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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
602 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
NCZ105-182000-
Back Island
34.53N 77.72W Elev. 20 ft
602 AM 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 76 95 76 95
Temp 81 91 95 93 85 81 79 78 79 90 92 90 83 80 78 77 79 90 92 91 85
Dewpt 78 79 77 78 79 77 77 76 78 79 78 79 79 78 77 76 79 79 78 78 77
Min/Max RH 53 99 63 100 62
RH 91 66 56 62 82 87 92 94 97 72 65 69 86 93 98 99 98 71 63 66 79
Wind dir NE W W SW SE N N N NE E SE SE SE N N N N S S S S
Wind dir deg 05 25 26 22 14 00 00 00 04 08 14 14 12 00 00 00 00 18 16 17 18
Wind spd 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 3
Clouds FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 22 0 13 32 32 18 12 9 11 8 55 67 49 22 22 23 30 12 40 40 12
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 8 22 57 35 3 3 2 3 8 27 36 21 4
LVORI 5 3 1 1 5 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 5
Stability A A A A G G G G A A B B F
PoP 12hr 20 10 50 5 20
QPF 12hr 0.05 0 0.14 0 0
Rain Shwrs S C C S S
Tstms S C C S S
Extreme Heat W W W
DSI 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt 5000 5500 500 700 4600 2400
T wind dir W SW SW N E SE
T wind spd 6 8 5 5 6 9
Ceiling None None None None None 6800 None
Sta pres 29.82 29.74 29.79 29.80 29.86 29.84 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 76 95 74 91 71 92 71 91
Temp 79 80 91 84 77 77 89 83 76 74 89 83 74 73 89 82
Dewpt 77 78 78 77 76 77 78 76 75 74 75 75 73 72 72 72
Max/Min RH 99 65 100 68 100 61 99 56
RH 94 96 65 80 98100 70 81 97100 64 76 95 96 58 71
Wind dir S SW S S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW N NW SW S
Wind spd 1 1 5 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 3 2 0 2 3 2
Avg clouds FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 60 50 70 60 40 20 20
Rain Shwrs S L C C C L L C S C S S
Tstms S L C S C L C S S C S S
$$
NCZ110-182000-
Bald Head Island
33.86N 78.00W Elev. 30 ft
602 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
Max/Min 90 81 88 82 88
Temp 84 87 89 88 86 85 84 83 83 86 86 87 85 84 83 82 83 86 87 87 85
Dewpt 80 78 78 79 80 80 80 79 80 80 79 79 79 80 79 79 79 79 79 78 79
Min/Max RH 72 93 79 90 75
RH 87 76 72 75 83 87 88 90 91 84 80 79 84 87 89 89 89 81 76 76 82
Wind dir W SW SW SW SW SW W NW NE E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind dir deg 25 23 22 21 22 23 25 32 05 08 11 14 12 14 18 19 19 19 19 19 19
Wind spd 5 7 8 9 7 6 3 3 3 6 7 6 5 3 3 5 5 6 8 8 8
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 21 15 6 12 19 24 22 24 21 30 35 29 38 29 16 14 20 9 15 10 19
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 9 10 12 11 8 5 5 4 8 10 13 19 4
LVORI 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 6 5 4 4 3 5
Stability A B B C E F F G A A B B F
PoP 12hr 5 5 20 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Extreme Heat W W W
DSI 2 2 2 2
Mix hgt 700 600 600 500 900 1500
T wind dir SW SW SW NW E S
T wind spd 9 13 11 8 9 11
Ceiling None None None None None None None
Sta pres 29.87 29.81 29.84 29.84 29.88 29.88 29.89
Date Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Min/Max 81 88 81 86 79 86 79 85
Temp 83 83 86 85 83 82 83 84 82 80 84 84 82 79 83 84
