Appendices
Fire weather zones consist of groups of counties (or occasionally single counties)
selected based on homogeneous climatology and expected weather. These
groupings may change from forecast issuance to forecast issuance,
and may contain counties from adjacent states served by the same NWS
office. For a map of the NC fire weather forecast zones, click
here.
Name; County; Office; Station Number; Latitude; Longitude; Elevation
ALLIGATOR RIVER; Dare Co.; Morehead City, NC (MHX); 315405; 35.8550
N; 75.8720 W, 7'
BACK ISLAND; Pender Co.; Wilmington, NC (ILM); 319402; 34.5328 N; 77.7219 W, 20'
BEAUFORT; Beaufort Co.; Morehead City, NC (MHX); 317801; 35.5200 N; 76.9300 W, 25'
BUSICK; Yancey Co.; Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP); 313402; 35.7689 N; 82.1911 W; 2892'
CASWELL GAMELANDS; Caswell Co.; Blacksburg, VA (RNK); 310801; 34.3850 N; 79.2910 W; 580'
CEDAR ISLAND; Carteret Co.; Morehead City, NC (MHX); 319604; 35.0020 N; 76.2969 W; 7'
CHEOAH; Graham Co.; Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP); 315501; 35.2000 N; 83.5900 W; 1500'
CHEROKEE; Swain Co.; Morristown, TN (MRX); 313902; 35.6197 N; 83.2042 W; 3400'
CROATAN; Carteret Co.; Morehead City, NC (MHX); 319602; 34.8000 N; 76.8700 W; 20'
D-2 LENOIR; Caldwell Co.; Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP); 313501; 35.9319 N; 81.4969 W; 1135'
DAVIDSON; Transylvania Co.; Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP); 316001; 35.3506 N; 82.7675 W; 3210'
DUKE FOREST; Orange Co.; Raleigh, NC (RAH); 312501; 35.9667 N; 79.0917 W; 564'
ELIZABETH CITY; Pasquotank Co.; Wakefield, VA (AKQ); 311502; 36.2070 N; 76.1630 W; 15'
FAIRFIELD; Hyde Co.; Morehead City, NC (MHX); 317901; 35.5420 N; 76.2230 W; 10'
FIRE TOWER (CL2); Onslow Co.; Morehead City, NC (MHX); 319506; 34.6114 N; 77.2917 W; 20'
FORT BRAGG; Cumberland Co.; Raleigh, NC (RAH); 318503; 35.1397 N; 79.0644 W; 469'
GRANDFATHER; McDowell Co.; Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP); 314201; 35.7564 N; 82.0439 W; 1600'
GREEN CROSS; Bertie Co.; Wakefield, VA (AKQ); 313001; 36.0100 N; 76.9000 W; 52'
GUION FARM; Henderson Co; Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP); 316102; 35.2133 N; 82.5900 W; 2600'
HIGHLANDS; Macon Co.; Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP); 315803; 35.0828 N; 83.2168 W; 3800'
HOFFMAN FOREST; Onslow Co.; Morehead City, NC (MHX); 319507; 34.8250 N; 77.3200 W; 42'
JACKSON CO; Jackson Co.; Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP); 315902; 35.3167 N; 83.2000 W; 2800'
LAUREL SPRINGS; Ashe Co., Blacksburg, VA (RNK); 310101; 36.4020 N; 81.2970 W; 3000'
LEXINGTON; Davidson Co., Raleigh, NC (RAH); 314602; 35.7922 N; 80.3119 W; 751'
MACKAY ISLAND; Currituck Co.; Wakefield, VA (AKQ); 311601; 36.3300 N; 76.0000 W; 12'
MATTAMUSKEET; Hyde Co.; Morehead City, NC (MHX); 317902; 35.5000 N; 76.3000 W; 20'
MT ISLAND LAKE; Gaston Co.; Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP); 316602;
35.3789 N; 80.9925 W; 500'
