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
600 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026
NCZ105-180800-
Back Island
34.53N 77.72W Elev. 20 ft
600 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
Min/Max 65 93 70 89 69
Temp 74 70 68 66 69 84 91 90 80 76 74 71 73 83 86 83 76 74 71 70 72
Dewpt 67 68 68 66 69 72 72 73 72 72 72 71 72 75 75 76 74 73 71 70 72
Max/Min RH 100 54 99 71 100
RH 77 93 99100100 67 54 57 79 87 94 97 99 78 71 79 92 95100100100
Wind dir S S SW SW SW W W S S SW N N NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE
Wind dir deg 16 19 22 24 24 25 26 16 17 24 00 00 05 06 09 09 08 06 05 03 04
Wind spd 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 0 1 1 4 14 7 26 28 45 40 46 43 36 34 78 78 55 51 25 29 30
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 4 4 4 3 7 20 33 28 4 3 3 3 7 24 22 16 4
LVORI 3 6 6 8 6 3 1 2 4 6 6 9 8 3 3 3 6
Stability G G G G B B B B F G F F A B D D F
PoP 12hr 0 20 20 70 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.10 0
Rain Shwrs S S S S S L L S
Tstms S S S C C
DSI 3 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt 400 400 4000 4300 400 600 3900 3200
T wind dir S SW W S SW N SE E
T wind spd 8 6 8 8 6 5 6 9
Ceiling None None None None None None None 4700 None
Sta pres 30.12 30.06 30.05 29.94 29.92 29.91 29.95 29.97 30.0
Date 09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Max/Min 89 70 90 69 85 67 83 65 81
Temp 87 79 73 72 87 79 72 71 82 77 70 70 81 75 68 67 78 73
Dewpt 75 74 72 72 75 74 72 71 76 73 70 70 73 70 67 67 70 68
Min/Max RH 68 100 66 100 77 100 73 100 74
RH 68 84 98100 68 85100100 81 88100100 78 84 95 99 77 86
Wind dir SE SE N N SE SE N N NE NE N N NE NE N N NE NE
Wind spd 2 1 0 0 3 3 2 5 6 6 6 9 9 9 7 10 10 7
Avg clouds SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 40 5 50 50 70 40 50 20 20
Rain Shwrs S C S C C C C L C C C C S S S
Tstms S C S C C S S C S S C S S S
$$
NCZ110-180800-
Bald Head Island
33.86N 78.00W Elev. 30 ft
600 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
Min/Max 75 85 76 85 76
Temp 79 78 78 77 76 82 84 84 81 80 79 77 77 82 83 83 80 79 78 77 77
Dewpt 68 69 69 69 71 71 71 71 71 73 73 73 74 73 74 74 73 74 73 73 74
Max/Min RH 85 64 90 73 91
RH 69 74 75 76 85 69 66 67 72 79 81 85 90 75 73 74 79 83 85 89 91
Wind dir SE SE S W NW W SW S S SW SW N NE E E E E E E NE NE
Wind dir deg 13 15 17 26 30 25 21 20 19 21 24 34 04 08 10 10 08 08 08 06 05
Wind spd 2 2 2 2 3 5 7 8 7 6 5 3 3 5 7 7 6 6 6 3 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 1 3 1 3 7 3 17 29 30 45 37 27 24 22 59 59 53 53 51 51 38
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 3 3 4 3 9 15 17 18 8 8 4 3 9 24 24 22 8
LVORI 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 3 3 3 4
Stability G G G G B B B C E E F F B B D D E
PoP 12hr 0 10 20 40 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.08
Rain Shwrs S C C C C C C S
Tstms S C C C S S S S
DSI 2 2 2 2 2
Mix hgt 1300 1200 1300 1100 1000 1100 2000 1900
T wind dir S SW W SW SW N SE SE
T wind spd 6 6 9 13 10 6 9 11
Ceiling None None None None None None None 6000 None
Sta pres 30.15 30.10 30.09 29.99 29.97 29.94 29.97 29.97 30.0
Date 09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Max/Min 84 77 83 76 82 74 81 72 80
Temp 83 81 80 78 82 80 79 77 80 79 77 75 79 78 75 73 78 77
Dewpt 74 73 74 75 75 74 74 75 75 73 73 73 73 71 70 70 70 70
Min/Max RH 74 90 77 92 81 92 77 89 74
