FNUS72 KILM 182002
FWSILM

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOMAHAWK ST WOODS FIRE...GEORGETOWN COUNTY EMD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
402 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1545 EDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLEAR SKIES AND DIMINISHING SW WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TOWARD EVENING.
SKIES WILL REMAIN CLEAR OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. A DRY FRONT
WILL TURN WINDS WESTERLY AND INCREASE AROUND DAYBREAK. EXPECT DRY AND
GUSTY WEST WIND THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY SATURDAY. WINDS WILL TURN
ONSHORE SATURDAY NIGHT...BRINGING COOLING AND WETTER AIR TO THE FIRE
SITE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
                    6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............0      0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................76     70     66     62     59     57
RH..................43     55     66     76     82     87
20 FT WIND..........SW 6   SW 5   SW 5   SW 5   SW 5   W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     10     10     10     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 5   SW 4   SW 4   SW 4   SW 4   W 4
EYE LVL WND GST.....15     10     10     10     10     10

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3500-5200 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST AROUND
                    25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............0      1      9      19     28     36
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................56     56     64     73     78     78
RH..................90     89     68     50     44     42
20 FT WIND..........W 5    W 5    NW 6   N 6    NE 7   NE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     10     10     15     15
EYE LEVEL WIND......W 4    W 4    NW 4   N 5    NE 5   NE 6
EYE LVL WND GST.....11     14     15     17     18     15

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FORECASTER...COLBY
REQUESTED BY...SAM HODGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110318.TOMAH.01/ILM