NATURE CONSERVANCY; Brunswick Co.; Wilmington, NC (ILM); 319802; 34.0483 N; 78.2903 W; 56'
NEW BERN; Craven Co.; Morehead City, NC (MHX); 319004; 35.0970 N; 77.1108 W; 20'
NORTH COVE; Burke Co.; Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP); 314301; 35.8167 N; 81.9372 W; 2657'
POCOSIN LAKES; Washington Co.; Morehead City, NC (MHX); 315201; 35.7470 N; 76.5108 W; 11'
RENDEZVOUS MOUNTAIN; Wilkes Co., Blacksburg, VA (RNK); 312001;
36.2260 N; 81.2960 W; 2380'
ROCKINGHAM; Richmond Co., Raleigh, NC (RAH); 318202; 34.9600 N; 79.6900 W; 400'
ROCKY MOUNT; Nash Co., Raleigh, NC (RAH); 312802; 35.9731 N; 77.7986 W; 105'
RUTHERFORDTON; Rutherford Co.; Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP); 316302; 35.4286 N; 81.9394 W; 1056'
SANDY RUN (CL 1); Onslow Co.; Morehead City, NC (MHX); 319505; 34.6119 N; 77.4875 W; 40'
SEVEN MILE RIDGE; Madison Co.; Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP); 313302; 35.8031 N; 82.6503 W; 2150'
SUNNY POINT; Brunswick Co.; Wilmington, NC (ILM); 319803; 34.0028 N; 77.9581 W; 30'
TAYLORSVILLE, Alexander Co.; Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP); 313601; 35.9119 N; 81.1375 W; 1190'
TROY; Montgomery Co.; Raleigh, NC (RAH); 317001; 35.7922 N; 79.8667 W; 541'
TURNBULL CREEK; Bladen Co.; Wilmington, NC (ILM); 319302; 34.6831 N; 78.5817 W; 98'
TUSQUITEE; Cherokee Co.; Morristown, TN (MRX); 315602; 35.0400 N; 84.0700 W; 1600'
WAYAH; Macon Co.; Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP); 315802; 35.1691 N; 83.4061 W; 2160'
WHITESVILLE; Columbus Co.; Wilmington, NC (ILM); 319701; 34.3360 N; 78.7286 W; 98'
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Name; ID; Latitude; Longitude; Elevation
Asheville Regional Airport; AVL; 35.4333 N; 82.5333 W; 2140'
Beaufort; MRH; 34.7300 N; 76.6600 W; 10'
Burlington, Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport; BUY; 36.0485 N; 79.4749 W; 617'
Charlotte-Douglass International Airport; CLT; 35.2167 N; 80.9500
W; 728'
Chapel Hill, Horace Williams Airport; IGX; 35.9350 N; 79.0659 W; 512'
Cherry Point; NKT; 34.9000 N; 76.8800 W; 30'
Elizabeth City CG Air Station/Regional Airport; ECG; 36.2500 N;
76.1700 W; 33'
Fayetteville; Fayetteville Regional Airport; FAY; 34.9912 N; 78.8803
W; 189'
Gastonia Municipal Airport; AKH; 35.0167 N; 80.6167 W; 679'
Greensboro; Piedmont Triad International Airport; GSO; 36.0977 N; 79.9373 W; 926'
Hatteras; HSE; 35.2200 N; 75.6200 W; 10'
Hickory Regional Airport; HKY; 35.7333 N; 81.3833 W; 1143'
Lumberton Municipal Airport; LBT; 34.6099 N; 79.0594 W; 126'
Maxton; Laurinburg-Maxton Airport; MEB; 34.7919 N; 79.3658 W; 220'
Monroe Regional Airport; EQY; 35.2000 N; 81.1500 W; 797'
New Bern; EWN; 35.0700 N; 77.0500 W; 20'
New River; NCA; 34.7200 N; 77.4500 W; 26'
Raleigh/Durham; Raleigh/Durham International Airport; RDU; 35.8776 N; 78.7875 W; 435'
Roanoke Rapids; Halifax County Airport; RZZ; 36.4395 N; 77.7093 W; 256'
Rocky Mount; Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport; RWI; 35.8563 N; 77.8919 W; 159'