Dewpt 79 79 78 79 78 78 78 78 77 76 76 77 76 75 74 74
Max/Min RH 89 77 89 80 89 76 87 70
RH 88 87 77 83 86 89 84 83 87 89 79 81 83 87 74 74
Wind dir S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W S S
Wind spd 8 7 9 10 10 10 12 12 12 9 9 10 8 8 7 6
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 50 60 60 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs S C C L C L L C S C S S S
Tstms S C C C C C C C S C S S S
$$
NCZ099-182000-
Border Belt
34.41N 78.79W Elev. 89 ft
602 AM 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 97 75 97
Temp 80 90 95 97 89 81 78 76 77 89 94 92 84 79 77 75 77 90 95 94 86
Dewpt 76 77 76 74 76 75 75 74 76 79 76 75 77 77 76 75 77 78 75 74 76
Min/Max RH 47 95 52 100 51
RH 88 64 53 47 65 82 89 93 96 71 56 58 80 92 98100100 69 53 54 73
Wind dir N NW W W W N N N NE E SE E E N N N N S S S S
Wind dir deg 00 33 28 28 27 00 00 02 03 07 12 10 08 00 00 00 00 17 18 16 17
Wind spd 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 3
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW B1 B1 SC FW CL FW SC FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 15 4 11 13 16 22 4 11 15 9 52 57 42 12 5 14 36 6 22 29 16
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 7 23 51 74 3 3 3 3 8 31 49 21 3
LVORI 5 2 1 1 3 5 6 6 6 3 1 2 4
Stability A A A A G G G G A A B B F
PoP 12hr 10 5 40 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.12 0 0
Rain Shwrs S C
Tstms S C
Extreme Heat W W W
DSI 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt 5100 5800 500 500 6500 5700
T wind dir NW W NW N NE SE
T wind spd 8 9 6 6 8 9
Ceiling None None None None None None None
Sta pres 29.77 29.70 29.73 29.74 29.79 29.76 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 75 96 73 91 71 92 71 92
Temp 77 77 93 85 75 75 88 82 74 73 90 84 73 73 89 83
Dewpt 76 77 76 77 75 75 77 76 74 73 73 73 71 70 70 70
Max/Min RH 100 59 100 64 100 53 95 50
RH 96 97 59 76100100 68 82 99100 58 70 94 91 54 65
Wind dir S N S SE N SW SW S N SW W S N N SW S
Wind spd 1 0 3 3 0 1 3 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 3 1
Avg clouds FW FW SC B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 60 60 70 50 30 20 10
Rain Shwrs L L S C L C C S C S
Tstms L C S C C S C S
$$
NCZ107-182000-
Horticultural CRS
34.32N 77.92W Elev. 43 ft
602 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
Max/Min 98 77 94 77 95
Temp 82 92 95 95 86 82 81 79 80 90 91 89 84 81 79 78 80 90 92 91 85
Dewpt 78 78 76 77 78 77 77 76 78 79 78 78 79 78 78 77 79 78 77 76 77
Min/Max RH 52 95 63 98 60
RH 88 64 54 56 77 85 89 92 93 72 65 68 84 91 95 97 94 69 61 63 77
Wind dir NW W W SW SW SW N N NE E SE SE E SE N N S S S S S
Wind dir deg 31 27 26 24 21 21 00 00 04 09 13 15 10 12 00 00 17 19 17 17 19
Wind spd 1 3 3 5 2 1 0 0 1 3 5 5 2 1 0 0 1 2 5 7 5
Clouds FW FW FW SC FW SC CL FW FW CL B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 14 7 9 31 15 31 4 13 16 4 55 57 54 21 19 16 28 16 30 30 11
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 7 21 53 51 4 3 3 3 7 31 36 30 4
LVORI 5 2 1 1 4 5 6 6 6 3 1 3 5
Stability A A A A G G G G A A C B F
PoP 12hr 20 10 50 5 20
QPF 12hr 0.05 0 0.07 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs C C S S
Tstms C C S S
Extreme Heat W W W
