FNUS52 KILM 161840 FWFILM Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina National Weather Service Wilmington NC 240 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .DISCUSSION... A strong cold front moves through Friday night into early Saturday morning, bringing light rain to the area Saturday along with cooler temperatures. Gusty northeast winds will be in place through the weekend and into Monday. Dry high pressure moves into the area next week. Fog potential for tonight is Low. NCZ105>110-170745- 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 240 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type None Showers Showers Showers Chance Precip (%) 0 80 40 40 Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Min/Max Temp 55 68 43 62 Max/Min RH (%) 100 81 97 64 Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW 8 G18 N 11 G22 N 17 G31 N 17 G29 Wind 20ft/Late (mph) SW 7 G17 N 16 G30 N 16 G30 N 18 G31 Precip Amount 0.00 0.22 0.09 0.14 Precip Duration 6 2 2 Precip Begin 7 AM Continuing Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 61/0600 None None Dispersion Good Excellent DSI 1 1 Mixing Hgt (ft) 2900 4000 Transport Wind (mph) N 30 N 26 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 87000 104000 ADI Early 11 Poor 44 Gen Good 37 Fair 59 Gen Good ADI Late 11 Poor 69 Good 27 Fair 70 Good Max LVORI Early 4 5 4 4 Max LVORI Late 5 4 3 3 Min VSBY Early 7 5 Rain 7 Min VSBY Late 7 5 Rain 7 Turner Stability E D D D Remarks...Brotak Stack Present Through Tonight. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH 92 percent. North winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 73 percent. North winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH 91 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 69 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH 94 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH 99 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 71 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 67 percent. North winds around 10 mph. $$ NCZ087-096-099-170745- Robeson-Bladen-Columbus- Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro, Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw 240 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type None Showers Showers Showers Chance Precip (%) 0 90 30 30 Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Min/Max Temp 53 64 42 61 Max/Min RH (%) 100 76 94 56 Wind 20ft/Early (mph) S 7 N 11 G22 N 15 G28 N 16 G25 Wind 20ft/Late (mph) W 8 G22 N 15 G28 N 14 G24 N 16 G28 Precip Amount 0.00 0.26 0.04 0.13 Precip Duration 7 1 1 Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing 8 AM Precip End Continuing 4 AM Continuing Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 62/0600 2000 None Dispersion Good Excellent DSI 1 1 Mixing Hgt (ft) 3400 4100 Transport Wind (mph) N 28 NE 23 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 95200 94300 ADI Early 10 Poor 48 Gen Good 33 Fair 61 Good ADI Late 13 Gen Poor 69 Good 24 Fair 66 Good Max LVORI Early 4 4 4 3 Max LVORI Late 4 4 3 2 Min VSBY Early 7 6 Rain 7 Min VSBY Late 7 6 Rain 7 Turner Stability E D D D Remarks...Brotak Profile Present Through Tonight. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH 89 percent. North winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 68 percent. North winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH 90 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 63 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH 91 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 64 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 66 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 62 percent. North winds around 10 mph. $$ SCZ054>056-058-059-170745- 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 240 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Mcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type None Showers Showers Showers Chance Precip (%) 0 80 10 30 Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Min/Max Temp 56 67 43 61 Max/Min RH (%) 98 72 90 58 Wind 20ft/Early (mph) S 7 G17 N 11 G23 N 16 G30 N 16 G28 Wind 20ft/Late (mph) SW 6 N 16 G28 N 14 G28 N 17 G28 Precip Amount 0.00 0.11 0.01 0.05 Precip Duration 4 1 1 Precip Begin 8 AM Continuing 8 AM Precip End Continuing 3 AM Continuing Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 61/0600 None None Dispersion Good Excellent DSI 1 1 Mixing Hgt (ft) 3300 4000 Transport Wind (mph) N 28 NE 22 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 92400 88000 ADI Early 9 Poor 48 Gen Good 35 Fair 57 Gen Good ADI Late 10 Poor 69 Good 28 Fair 61 Good Max LVORI Early 4 4 4 3 Max LVORI Late 5 4 3 2 Min VSBY Early 7 6 Rain 7 Min VSBY Late 7 6 Rain 7 Turner Stability E D D D Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH 87 percent. North winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 64 percent. North winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Maximum RH 86 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 59 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH 90 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 61 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH 97 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 64 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 61 percent. North winds around 10 mph. $$ SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-170745- Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg- Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville, Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins, and Kingstree 240 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mclear Mclear Precip Type None Showers None Showers Chance Precip (%) 0 80 0 20 Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Min/Max Temp 53 63 42 59 Max/Min RH (%) 100 71 91 50 Wind 20ft/Early (mph) SW 6 N 11 G21 N 14 G27 N 14 G24 Wind 20ft/Late (mph) W 7 G20 N 15 G26 N 13 G22 NE 16 G26 Precip Amount 0.00 0.16 0.00 0.05Precip Duration 5 1 Precip Begin 6 AM 8 AM Precip End 6 PM 6 PM Inversion(Temp/Time) 1900 61/0600 2000 43/0600 Dispersion Fair Excellent DSI 1 1 Mixing Hgt (ft) 3700 4000 Transport Wind (mph) N 25 NE 21 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 92500 84000 ADI Early 9 Poor 50 Gen Good 31 Fair 56 Gen Good ADI Late 14 Gen Poor 66 Good 15 Gen Poor 59 Gen Good Max LVORI Early 4 4 4 3 Max LVORI Late 4 4 4 1 Min VSBY Early 7 6 Rain 7 Min VSBY Late 7 6 Rain 7 Turner Stability E D D D Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH 83 percent. North winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 61 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH 87 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 56 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH 90 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 57 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH 99 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 61 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 56 percent. North winds around 5 mph. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation below normal. $$ SC USERS NC USERS =================================================================== VENTILATION RATE BURN CATEGORY VENTILATION RATE =================================================================== NOT USED 0 0 TO 14759 0 TO 17249 1 14760 TO 33499 17250 TO 34499 2 33500 TO 44999 34500 TO 51749 3 45000 TO 59999 51750 TO 68999 4 60000 TO 111999 69000 OR GREATER 5 112000 OR GREATER SC USERS NC USERS =================================================================== FORECAST SURFACE WIND DISPERSION FORECAST SURFACE WIND =================================================================== STAGNANT NEAR CALM CALM VERY POOR 2 TO 4 MPH 2 TO 5 MPH POOR 5 TO 8 MPH 6 TO 8 MPH FAIR 9 TO 12 MPH 9 TO 13 MPH GOOD GREATER THAN 12 MPH 14 MPH OR MORE EXCELLENT ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by LAVDAS. LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index. $$ Forecaster...VAO