Southern Pines; Moore County Airport; SOP; 35.2374 N; 79.3912 W; 461'
Wilmington International Airport; ILM; 34.2700 N; 77.9000 W, 33'
Winston-Salem; Smith Reynolds Airport; INT; 36.1337 N; 80.2220 W, 969'
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Name; ID; Latitude; Longitude; Elevation
Ahoskie; Tri-County Airport; ASJ; 36.3000 N; 77.1700 W, 68'
Albemarle; Stanly County Airport; VUJ; 35.4167 N; 80.1508 W, 609'
Andrews-Murphy; Cherokee County; RHP; 35.1900 N; 83.8600 W, 1696'
Asheboro; Asheboro Municipal Airport; HBI; 35.6545 N; 79.8947 W, 673'
Brunswick County Airport; SUT; 33.9300 N; 78.0700 W; 26'
Clinton; Sampson County Airport; CTZ; 34.9756 N; 78.3646 W; 148'
Concord Regional Airport; JQF; 35.3852 N; 80.7097 W; 690'
Columbus County Municipal Airport; CPC; 34.2700 N; 78.7100 W; 98'
Currituck County Airport; ONX (formerly 9W7); 36.4000 N; 76.0200 W; 16'
Edenton, Northeast Regional Airport; EDE; 36.0300 N; 76.5700 W; 20'
Erwin; Harnett County Airport; HRJ; 35.3794 N; 78.7830 W; 199'
Franklin Airport; 1A5; 35.2226 N; 83.4190 W; 2020'
Goldsboro; Goldsboro-Wayne Municipal Airport, GWW; 35.4606 N; 77.9649 W; 134'
Jefferson; Ashe County Airport; GEV; 36.4300 N; 81.4200 W; 3179'
Kenansville; DPL; 35.0000 N; 77.9800 W; 138'
Kinston, ISO; 35.3300 N; 77.6200 W; 10'
Lexington; Davidson County Airport; EXX; 35.7811 N; 80.3039 W; 733'
Lincolnton, Lincoln County Regional Airport; IPJ; 35.4833 N; 81.1613 W; 875'
Louisburg; Franklin County Airport; LHZ; 36.0233 N; 78.3303 W; 369'
Manteo; MQI; 35.9200 N; 75.7000 W; 13'
Morganton-Lenoir Airport; MRN; 35.8202 N; 81.6114 W; 1270'
Mount Airy, Surry County Airport; MWK; 36.4600 N; 80.5500 W; 1247'
North Wilkesboro; UKF; 36.2200 N; 81.1100 W; 1299'
Oxford; Oxford Airport; HNZ; 36.3616 N; 78.5292 W; 527'
Pitt-Greenville; PGV; 35.6300 N; 77.4000 W; 26'
Richlands; OAJ; 34.8300 N; 77.6200 W; 95'
Roxboro; Person County Airport; TDF; 36.2849 N; 78.9842 W; 610'
Rutherfordton; Rutherford County Airport, Marchman Field; FQD; 35.4282 N; 81.9351 W; 1078'
Salisbury; Rowan County Airport; RUQ; 35.6459 N; 80.5203 W; 773'
Sanford; Sanford-Lee County Regional Airport; TTA; 35.5837 N; 79.1008 W; 247'
Shelby Municipal Airport; EHO; 35.2556 N; 81.6010 W; 847'
Smithfield; Johnston County Airport; JNX; 35.5409 N; 78.3903 W; 165'
Statesville Municipal Airport; SVH; 35.7653 N; 80.9567 W; 965'
Wadesboro; Anson County Airport; AFP; 35.0206 N; 80.0771 W; 298'
Washington; OCW; 35.5700 N; 77.0500 W; 39'
Watauga County Hospital Helipad; TNB; 36.2000 N; 81.6500 W; 3146'
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Name; ID; Latitude; Longitude; Elevation
Fayetteville; Pope AFB; POB; 35.1708 N; 79.0145 W, 217'
Fayetteville; Simons AAF; FBG; 35.1318 N; 78.9367 W, 242'
Goldsboro; Seymour-Johnson AFB; GSB; 35.3393 N; 77.9607 W, 110'
Hoffman; Mackall AAF; HFF; 35.0365 N; 79.4975 W, 376'
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For a map of each transmitter reception area, click here.