DSI 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt 5300 5600 500 700 4600 3000
T wind dir W SW SW N SE S
T wind spd 6 9 6 5 8 11
Ceiling None None None None None 7300 None
Sta pres 29.83 29.76 29.80 29.81 29.86 29.84 29.86
Date Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Min/Max 77 94 75 91 73 92 72 91
Temp 80 81 91 85 78 78 89 83 77 76 89 84 75 75 89 83
Dewpt 77 78 77 77 76 77 77 76 75 75 74 75 73 72 71 72
Max/Min RH 97 63 99 66 100 59 95 55
RH 93 92 63 78 94 96 67 80 94 97 62 74 95 91 56 69
Wind dir S SW S S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW NW S S
Wind spd 2 1 5 5 2 2 6 3 2 2 5 3 1 2 3 3
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 50 50 70 60 40 20 20
Rain Shwrs S C C C L L L C C C S S
Tstms S C C S C L C C C C S S
$$
SCZ058-182000-
Horry RAWS
33.94N 79.08W Elev. 8 ft
602 AM 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 98
Temp 80 93 98 99 92 83 80 77 79 92 96 94 87 81 78 76 79 92 96 95 87
Dewpt 76 77 77 75 77 76 76 74 76 79 77 76 77 77 77 76 77 78 76 75 76
Min/Max RH 47 92 53 100 51
RH 86 62 51 47 62 81 87 91 91 65 54 56 74 89 96 98 95 63 53 53 69
Wind dir W NW W W SW N N N NE E SE SE SE N N N N S S S S
Wind dir deg 29 31 29 29 23 00 00 00 03 08 14 13 12 00 00 00 00 18 17 17 17
Wind spd 1 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 5
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 18 7 5 12 18 21 26 10 15 26 51 57 36 15 17 21 22 9 23 19 14
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 8 27 59 61 3 2 3 3 7 27 48 31 3
LVORI 5 2 1 1 3 5 6 6 5 2 1 1 3
Stability A A A A G G G G A A B C G
PoP 12hr 5 5 40 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.12 0 0
Rain Shwrs C C
Tstms C C
Extreme Heat W W W
DSI 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt 5100 5700 500 500 6300 6900
T wind dir NW W S N E SE
T wind spd 9 8 5 5 6 9
Ceiling None None None None None None None
Sta pres 29.82 29.75 29.78 29.79 29.83 29.81 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 76 97 74 93 72 93 72 93
Temp 78 79 95 87 76 76 90 84 75 74 91 86 74 74 91 85
Dewpt 76 77 77 77 76 76 77 76 74 74 74 74 72 71 72 71
Max/Min RH 98 56 100 63 100 54 95 51
RH 94 93 56 72 98 99 66 77 97100 58 67 94 91 53 63
Wind dir S S S S S SW SW S S W W S SW N SE SE
Wind spd 1 1 5 5 1 1 5 2 1 1 5 2 1 1 5 2
Avg clouds FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 50 50 70 50 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs C C S C L C C S C S S
Tstms C C S C L C S S C S S
$$
NCZ087-182000-
Lumberton
34.59N 79.08W Elev. 120 ft
602 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
Max/Min 97 76 97 75 98
Temp 80 90 96 97 90 82 79 76 77 89 95 93 86 80 77 75 77 90 96 95 87
Dewpt 75 76 74 73 73 73 73 72 74 77 74 74 75 76 75 74 76 77 73 73 74
Min/Max RH 47 91 50 99 46
RH 86 63 50 47 57 74 81 88 91 68 51 53 70 87 94 97 96 65 47 49 66
Wind dir N N W NW NW N N N NE E NE N E SE N N N SE S SE S
Wind dir deg 34 34 29 30 32 00 00 02 03 07 05 02 10 14 00 00 00 15 18 14 17
Wind spd 2 6 5 5 2 1 0 2 3 5 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 3 5 6
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC FW CL FW SC FW SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 22 11 15 21 24 21 27 14 8 16 53 57 30 10 5 16 26 9 35 41 25
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 7 35 59 74 3 3 3 4 9 31 42 32 3
