FNUS72 KILM 080856
FWSILM

SPOT FORECAST FOR TNC INMAN...NCFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
356 AM EST THU MAR 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...SEA BREEZE WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
A WARMING TREND CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT. THE FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FRIDAY AND COULD BRING RAIN
SHOWERS. COOLER HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION SATURDAY
FOLLOWED BY A WARMING TREND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...AS HIGH PRESSURE
DRIFTS OFFSHORE.

WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    11 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3100-5000 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5600-6200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING
                    TO 4200 FT AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 14 TO 22 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX ADI.............70.
MAX LVORI...........9.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4600-56349 MPH-FT)...INCREASING
                    TO EXCELLENT (79235-126614 MPH-FT) LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO GOOD (57959 MPH-FT)
                    LATE.

TIME (EST)          NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............56     54     51
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................67     70     68
RH..................62     57     62
20 FT WIND..........S 6    S 6    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     10
LVORI...............1      1      1
ADI.................67     69     52
VRATE MPH-FT/1000...109    127    91

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
MAX ADI.............31.
MAX LVORI...........5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (0-26449 MPH-FT).

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............48     49     56     64     68     75
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................66     63     61     60     58     57
RH..................68     76     83     86     89     92
20 FT WIND..........S 5    S 5    S 5    S 5    S 5    SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     10     10     10     5
LVORI...............3      4      4      5      5      5
ADI.................31     7      10     9      9      6
VRATE MPH-FT/1000...26     0      0      0      2      0

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FORECASTER...COLBY
REQUESTED BY...JOHN COOK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120308.TNCIN.01/ILM