Location, Office, Call Sign, Frequency, Counties Served
Aynor, SC; Wilmington, NC (ILM); KEC-95; 162.400 MHz; Brunswick, Columbus
Blue Ridge, GA; Peachtree City, GA (FFC); KXI-75; 162.475 MHz; Cherokee
Brasstown, GA; Peachtree City, GA (FFC); KXI-22; 162.500 MHz; Clay
Buck Mt., NC; Raleigh, NC (RAH); WWF-60; 162.500 MHz; Anson, Cabarrus, Davidson,
Montgomery, Randolph, Richmond, Rowan, Stanly, Union
Cape Hatteras, NC; Morehead City, NC (MHX); KIG-77; 162.475 MHz;
Dare, Hyde, Tyrell, Washington
Chapel Hill, NC; Raleigh, NC (RAH); WXL-58; 162.500 MHz; Alamance, Chatham,
Durham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Lee, Orange, Person, Randolph,
Vance, Wake, Warren
Cheraw, SC; Columbia, SC (CAE); WXK-90; 162.450 MHz; Anson, Richmond, Scotland
Ellerbe, NC; Raleigh, NC (RAH); WNG-597; 162.400 MHz; Anson, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore,
Randolph, Richmond, Scotland, Stanly
Fayetteville, NC; Raleigh, NC (RAH); WXL-50; 162.475 MHz; Bladen, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee,
Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Sampson, Scotland, Robeson
Garner, NC; Raleigh, NC (RAH); KXI-72; 162.450 MHz; Franklin, Harnett, Johnston, Nash, Wake,
Wayne, Wilson
Glassy Mt., GA; Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP); KXI-81; 162.450 MHz; Macon
Grandmother Mt., NC; Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP); WNG-538, 162.450 MHz; Alexander, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba McDowell, Mitchell, Watauga, Yancey
Henderson, NC; Raleigh, NC (RAH); WNL-59, 162.500 MHz; Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance, Warren
Joanna Bald Mt., NC; Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP); WWG-82; 162.400 MHz; Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon, Swain
Lumber, NC; Wilmington, NC (ILM); WWF-89; 162.525 MHz; Bladen, Columbus, Hoke, Robeson, Scotland
Mamie, NC; Wakefield, VA (AKQ); WWH-26; 162.425 MHz; Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans
Margarettsville, NC; Wakefield, VA (AKQ); WWG-33; 162.450 MHz; Northampton
Mooresville, NC; Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP); KYJ-85; 162.525 MHz; Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Davie, Lincoln, Gaston, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan
Mount Jefferson, NC; Blacksburg, VA (RNK); WNG-588; 162.500 MHz; Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Catawba, Davie, Iredell, Watauga. Wilkes
New Bern, NC; Morehead City, NC (MHX); KEC-34; 162.400 MHz; Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Onslow, Pamlico, Pitt
Norfolk/Driver, VA; Wakefield, VA (AKQ); KHB-37; 162.550 MHz; Camden, Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank
Mt. Pisgah, NC; Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP); WXL-56; 162.400 MHz; Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania, Yancey
Poor Mt., VA; Blacksburg, VA (RNK); WXL-60; 162.475 MHz; Caswell, Rockingham
Rock Hill, SC, Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP); KHC-27; 162.425 MHz; Mecklenburg, Union
Spencer Mt., NC; Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP); WXL-70; 162.475
MHz; Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston,
Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, Union
Tarboro, NC; Raleigh, NC (RAH); WXL-59; 162.475 MHz; Edgecombe, Greene, Halifax, Nash, Northampton, Pitt, Warren, Wilson
Tri-Cities, TN; Bristol, TN (MRX); WXK-47; 162.550 MHz; Ashe, Avery,
Madison, Mitchell, Watauga, Yancey
Warsaw, NC; Morehead City, NC (MHX); KXI-95; 162.425 MHz; Bladen, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pender, Sampson, Wayne
Windsor, NC; Wakefield, VA (AKQ); WNG-537; 162.525 MHz; Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Hertford, Northampton, Perquimans
Winnabow, NC; Wilmington, NC (ILM); KHB-31; 162.550 MHz; Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender
Winston-Salem, NC; Raleigh, NC (RAH); WXL-42; 162.400 MHz; Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Caswell, Davie, Forsyth,
Guilford, Iredell, Rockingham, Rowan, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin
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