LVORI 4 1 1 1 3 3 5 6 5 3 1 1 3
Stability A A A A G G G G A A B C G
PoP 12hr 10 5 50 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.04 0 0
Rain Shwrs C C S S S
Tstms C C S S S
Heat Y Y Y
DSI 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt 5200 6100 400 700 6700 6900
T wind dir NW NW N N N SE
T wind spd 9 9 5 8 6 9
Ceiling None None None None None None None
Sta pres 29.73 29.66 29.69 29.71 29.75 29.73 29.73
Date Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Min/Max 75 96 73 91 72 92 71 91
Temp 77 77 94 86 76 75 88 82 75 74 89 84 73 73 89 84
Dewpt 75 76 74 75 74 74 75 74 73 73 72 71 70 69 69 68
Max/Min RH 98 53 100 62 100 54 91 48
RH 92 95 53 71 96100 66 78 95 98 58 64 90 86 51 59
Wind dir S S S SE S S SW SW S W W S S N SW SE
Wind spd 1 1 5 3 1 1 5 2 1 2 5 2 1 2 5 2
Avg clouds FW SC SC B2 B2 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 60 60 60 50 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs S L L S S L C S S S
Tstms S L C S C C S S
$$
SCZ033-182000-
Marion
34.19N 79.34W Elev. 93 ft
602 AM 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 96 75 95 75 96
Temp 79 89 94 95 89 82 79 77 77 88 93 93 85 80 77 75 77 89 93 93 86
Dewpt 76 78 78 76 76 75 74 73 74 79 77 77 78 76 76 75 76 79 76 75 77
Min/Max RH 54 92 57 100 54
RH 89 70 61 54 66 79 84 89 92 74 60 60 79 89 96100 98 73 58 56 74
Wind dir NW N W W N N N N N E E S E E N N N SE S S SE
Wind dir deg 31 34 29 26 35 00 00 01 02 08 10 17 09 11 00 00 00 15 18 17 15
Wind spd 2 5 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 6
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 25 14 14 20 17 15 28 12 14 29 53 45 16 8 6 20 29 8 22 28 20
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 7 28 51 56 2 3 3 3 8 32 43 43 3
LVORI 5 3 1 1 3 4 5 6 6 3 1 1 4
Stability A A A A G G G G A A B A G
PoP 12hr 5 5 40 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs C S
Tstms C S
Heat Y Y Y
DSI 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt 5000 5700 500 500 6900 8300
T wind dir NW NW N N NE S
T wind spd 8 6 5 6 6 8
Ceiling None None None None None None None
Sta pres 29.81 29.74 29.76 29.77 29.82 29.80 29.80
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 95 73 90 71 91 71 90
Temp 77 77 92 85 76 73 87 82 74 73 89 84 73 73 88 83
Dewpt 75 76 78 78 75 73 79 77 74 73 75 73 71 70 72 70
Max/Min RH 100 63 100 72 100 58 94 54
RH 94 97 64 79 97100 77 85 99100 65 69 93 89 59 65
Wind dir S S S S S SW SW S S SW W S S N SE SE
Wind spd 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 2
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B2 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 50 60 70 50 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs C L S S L C C S S
Tstms C C S C C S S
$$
NCZ109-182000-
Nature Conservancy
34.05N 78.29W Elev. 56 ft
602 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
Max/Min 98 78 95 77 95
Temp 82 93 97 95 87 83 81 79 80 92 93 91 85 81 79 78 81 91 93 91 85
Dewpt 77 76 76 76 78 78 78 77 78 78 78 77 78 78 78 77 78 77 77 76 77
Min/Max RH 50 95 59 97 59
RH 85 58 51 55 75 86 92 93 92 65 62 64 80 91 96 97 92 64 60 61 78
Wind dir W W SW S S SW N N NE E SE SE SE SE N S S S S S S
Wind dir deg 27 28 24 20 20 22 00 01 04 09 14 15 12 13 00 16 17 19 18 18 19