RH 74 79 83 90 80 81 86 92 84 82 87 92 81 80 85 89 77 78
Wind dir E SE S N SE SE E N NE NE NE N NE NE N N NE NE
Wind spd 7 5 3 3 7 7 6 8 10 10 15 18 17 20 21 22 18 17
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 40 60 60 60 50 30 30
Rain Shwrs S S S C C L L L L L C C C C S C C
Tstms S S S S C C S S C C S S S S S S S
$$
NCZ099-180800-
Border Belt
34.41N 78.79W Elev. 89 ft
600 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
Min/Max 65 95 71 90 70
Temp 76 70 67 66 68 84 92 93 81 76 73 72 72 83 88 83 76 73 72 70 71
Dewpt 65 67 67 66 67 70 72 71 72 71 71 70 71 74 75 74 74 73 72 70 71
Max/Min RH 100 49 98 65 100
RH 68 91 98100 98 65 52 49 75 87 93 96 98 76 65 74 95 98100100100
Wind dir S S SW SW SW W N E S SW N N NE NE NE E E E N NE NE
Wind dir deg 18 19 21 23 23 27 35 09 16 21 00 00 05 06 06 07 10 09 00 06 05
Wind spd 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 3 1 1 0 1 1
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 0 1 2 7 24 15 27 8 43 55 53 38 52 32 83 83 59 49 38 47 47
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 4 4 4 4 10 16 27 32 4 3 3 3 6 24 27 8 3
LVORI 3 5 6 6 6 2 2 1 3 6 6 8 8 3 3 3 6
Stability G G G G B B B B F F F G B B C C F
PoP 12hr 5 20 50 70 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.12 0.78 0
Rain Shwrs S C L L S S
Tstms S S C C S
DSI 3 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt 400 400 3900 4400 500 500 4400 3200
T wind dir S SW W W W N NE E
T wind spd 9 9 8 6 5 5 6 6
Ceiling None None None None None None None 4400 None
Sta pres 30.05 30.00 29.99 29.89 29.86 29.85 29.88 29.90 29.92
Date 09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Max/Min 90 70 90 70 86 68 82 64 78
Temp 88 80 73 72 88 80 72 71 84 76 70 68 80 74 68 65 77 71
Dewpt 74 73 72 72 74 73 72 71 75 72 69 68 71 69 65 64 69 67
Min/Max RH 63 100 62 100 70 100 70 97 74
RH 64 81 98100 64 81 99100 74 88 98 99 75 83 91 97 78 90
Wind dir E S N N SE SE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE NE
Wind spd 2 1 0 0 3 3 2 3 6 5 6 9 8 8 8 10 9 6
Avg clouds SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 5 40 50 60 30 30 10 10
Rain Shwrs C S C C C C L C S C
Tstms C C C C S
$$
NCZ107-180800-
Horticultural CRS
34.32N 77.92W Elev. 43 ft
600 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
Min/Max 68 92 71 89 70
Temp 76 72 71 69 71 84 90 90 80 77 75 72 73 83 86 83 77 75 73 71 72
Dewpt 66 68 68 67 69 71 72 72 72 72 72 71 72 74 75 74 74 73 72 71 72
Max/Min RH 96 53 97 70 100
RH 71 88 92 96 94 66 55 56 75 86 92 96 96 74 70 76 91 93 97100100
Wind dir S S SW W W W W S S SW SW NE NE E E E E E NE NE NE
Wind dir deg 16 19 23 26 25 25 28 16 18 22 23 03 05 07 10 10 08 07 06 04 04
Wind spd 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 5 1 1 1 1 2 5 5 3 2 1 1 2
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 0 2 1 4 7 5 25 42 40 34 44 13 28 28 74 74 42 47 36 39 33
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 4 3 4 3 7 21 34 32 4 4 3 3 7 30 25 19 4
LVORI 3 6 6 8 6 3 1 1 4 5 6 8 6 3 3 3 6
Stability G G G G B B B B F G F G A B D D F
PoP 12hr 0 20 20 60 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.05 0.06 0
Rain Shwrs S S L L S S S
Tstms S S C C S S
DSI 3 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt 400 400 4200 4500 400 500 4000 3300
T wind dir S SW W SW SW N SE E
T wind spd 6 6 8 9 6 5 8 9
Ceiling None None None None None None None 4700 None
Sta pres 30.13 30.07 30.07 29.95 29.93 29.92 29.95 29.97 30.0
