 17 14 17 17 18 18
Wind spd 5 3 2 0 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 6 5 3
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 25 7 18 6 10 8 9 52 51 22 36 12 22 37 16 18 19 19
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 51 4 4 3 2 6 25 40 20 4 3 3 3 6 31 41 38 6
LVORI 1 3 5 6 6 6 2 1 2 5 6 6 8 6 3 1 1 4
Stability A G G G G A A A A G G G G A A B A F
PoP 12hr 20 5 30 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.04 0 0
Rain Shwrs S C C
Tstms S C C
Extreme Heat W
Heat Y Y Y
DSI 3 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt 5100 500 500 4700 3000 400 900 3700 3300
T wind dir W W NE SE S SE S SW S
T wind spd 10 8 4 6 9 5 5 9 11
Ceiling None None None None None None None None None
Sta pres 29.77 29.80 29.79 29.84 29.84 29.88 29.89 29.94 29.92
Date Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Min/Max 77 92 74 90 73 91 72 92
Temp 79 80 90 85 78 77 88 83 77 75 89 84 76 75 90 83
Dewpt 78 77 77 77 76 76 77 76 75 74 74 75 74 71 71 72
Max/Min RH 98 65 100 68 100 61 93 52
RH 95 92 66 76 94 96 69 80 95 98 62 74 92 87 53 70
Wind dir S SW S S S SW S SW SW W SW S SW NW S S
Wind spd 2 2 7 5 2 2 7 5 2 3 7 3 2 2 6 2
Avg clouds FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 50 50 80 60 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs C C C C C D L C S S C S S
Tstms C C C C C L C C S S C S S
$$
NCZ110-182000-
Sunny Point
34.00N 77.96W Elev. 30 ft
225 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
Max/Min 95 79 92 79 92
Temp 93 87 84 82 80 81 89 90 89 85 83 81 80 82 89 90 89 85
Dewpt 78 78 78 78 77 78 78 78 78 78 79 78 78 79 78 77 77 77
Min/Max RH 51 93 68 94 66
RH 62 76 83 88 91 90 72 68 70 81 87 90 92 90 70 66 68 79
Wind dir SW SW SW W NW NE E SE S S SE S S S S S S S
Wind dir deg 21 22 24 26 32 03 09 14 17 19 14 18 19 17 17 17 18 18
Wind spd 7 6 3 1 1 1 5 7 5 2 1 2 2 2 5 7 7 6
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 22 19 10 20 19 10 10 28 34 48 27 21 44 28 18 21 13 19
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 18 6 5 4 2 6 15 15 12 3 3 3 3 12 24 28 33 6
LVORI 2 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 5 3 3 3 4
Stability B F G G G A A B A F G G F A A B B F
PoP 12hr 20 10 20 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.04 0 0
Rain Shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Extreme Heat W
Heat Y Y Y
DSI 2 2 2 2 2
Mix hgt 1600 500 600 1400 1500 600 1300 2100 2000
T wind dir SW W N E SW SE SW S S
T wind spd 11 10 5 8 8 6 8 9 13
Ceiling None None None None None None None None None
Sta pres 29.81 29.83 29.82 29.87 29.88 29.91 29.92 29.97 29.96
Date Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Min/Max 78 90 76 89 75 89 75 90
Temp 81 81 89 85 80 79 87 83 79 77 87 84 79 75 87 83
Dewpt 78 78 77 77 77 77 76 77 76 75 74 75 74 72 71 73
Max/Min RH 94 68 96 68 95 64 91 58
RH 90 90 68 77 89 92 70 81 90 94 66 75 86 91 59 71
Wind dir S SW S S S SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW NW S S
Wind spd 5 3 8 6 6 5 9 7 6 6 9 6 5 5 7 5
Avg clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 50 50 70 70 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs S C C C C C L L C C S C S S
Tstms S C C C C C L C C C S C S S
$$
NCZ096-182000-
Turnbull Creek
34.68N 78.58W Elev. 98 ft
225 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
Max/Min 100 75 98 75 98
Temp 98 90 82 79 76 77 89 96 93 85 80 78 76 78 90 96 93 85
Dewpt 70 73 73 73 73 74 75 72 72 74 75 76 76 77 76 72 73 74
Min/Max RH 42 94 46 100 47
RH 42 57 73 82 90 91 63 46 50 70 86 93 98 97 63 47 52 69
