898 FNUS52 KILM 280602 FWFILM Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northeast South Carolina and Southeast North Carolina National Weather Service Wilmington NC 102 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 .DISCUSSION... A very moist low-level airmass will lead to areas of fog through early this morning. Weak high pressure will build across the area this afternoon through Sunday. A cold front will move across the area from the north Sunday night, and a cool wedge of high pressure will set up across the inland Carolinas through midweek. The high will shift offshore for the latter half of the week. Wind profile analysis/fire control over flat terrain is Favorable. Fog potential for tonight is Low. NCZ105>110-281915- 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 102 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 Max/Min Temp 67 40 76 Min/Max RH (%) 59 100 42 Wind 20ft/Early (mph) N 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/Late (mph) N 4 Lgt/Var SW 4 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Inversion(Temp/Time) 52/1000 1800 60/1000 Dispersion Very Poor DSI 2 2 Mixing Hgt (ft) 4000 5000 Transport Wind (mph) N 10 W 8 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 40000 40000 ADI Early 24 Fair 4 Very Poor 15 Gen Poor ADI Late 45 Gen Good 3 Very Poor 38 Fair Max LVORI Early 5 9 9 Max LVORI Late 3 9 2 Min VSBY Early 0 Fog 7 7 Min VSBY Late 7 7 7 Turner Stability C F B Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH 82 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum RH 97 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Warmer. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 64 percent. South winds around 5 mph. $$ NCZ087-096-099-281915- Robeson-Bladen-Columbus- Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro, Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw 102 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 Max/Min Temp 67 42 76 Min/Max RH (%) 57 100 41 Wind 20ft/Early (mph) N 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 4 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Inversion(Temp/Time) None 1800 63/1100 Dispersion Very Poor DSI 2 3 Mixing Hgt (ft) 4100 5500 Transport Wind (mph) N 9 W 14 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 36900 77000 ADI Early 23 Fair 3 Very Poor 19 Gen Poor ADI Late 42 Gen Good 3 Very Poor 74 Good Max LVORI Early 6 7 9 Max LVORI Late 3 9 1 Min VSBY Early 0 Fog 7 7 Min VSBY Late 7 7 7 Turner Stability C F B Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH 78 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum RH 93 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. South winds around 5 mph. $$ SCZ054>056-058-059-281915- 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, Longs, Bucksport, Loris, Green Sea, and Aynor 102 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 Max/Min Temp 66 42 75 Min/Max RH (%) 63 100 43 Wind 20ft/Early (mph) N 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/Late (mph) N 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Inversion(Temp/Time) None 1800 62/1100 Dispersion Very Poor DSI 2 2 Mixing Hgt (ft) 4400 5000 Transport Wind (mph) N 10 W 6 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 44000 30000 ADI Early 24 Fair 4 Very Poor 15 Gen Poor ADI Late 47 Gen Good 3 Very Poor 34 Fair Max LVORI Early 6 9 9 Max LVORI Late 3 9 2 Min VSBY Early 3 Fog 7 7 Min VSBY Late 7 7 7 Turner Stability C F B Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH 88 percent. Light winds. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH 94 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 60 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 65 percent. South winds around 5 mph. $$ SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-281915- Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg- Including the cities of Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville, Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins, and Kingstree 102 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Chance Thunder (%) 0 0 0 Max/Min Temp 66 42 76 Min/Max RH (%) 58 100 41 Wind 20ft/Early (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/Late (mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 4 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Inversion(Temp/Time) None 1800 62/1100 Dispersion Very Poor DSI 2 3 Mixing Hgt (ft) 4900 6100 Transport Wind (mph) N 8 W 12 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 39200 73200 ADI Early 26 Fair 3 Very Poor 19 Gen Poor ADI Late 47 Gen Good 3 Very Poor 71 Good Max LVORI Early 6 9 9 Max LVORI Late 3 9 1 Min VSBY Early 1 Fog 7 7 Min VSBY Late 7 7 7 Turner Stability C F B Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH 82 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum RH 91 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 66 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 55 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 57 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. South winds around 5 mph. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal. $$ SC USERS NC USERS =================================================================== VENTILATION RATE BURN CATEGORY VENTILATION RATE =================================================================== NOT USED 0 0 TO 14759 0 TO 17249 1 14760 TO 33499 17250 TO 34499 2 33500 TO 44999 34500 TO 51749 3 45000 TO 59999 51750 TO 68999 4 60000 TO 111999 69000 OR GREATER 5 112000 OR GREATER SC USERS NC USERS =================================================================== FORECAST SURFACE WIND DISPERSION FORECAST SURFACE WIND =================================================================== STAGNANT NEAR CALM CALM VERY POOR 2 TO 4 MPH 2 TO 5 MPH POOR 5 TO 8 MPH 6 TO 8 MPH FAIR 9 TO 12 MPH 9 TO 13 MPH GOOD GREATER THAN 12 MPH 14 MPH OR MORE EXCELLENT ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by LAVDAS. LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index. $$ Forecaster...CRM