FNUS52 KILM 201822 FWFILM Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina National Weather Service Wilmington NC 222 PM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026 ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA... .DISCUSSION... Cooler temperatures and continued dry conditions will prevail through Tuesday as Canadian high pressure ridges in. The high will slide off the Southeast coast allowing for a warming trend during the mid to late week period. Minimum RH values are forecasted below 30% away from immediate coast each afternoon this week. The next chance of rain is this weekend, though confidence is low for beneficial rainfall amounts. Fog potential for tonight is None. NCZ105>110-210730- 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 222 PM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026 ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Clear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Min/Max Temp 43 70 47 83 Max/Min RH (%) 73 21 80 31 Wind 20ft/Early (mph) W 4 NE 6 Lgt/Var SW 4 Wind 20ft/Late (mph) N 5 NE 4 Lgt/Var SW 9 G18 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Inversion(Temp/Time) 2000 48/0800 2000 61/0900 Dispersion Fair Very Poor DSI 2 3 Mixing Hgt (ft) 6200 7500 Transport Wind (mph) N 8 W 20 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 49600 150000 ADI Early 8 Poor 53 Gen Good 4 Very Poor 81 Good ADI Late 8 Poor 64 Good 4 Very Poor 99 Good Max LVORI Early 2 3 3 4 Max LVORI Late 3 1 4 1 Min VSBY Early 7 7 7 Min VSBY Late 7 7 7 Turner Stability F B F B Remarks...Brotak Profile Present Through Tonight. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH 74 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 37 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Maximum RH 76 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 38 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 85 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 95 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 60. Maximum RH 97 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ NCZ087-096-099-210730- Robeson-Bladen-Columbus- Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro, Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw 222 PM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026 ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Min/Max Temp 43 70 47 84 Max/Min RH (%) 70 19 84 24 Wind 20ft/Early (mph) NW 4 NE 6 Lgt/Var SW 5 G17 Wind 20ft/Late (mph) NE 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 8 G17 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Inversion(Temp/Time) 2000 46/0800 2000 59/0900 Dispersion Poor Very Poor DSI 3 3 Mixing Hgt (ft) 5600 9500 Transport Wind (mph) N 6 W 21 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 33600 199500 ADI Early 9 Poor 51 Gen Good 5 Very Poor 74 Good ADI Late 7 Poor 60 Gen Good 5 Very Poor 147 Very Good Max LVORI Early 2 3 3 4 Max LVORI Late 3 2 4 1 Min VSBY Early 7 7 7 Min VSBY Late 7 7 7 Turner Stability F A F B Remarks...Brotak Profile Present Through Tonight. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH 72 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 28 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH 73 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 29 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Maximum RH 84 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 34 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 96 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 60. Maximum RH 96 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 55 percent. East winds around 5 mph. $$ SCZ054>056-058-059-210730- 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, Red Hill, Loris, and Aynor 222 PM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Min/Max Temp 44 71 47 82 Max/Min RH (%) 71 23 87 30 Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var NE 6 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/Late (mph) N 4 NE 5 Lgt/Var SW 7 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Inversion(Temp/Time) 2000 49/0800 2000 60/0900 Dispersion Poor Very Poor DSI 2 3 Mixing Hgt (ft) 6100 7600 Transport Wind (mph) N 8 SW 16 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 48800 121600 ADI Early 6 Very Poor 44 Gen Good 5 Very Poor 57 Gen Good ADI Late 7 Poor 60 Gen Good 4 Very Poor 102 Very Good Max LVORI Early 3 3 3 4 Max LVORI Late 3 1 4 1 Min VSBY Early 7 7 7 Min VSBY Late 7 7 7 Turner Stability F B F B Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH 81 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 37 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH 87 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Maximum RH 91 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 96 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Chance of showers 40 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 62 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-210730- Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg- Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville, Darlington, North Hartsville,Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins, and Kingstree 222 PM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Min/Max Temp 43 72 46 83 Max/Min RH (%) 67 22 90 24 Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var NE 6 Lgt/Var SW 4 Wind 20ft/Late (mph) NE 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 8 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Inversion(Temp/Time) 2000 48/0800 2000 58/0900 Dispersion Poor Very Poor DSI 2 3 Mixing Hgt (ft) 5800 9100 Transport Wind (mph) N 7 W 17 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 40600 154700 ADI Early 8 Poor 42 Gen Good 5 Very Poor 63 Good ADI Late 8 Poor 56 Gen Good 5 Very Poor 136 Very Good Max LVORI Early 2 2 3 5 Max LVORI Late 2 2 5 1 Min VSBY Early 7 7 7 Min VSBY Late 7 7 7 Turner Stability F B F B Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH 76 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 27 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH 80 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 29 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH 87 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 34 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Chance of showers 50 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 60. Maximum RH 99 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent. East winds around 5 mph. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures near normal. Precipitation above normal. $$ SC USERS NC USERS =================================================================== VENTILATION RATE BURN CATEGORY VENTILATION RATE =================================================================== NOT USED 0 0 TO 14759 0 TO 17249 1 14760 TO 33499 17250 TO 34499 2 33500 TO 44999 34500 TO 51749 3 45000 TO 59999 51750 TO 689994 60000 TO 111999 69000 OR GREATER 5 112000 OR GREATER SC USERS NC USERS =================================================================== FORECAST SURFACE WIND DISPERSION FORECAST SURFACE WIND =================================================================== STAGNANT NEAR CALM CALM VERY POOR 2 TO 4 MPH 2 TO 5 MPH POOR 5 TO 8 MPH 6 TO 8 MPH FAIR 9 TO 12 MPH 9 TO 13 MPH GOOD GREATER THAN 12 MPH 14 MPH OR MORE EXCELLENT ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by LAVDAS. LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index. $$ Forecaster...MAS