Date 09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Max/Min 88 71 89 70 85 68 83 66 81
Temp 86 80 74 73 86 79 73 72 82 77 72 69 80 75 70 67 79 74
Dewpt 75 74 73 73 75 74 73 72 76 73 71 69 73 70 67 67 70 69
Min/Max RH 70 100 68 100 76 100 72 98 71
RH 70 82 96100 70 84 99100 81 88 95100 80 84 91 98 76 85
Wind dir E SE N N SE SE NE N NE NE N N NE N N N NE NE
Wind spd 3 2 0 0 5 5 2 5 7 6 7 12 12 12 9 14 13 9
Avg clouds SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 5 50 50 70 40 50 20 20
Rain Shwrs S C S C C C C L C C C C S S S
Tstms S C S C C S S C S S C S S S
$$
SCZ058-180800-
Horry RAWS
33.94N 79.08W Elev. 8 ft
600 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
Min/Max 66 94 70 91 70
Temp 75 70 67 66 68 84 92 93 81 75 73 72 72 84 89 86 77 74 72 71 72
Dewpt 67 67 67 66 68 72 72 72 71 70 70 70 72 75 76 76 74 73 72 71 72
Max/Min RH 100 51 98 65 100
RH 76 93100100100 67 54 52 73 85 91 94 97 74 65 70 89 97 99100100
Wind dir S N N W W W NW SE S S N N N NE E SE SE N N NE NE
Wind dir deg 16 00 00 26 25 26 31 13 16 20 00 00 00 06 10 12 12 00 00 05 05
Wind spd 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 0 0 1 1
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC
Clouds(%) 0 2 1 9 8 3 23 8 53 50 57 56 38 20 80 80 52 49 43 51 39
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 4 3 3 3 7 19 30 28 4 3 3 3 4 19 23 19 3
LVORI 3 6 6 8 6 3 2 2 3 5 6 6 7 3 2 3 6
Stability G G G G B B B B F F F F A A C D F
PoP 12hr 0 10 30 70 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.09 0
Rain Shwrs C S L L S S S
Tstms S S C C S
DSI 3 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt 400 400 4400 4500 400 400 4700 3900
T wind dir S SW W S W NW NE SE
T wind spd 6 6 6 6 8 4 5 8
Ceiling None None None None None None None 4400 None
Sta pres 30.10 30.05 30.05 29.95 29.92 29.90 29.92 29.92 29.94
Date 09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Max/Min 89 70 89 70 86 68 83 66 81
Temp 88 80 73 72 87 79 73 71 84 77 70 69 81 76 69 67 79 75
Dewpt 76 73 72 72 76 73 72 71 76 73 70 69 74 69 66 65 72 68
Min/Max RH 66 100 66 100 74 99 73 97 70
RH 67 80 98100 70 83 98100 78 87 98 99 80 81 93 96 77 81
Wind dir E SE N N SE SE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE NE
Wind spd 2 1 0 0 3 3 2 3 7 5 7 10 12 12 8 13 12 9
Avg clouds SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 5 50 50 60 30 40 5 20
Rain Shwrs S C S C C C C L C S C S
Tstms S C C C C S S S
$$
NCZ087-180800-
Lumberton
34.59N 79.08W Elev. 120 ft
600 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
Min/Max 67 95 72 90 70
Temp 79 72 69 68 70 84 93 93 82 77 74 72 72 82 87 84 77 74 72 70 71
Dewpt 63 65 65 65 67 69 70 71 71 72 71 71 72 74 74 74 73 72 72 70 71
Max/Min RH 91 46 98 64 100
RH 59 77 85 91 91 61 48 49 69 84 91 95 98 77 64 71 89 95 99100100
Wind dir S S SW SW SW W N NE NE N N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E
Wind dir deg 17 19 21 23 24 29 00 03 06 00 00 04 05 06 06 07 09 10 09 07 07
Wind spd 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 3 3 5 3 1 1 1 1
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 SC B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC
Clouds(%) 1 1 4 17 19 12 18 39 49 74 48 59 59 42 82 82 65 54 37 52 43
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7
ADI 3 4 5 4 8 17 31 30 3 2 2 3 9 31 22 15 3
LVORI 3 4 5 5 5 2 1 2 3 5 6 8 8 3 2 3 6
Stability G G G G B B B B F F F F B B D D F
