FNUS72 KILM 041516
FWSILM

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAWA UNIT 4...NC STATE PARKS-LAWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1016 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES IS
PRODUCING MODERATE NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN CAROLINAS
THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON...
WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER LATE IN THE DAY AS
MOISTURE INCREASES FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND FROM THE WEST.
SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE FAIR TO GOOD TODAY...BECOMING POOR
TONIGHT AS WIND SPEEDS DECREASE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0 PERCENT) THIS MORNING...
                    BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT)
                    BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 MPH...BECOMING EAST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3700 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 MPH.

TIME (EST)          1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............11  14  21  34  51
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TEMP................57  58  59  58  57
RH..................51  50  49  50  54
20 FT WIND DIR......E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD......8   8   7   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.....15  14  14  14  12

.TONIGHT...

WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL EARLY...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 17 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
20 FT WIND..........E 5    E 3    E 3    E 3    E 3    E 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...ARMSTRONG
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS HELMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110304.LAWAU.01/ILM