Wind spd 2 5 5 6 3 1 0 1 1 3 5 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 6 7 5
Clouds FW FW CL SC FW SC CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 18 11 5 32 20 36 2 8 17 31 42 50 18 19 12 12 29 10 21 10 13
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 6 20 59 42 4 3 2 3 7 34 51 36 4
LVORI 5 2 1 1 4 6 6 6 5 1 1 1 5
Stability A A A B G G G G A A A A G
PoP 12hr 10 5 40 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.05 0 0
Rain Shwrs S C
Tstms S C
Extreme Heat W W W
DSI 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt 5100 4600 500 600 4600 3900
T wind dir W SW SW N E SE
T wind spd 8 9 6 5 8 10
Ceiling None None None None None None None
Sta pres 29.83 29.76 29.80 29.80 29.85 29.82 29.85
Date Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Min/Max 78 94 76 92 73 92 73 92
Temp 81 81 92 86 78 78 89 84 78 76 90 84 76 75 90 84
Dewpt 78 78 77 77 77 76 77 76 75 74 74 75 75 72 71 72
Max/Min RH 95 62 97 65 98 58 96 53
RH 93 89 63 75 96 95 67 78 92 95 60 75 95 91 54 68
Wind dir S SW S S SW SW SW S SW SW S SW SW NW S S
Wind spd 3 2 7 5 2 2 7 5 2 3 6 5 1 2 6 2
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 30 50 60 60 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs C C C C L L C C C S S S
Tstms C C S C L C C C C S S S
$$
NCZ110-182000-
Sunny Point
34.00N 77.96W Elev. 30 ft
602 AM 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 83 93 94 92 87 84 82 81 82 89 90 89 85 83 81 80 82 90 91 90 86
Dewpt 78 77 77 78 79 79 79 78 79 79 78 78 79 79 79 78 79 78 77 77 78
Min/Max RH 57 94 67 94 65
RH 86 61 58 64 77 85 90 92 92 72 69 71 82 88 92 94 90 70 65 67 78
Wind dir W SW S SW SW SW W N NE E E SE E SE S S S S S S S
Wind dir deg 26 23 20 21 22 23 26 34 04 08 11 13 11 13 17 19 19 19 18 19 19
Wind spd 2 5 7 8 5 3 2 2 2 5 7 6 3 2 2 2 2 5 8 8 7
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 20 11 6 22 15 21 18 17 14 32 41 32 35 26 20 17 24 13 22 10 13
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 8 12 19 17 5 5 4 3 7 20 25 22 4
LVORI 4 2 2 2 4 5 6 6 5 3 3 3 4
Stability A A B B F G G G A A B B F
PoP 12hr 10 5 20 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Extreme Heat W W W
DSI 2 2 2 2
Mix hgt 1500 1300 500 700 1900 2200
T wind dir SW SW SW NW E S
T wind spd 8 11 9 6 9 11
Ceiling None None None None None None None
Sta pres 29.86 29.79 29.83 29.82 29.88 29.87 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 79 92 78 90 75 90 75 90
Temp 82 82 90 85 80 80 88 84 79 77 88 84 78 78 87 83
Dewpt 78 78 77 78 77 77 76 77 76 75 75 76 75 73 72 73
Max/Min RH 92 66 93 67 96 64 92 59
RH 89 88 66 78 92 92 68 79 91 95 65 77 91 86 60 72
Wind dir S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW S S
Wind spd 6 5 9 7 6 6 9 7 6 6 8 6 5 5 7 5
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 30 50 60 60 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs C C C L C L C C S C S S S
Tstms C C C C C C C C S C S S S
$$
NCZ096-182000-
Turnbull Creek
34.68N 78.58W Elev. 98 ft
602 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
Max/Min 99 76 99 75 99
Temp 80 91 97 97 89 83 79 77 78 90 96 94 86 81 78 76 78 91 97 96 87
Dewpt 76 75 73 72 74 74 74 74 75 76 73 73 75 76 76 76 77 76 72 72 74
Min/Max RH 45 95 45 100 44
RH 87 60 47 45 61 76 85 91 93 65 47 51 69 86 95100 96 63 45 47 65