PoP 12hr 5 30 60 70 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.11 0.17 0.19 0
Rain Shwrs S S L L L
Tstms S S S C C
DSI 3 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt 400 400 4600 5100 600 800 3900 3100
T wind dir S SW NW N NW NE NE E
T wind spd 9 9 8 6 5 5 9 8
Ceiling None None None None 6300 None None 4400 None
Sta pres 30.00 29.95 29.95 29.84 29.82 29.81 29.85 29.86 29.87
Date 09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Max/Min 90 71 90 70 86 67 80 64 75
Temp 87 81 73 72 88 80 72 71 84 77 70 67 78 73 67 65 74 68
Dewpt 73 72 72 72 73 72 71 71 73 71 68 67 70 67 64 63 67 66
Min/Max RH 60 100 59 100 68 100 72 96 79
RH 62 74 96100 61 77 97100 71 83 95100 75 83 90 96 80 92
Wind dir SE S N N E SE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE NE
Wind spd 2 2 0 0 3 5 2 5 7 7 8 12 12 10 10 13 12 7
Avg clouds SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 5 40 50 60 30 20 5 10
Rain Shwrs C S C C C C L C S
Tstms C C C C S S
$$
SCZ033-180800-
Marion
34.19N 79.34W Elev. 93 ft
600 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
Min/Max 66 93 71 90 70
Temp 77 71 68 67 69 83 91 92 81 76 73 72 72 82 88 85 77 74 72 70 71
Dewpt 64 66 66 66 68 72 73 73 73 71 70 70 71 76 76 76 76 73 72 70 71
Max/Min RH 98 53 98 69 100
RH 64 85 93 97 97 69 56 54 76 85 91 95 98 81 69 75 97 98100100100
Wind dir SE S SW SW SW W N NW SE S N N N NE NE E E E E NE NE
Wind dir deg 15 19 21 23 23 27 02 33 13 17 00 00 00 05 06 08 11 10 08 06 06
Wind spd 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 1
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC
Clouds(%) 1 1 1 9 20 5 19 22 38 53 53 61 50 30 82 82 60 55 38 51 46
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 3 4 4 4 8 18 39 33 4 3 3 3 4 23 28 13 3
LVORI 3 4 5 6 6 3 1 1 4 5 6 8 9 3 3 3 8
Stability G G G G B B B A G F F F A B C C F
PoP 12hr 5 20 40 70 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0.05 0.49 0
Rain Shwrs S C L L S S
Tstms S S C C S S
DSI 3 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt 400 400 4900 5300 600 400 4900 3700
T wind dir S SW W N NW N NE E
T wind spd 9 8 8 6 6 4 6 6
Ceiling None None None None None None None 4400 None
Sta pres 30.08 30.03 30.03 29.93 29.90 29.88 29.91 29.92 29.93
Date 09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Max/Min 89 70 89 69 85 67 81 65 78
Temp 87 80 73 72 87 79 72 71 83 77 70 69 79 74 68 65 77 71
Dewpt 76 74 72 72 76 75 71 71 77 74 69 68 74 70 65 64 71 69
Min/Max RH 67 100 68 100 76 98 76 97 79
RH 70 83 98100 71 86 97100 81 91 98 97 83 87 90 97 82 92
Wind dir SE SE N N E SE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE NE
Wind spd 1 1 0 0 2 3 2 3 6 5 7 10 10 9 9 12 10 6
Avg clouds SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 5 40 50 60 30 30 5 10
Rain Shwrs C S C C C C L C C
Tstms C C C C S S
$$
NCZ109-180800-
Nature Conservancy
34.05N 78.29W Elev. 56 ft
600 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
Min/Max 67 93 71 90 70
Temp 75 72 70 69 70 85 91 89 79 77 75 73 73 85 88 85 77 75 73 71 73
Dewpt 67 68 68 68 69 70 71 71 71 72 72 71 72 73 74 74 73 73 72 71 72
Max/Min RH 99 52 97 63 100
RH 75 88 93 98 95 62 52 56 76 85 90 95 96 68 64 68 87 93 97100 99
Wind dir S N N W SW W S S S SW W N NE E SE E E E NE NE NE
Wind dir deg 17 00 00 27 24 26 20 19 18 21 26 01 05 08 12 11 09 08 06 04 03
Wind spd 1 0 0 1 2 3 5 6 3 2 1 1 1 2 6 5 2 1 1 2 2
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 1 2 1 4 4 5 21 22 48 35 27 25 24 22 74 74 45 41 42 38 56