Wind dir W N N N N N NE NW W N N N N N S S S S
Wind dir deg 29 00 00 00 02 02 05 30 25 00 00 00 00 00 19 20 18 17
Wind spd 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2
Clouds FW SC SC FW CL FW CL SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 6 28 26 9 2 21 4 35 59 29 14 11 9 17 17 59 59 57
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 78 3 3 3 3 7 26 58 49 3 3 3 3 4 21 52 45 4
LVORI 1 3 3 5 6 5 2 1 1 3 5 6 9 9 2 1 1 3
Stability A G G G G A A A B G G G G A A B B F
PoP 12hr 10 10 40 5 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.17 0 0.08
Rain Shwrs C C C C
Tstms C C C C
Heat Y Y Y Y
DSI 3 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt 6200 500 600 7100 6200 400 500 5700 5000
T wind dir W N NE N SW SE S SW S
T wind spd 9 6 6 6 8 6 5 6 9
Ceiling None None None None None None None None 6800
Sta pres 29.71 29.72 29.75 29.80 29.78 29.81 29.81 29.87 29.82
Date Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Min/Max 74 94 72 91 71 92 69 92
Temp 77 77 91 86 75 74 88 81 74 73 89 83 72 72 90 83
Dewpt 75 76 74 74 74 74 75 74 73 73 71 71 70 68 67 68
Max/Min RH 100 57 100 64 100 51 93 44
RH 95 97 57 69 96100 65 79 96100 56 67 92 88 47 61
Wind dir S NE SE S N N SW N N SW W N N N SW N
Wind spd 1 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 0
Avg clouds B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 40 80 70 80 50 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs C S D L C C D C S C S S
Tstms C S L C S S L C S C S S
$$
NCZ099-182000-
Whiteville
34.34N 78.73W Elev. 98 ft
225 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
Max/Min 99 75 96 75 95
Temp 96 87 82 79 77 78 90 94 92 83 79 77 76 78 90 93 91 83
Dewpt 75 77 76 75 74 76 78 76 76 78 78 77 76 78 79 77 76 77
Min/Max RH 50 97 55 100 58
RH 50 72 84 88 92 95 70 56 61 83 96 97100100 71 60 61 81
Wind dir W N N N N N NE W SW N N N N N S S S S
Wind dir deg 27 00 00 00 00 00 05 25 21 00 00 00 00 00 17 18 17 17
Wind spd 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2
Clouds FW FW FW SC CL FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 19 13 18 27 3 7 19 35 65 41 17 19 12 32 11 48 48 30
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 74 3 3 3 3 6 27 51 22 3 3 3 3 4 25 45 46 5
LVORI 1 3 5 6 6 7 3 1 2 5 8 9 9 9 3 1 1 4
Stability A G G G G A A A B F G G G A A A A G
PoP 12hr 20 5 50 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.34 0 0
Rain Shwrs S C S S S
Tstms S C S S S
Extreme Heat W
Heat Y Y Y
DSI 3 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt 6100 500 500 6100 4900 500 400 4400 4100
T wind dir W W NE N S S S SW S
T wind spd 9 6 5 6 6 5 5 8 10
Ceiling None None None None None None None None None
Sta pres 29.74 29.76 29.76 29.82 29.80 29.84 29.85 29.91 29.87
Date Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Min/Max 74 93 72 91 71 92 70 92
Temp 77 77 91 85 75 74 88 81 74 73 89 82 73 72 89 81
Dewpt 76 77 78 77 75 74 78 77 74 73 75 74 72 70 71 72
Max/Min RH 100 65 100 69 100 58 97 52
RH 98100 66 77 98100 72 87100100 64 77 95 95 56 73
Wind dir N N S S N N SW S N W W S N N S S
Wind spd 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 1
Avg clouds SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 OV B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 60 60 80 50 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs S L L C C D C S C S S
Tstms S L C S C L C S C S S
$$
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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