Wind dir N NW W NW N N N N N NE N E N N N N N S S S S
Wind dir deg 35 33 28 30 00 00 00 00 02 06 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 16 19 17 17
Wind spd 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2
Clouds SC FW FW CL CL SC FW CL FW FW B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 26 20 14 5 5 34 9 4 10 15 57 59 27 17 8 12 33 12 33 37 28
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 7 30 62 77 3 3 3 3 8 29 46 38 3
LVORI 5 1 1 1 3 4 5 6 6 2 1 1 3
Stability A A A A G G G G A A B B G
PoP 12hr 5 5 40 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.07 0 0
Rain Shwrs S C S S S
Tstms S C S S S
Heat Y Y Y
DSI 3 3 4 4
Mix hgt 5500 6200 500 800 6000 6500
T wind dir NW NW N NE N S
T wind spd 8 9 5 6 8 9
Ceiling None None None None None None None
Sta pres 29.77 29.70 29.73 29.75 29.80 29.77 29.78
Date Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Min/Max 75 97 73 92 71 93 71 92
Temp 78 78 94 86 75 75 89 83 75 74 91 84 73 73 90 83
Dewpt 76 76 74 75 75 75 74 74 73 73 71 71 70 69 67 68
Max/Min RH 100 52 100 58 100 49 93 44
RH 94 95 52 69 99 99 61 74 94 98 52 65 92 89 47 61
Wind dir N N S S N N SW N N SW W N N N SW SE
Wind spd 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 1
Avg clouds SC SC SC B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 60 60 70 50 30 10 10
Rain Shwrs S L L S S L C C S C
Tstms S L C S C C S C
$$
NCZ099-182000-
Whiteville
34.34N 78.73W Elev. 98 ft
602 AM 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 76 97 75 97
Temp 80 91 96 97 87 81 79 77 78 90 94 92 84 80 78 76 78 90 95 93 85
Dewpt 77 78 77 75 78 77 76 75 77 80 77 77 78 78 77 76 78 79 76 76 77
Min/Max RH 50 97 55 100 54
RH 90 65 54 50 75 87 90 94 96 72 57 61 83 94 98100 99 70 56 57 78
Wind dir N NW W W N N N N NE E SE SE N N N N N S S S S
Wind dir deg 00 31 28 27 00 00 00 00 03 08 14 15 00 00 00 00 00 19 18 17 17
Wind spd 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 3
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC CL FW FW FW B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 17 8 8 21 14 45 1 10 10 17 53 62 25 10 15 19 32 7 21 21 16
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 7 21 43 61 3 3 3 3 7 31 34 17 3
LVORI 5 3 1 1 3 6 6 6 6 3 1 2 5
Stability A A A A G F G G A A B B G
PoP 12hr 10 5 40 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.05 0 0
Rain Shwrs C C
Tstms C C
Extreme Heat W W W
DSI 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt 5000 5300 500 500 5700 5500
T wind dir NW W SW N E SE
T wind spd 6 8 5 5 6 9
Ceiling None None None None None None None
Sta pres 29.80 29.73 29.76 29.77 29.82 29.80 29.80
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 96 73 92 71 93 71 92
Temp 78 78 93 85 76 74 89 82 75 74 90 84 74 73 90 83
Dewpt 77 77 78 77 76 74 77 77 74 74 74 75 72 71 72 72
Max/Min RH 100 61 100 65 100 56 98 52
RH 96 97 61 77 97100 69 84 97100 61 75 95 95 55 69
Wind dir N N S S N SW SW S N SW W S N N SW S
Wind spd 0 0 3 3 0 1 3 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 1
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 50 50 70 50 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs C C S C L C C S C S S
Tstms C C S C L C S 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