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 3 3 3 3 7 23 33 26 6 4 3 2 6 30 24 20 4
LVORI 3 6 6 8 6 2 1 2 4 5 6 8 6 3 2 3 5
Stability G G G G B B B B E G G G B B D D F
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 60 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.29 0
Rain Shwrs S L L S S C
Tstms S C C S
DSI 3 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt 500 400 4000 3600 500 400 3500 3000
T wind dir S W W SW SW N SE SE
T wind spd 6 5 6 9 8 4 8 9
Ceiling None None None None None None None 4900 None
Sta pres 30.11 30.07 30.06 29.95 29.93 29.91 29.93 29.94 29.96
Date 09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Max/Min 89 71 89 70 86 68 84 67 83
Temp 87 79 74 73 87 79 74 72 84 77 71 71 82 76 70 67 81 75
Dewpt 74 73 73 72 74 73 73 72 75 72 70 69 72 69 67 66 69 68
Min/Max RH 66 100 63 100 71 100 68 97 64
RH 66 83 95 98 66 82 95100 74 86 97 94 71 80 90 96 68 78
Wind dir SE SE N N SE SE NE N NE NE NE N NE N N N NE N
Wind spd 5 2 0 1 6 3 2 6 7 6 8 13 12 10 10 14 13 8
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 5 40 50 70 40 50 10 30
Rain Shwrs C C C C C C L L C C C C C
Tstms S C S C C S S C S S S
$$
NCZ110-180800-
Sunny Point
34.00N 77.96W Elev. 30 ft
600 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
Min/Max 71 89 73 87 73
Temp 77 75 74 72 73 84 88 86 80 78 77 75 75 84 85 84 78 78 76 74 75
Dewpt 68 70 70 69 70 71 71 71 71 73 73 72 73 74 74 73 73 73 73 72 73
Max/Min RH 92 58 95 68 97
RH 73 83 86 89 91 64 58 62 75 84 88 92 94 71 69 71 84 87 92 95 95
Wind dir SE S SW W W W S S S SW W N NE E E E E E E NE NE
Wind dir deg 15 18 21 28 29 25 20 20 19 21 26 01 04 08 10 10 08 08 07 05 05
Wind spd 1 1 1 2 2 3 7 8 5 3 2 2 2 3 7 6 3 3 2 2 3
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 1 2 1 2 4 5 18 24 30 53 39 18 23 27 62 62 45 45 38 38 48
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 3 3 4 3 7 22 23 18 5 7 3 3 8 30 24 23 7
LVORI 3 5 5 6 5 2 2 2 3 4 6 6 6 3 3 3 4
Stability G G G G B B B C F E G G B B D D E
PoP 12hr 0 10 20 40 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.07
Rain Shwrs S C C S S S S S
Tstms S C C S S S S S
DSI 2 2 2 2 2
Mix hgt 600 400 2500 1800 700 600 2600 2200
T wind dir S SW W SW SW N SE E
T wind spd 6 6 8 11 9 6 9 11
Ceiling None None None None None None None 5700 None
Sta pres 30.14 30.09 30.09 29.98 29.96 29.93 29.96 29.97 29.98
Date 09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Max/Min 87 73 86 72 84 70 83 68 82
Temp 85 80 77 75 84 80 76 74 82 78 74 71 81 77 72 69 80 76
Dewpt 74 73 74 74 74 73 74 73 74 73 72 71 72 70 69 68 69 68
Min/Max RH 70 98 69 99 74 99 72 96 66
RH 70 79 90 95 72 80 92 98 77 83 93 99 74 79 89 96 70 77
Wind dir E SE S N SE SE NE N NE NE NE N NE NE N N NE NE
Wind spd 7 3 1 2 7 6 3 6 8 8 9 13 12 13 12 15 14 10
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 20 40 60 70 50 50 30 30
Rain Shwrs S C S C C L C L L C C C C C S C C
Tstms S C S S C C S S C S S S S S S S S
$$
NCZ096-180800-
Turnbull Creek
34.68N 78.58W Elev. 98 ft
600 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
Min/Max 67 97 71 91 69
Temp 78 72 69 67 70 85 94 95 83 77 74 72 72 83 89 85 76 74 72 70 71
Dewpt 64 66 67 66 67 68 69 69 71 71 71 71 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 70 71
Max/Min RH 95 42 99 57 100
RH 62 82 91 95 92 58 44 43 67 84 92 97 98 71 57 66 86 93 99100100
Wind dir S S SW SW SW W N N SE N N N NE NE NE E E N N N NE
