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SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE RIVER...HORRY COUNTY EMD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
459 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

CORRECTION TO SEABREEZE POSITION...SEABREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED TO
REACH THE FIRE.

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1649 EDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT...
EVEN AFTER DARK. WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 30 TO 35 MPH. ANY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER 10 PM. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL
IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT. SEABREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED TO REACH THE FIRE.

THURSDAY LOOKS TO BE ANOTHER DAY OF CONCERN FOR FIRE WEATHER
INTERESTS.

.THROUGH TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400-1000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 32 TO 39 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 17 TO 25
                    MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO
                    35 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............1      19     13     32     58     79     69
WEATHER COV.........                                   S CHC  CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP................83     80     75     69     66     64     62
RH..................25     37     46     58     69     76     78
20 FT WIND..........W 13   W 13   SW 12  SW 11  SW 11  SW 10  W 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....30     30     20     20     20     20     20
EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 20  SW 20  SW 18  SW 8   SW 8   SW 8   W 7
EYE LVL WND GST.....30     30     25     20     20     20     20

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 25
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6100-7200 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 24 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 36
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 22 TO 26 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............55     21     14     11     6      12
WEATHER COV.........S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................61     61     68     73     74     74
RH..................79     74     55     43     38     34
20 FT WIND..........W 9    W 11   W 14   NW 14  NW 12  NW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     20     25     35     30     25
EYE LEVEL WIND......W 7    W 8    W 10   NW 10  NW 9   NW 8
EYE LVL WND GST.....15     20     25     35     30     25

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FORECASTER...DIGIORGI
REQUESTED BY...RANDY WEBSTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110323.LITTL.01/ILM