FNUS72 KILM 121353
FWSILM

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAWA 3 12 12...NC STATE PARKS-LAWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
953 AM EDT MON MAR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL RIDGE WESTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN
CAROLINAS THROUGH THE WEEK. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BRING WARM AND
MORE HUMID CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. A WEAK TROUGH MAY BRIEFLY
REACH THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE DISSIPATING.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-4700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX WAVE HEIGHT.....0 FEET.
MAX LVORI...........10.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (0-52094 MPH-FT)...INCREASING TO
                    GOOD TO GOOD (50829-57844 MPH-FT) LATE.

TIME (EDT)          NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............36     48     49
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................65     68     69
RH..................57     56     51
20 FT WIND..........S 4    S 6    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      10     15
LVORI...............2      1      1
VRATE MPH-FT/1000...20     40     58
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)....0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 100-600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
MAX WAVE HEIGHT.....0 FEET.
MAX LVORI...........7.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (0-26679 MPH-FT).

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............49     49     56     67     79     83
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................67     62     58     56     55     55
RH..................53     67     79     86     89     91
20 FT WIND..........S 6    S 5    S 4    S 3    S 3    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     5      5      5      5
LVORI...............2      4      4      6      6      7
VRATE MPH-FT/1000...27     0      0      0      0      0
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)....0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...III
REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN SHORT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120312.LAWA3.01/ILM