Wind dir deg 19 19 21 23 23 28 34 00 15 00 00 00 05 06 06 07 09 00 00 00 05
Wind spd 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 1
Clouds CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 1 1 5 15 30 18 23 30 40 61 28 50 57 48 82 82 56 56 35 47 47
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 3 4 5 4 8 17 37 39 4 3 3 3 7 28 31 11 4
LVORI 3 4 5 6 5 2 1 1 3 5 6 8 8 3 1 3 5
Stability G G G G B B B A G F G F C B C C F
PoP 12hr 5 20 40 70 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.06 0.17 0
Rain Shwrs S S C L L
Tstms S S S C C
DSI 3 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt 400 400 4600 5200 500 800 4200 3200
T wind dir SW SW NW N W NE NE E
T wind spd 9 9 8 6 6 5 8 9
Ceiling None None None None None None 4000 4000 None
Sta pres 30.05 29.99 29.99 29.88 29.86 29.85 29.89 29.92 29.93
Date 09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Max/Min 92 70 92 69 88 67 83 64 77
Temp 90 81 73 72 90 80 72 71 85 77 70 69 80 75 68 65 76 69
Dewpt 71 71 72 72 71 72 71 71 71 70 69 68 68 66 65 64 65 65
Min/Max RH 53 100 52 100 61 100 62 97 68
RH 55 72 96100 54 75 98100 64 80 97 95 67 74 89 95 70 87
Wind dir SE SE N N E SE N NE NE NE NE N NE NE N N NE NE
Wind spd 1 1 0 0 3 3 2 3 6 5 6 8 8 8 6 9 9 5
Avg clouds SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 5 40 50 60 40 30 10 10
Rain Shwrs C S C C C C L C S C
Tstms C C C C S
$$
NCZ099-180800-
Whiteville
34.34N 78.73W Elev. 98 ft
600 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
Min/Max 65 93 70 90 69
Temp 75 69 68 66 68 83 90 91 80 75 73 71 72 83 88 84 76 74 72 70 72
Dewpt 67 68 67 66 68 72 73 72 72 72 71 70 72 76 76 76 74 73 72 70 72
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 67 100
RH 77 94100100100 70 57 54 77 88 94 97100 79 67 75 95 99100100100
Wind dir S S N W SW W NW W S SW N N N E E E E N N NE NE
Wind dir deg 18 19 00 25 24 26 31 27 17 21 00 00 00 07 09 11 10 00 00 05 04
Wind spd 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC FW B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC
Clouds(%) 0 0 1 6 14 7 22 9 52 30 50 43 38 23 82 82 48 46 40 52 47
Vsby 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
ADI 4 4 4 3 8 19 25 35 4 3 3 3 6 22 28 16 3
LVORI 3 6 6 8 8 3 2 1 4 6 6 8 9 3 3 3 6
Stability G G G G B B B A F G F F A A C C F
PoP 12hr 5 10 30 70 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.03 0.13 0
Rain Shwrs C S L L S S S
Tstms C S C C S
DSI 3 3 3 3 3
Mix hgt 400 400 3500 4400 400 400 4700 3700
T wind dir S SW W SW SW N E SE
T wind spd 8 6 8 6 6 5 6 6
Ceiling None None None None None None None 4400 None
Sta pres 30.08 30.03 30.03 29.93 29.90 29.88 29.91 29.92 29.94
Date 09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
Max/Min 89 70 90 69 86 68 83 65 80
Temp 87 79 73 72 88 79 72 71 83 76 70 68 80 75 69 66 79 72
Dewpt 76 74 72 72 76 74 72 71 76 73 70 68 74 69 66 65 71 68
Min/Max RH 68 100 66 100 74 100 73 97 72
RH 69 84 98100 68 84100100 80 90 98100 81 83 92 97 78 87
Wind dir E S N N SE SE N NE NE NE NE N NE NE N N NE NE
Wind spd 1 1 0 0 2 3 2 3 6 3 6 9 8 8 8 10 9 6
Avg clouds SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 5 50 50 60 30 40 10 20
Rain Shwrs S C S C C C C L C S C S
Tstms S C S C C C S S S
$$
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2.5 km digital database and only approximate weather conditions
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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