FNUS72 KILM 141326 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR INMAN TRACT TNC...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 926 AM EDT WED MAR 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL EXTEND WESTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN CAROLINAS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK...BRINGING WARM TEMPERATURES. A STRONG SEA BREEZE WILL DEVELOP MIDDAY AND REMAIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BOTH TODAY AND THURSDAY. THE APPROACH OF A WEAKENING COLD FRONT DURING THE WEEKEND MAY BRING A ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE NORTH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE SEA BREEZE TODAY WILL DEVELOP AROUND NOON AND MOVE ACROSS THIS FIRE AROUND 2 PM...BACKING WINDS MORE TO THE SOUTH AT 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH/SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3900-5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH. MAX ADI.............35. MAX LVORI...........3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR EARLY...BECOMING GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON. (10120-38065 MPH-FT). TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............31 27 29 41 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................70 75 77 77 RH..................70 59 54 55 20 FT WIND..........W 3 SW 5 SW 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 10 LVORI...............3 2 2 1 ADI.................13 28 28 32 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...10 35 30 31 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MAX ADI.............19. MAX LVORI...........10. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (0-15524 MPH-FT). TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............39 34 36 37 39 25 WEATHER COV......... PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG TSTM COV............ TEMP................75 68 64 60 58 56 RH..................59 76 88 96 100 100 20 FT WIND..........S 5 S 3 S 2 SW 2 SW 1 S 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 LVORI...............2 4 6 9 10 10 ADI.................19 1 1 1 1 1 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...16 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL BEFORE SUNRISE...INCREASING TO 4400-6300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 2400-3300 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 16 MPH. MAX ADI.............51. MAX LVORI...........10. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (0-52554 MPH-FT). TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............20 19 21 22 22 22 WEATHER COV.........PATCHY WEATHER TYPE........FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................56 56 67 75 76 76 RH..................100 99 70 57 56 57 20 FT WIND..........S 0 S 0 S 2 S 3 S 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 15 LVORI...............10 10 3 2 1 1 ADI.................1 1 1 23 36 51 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...0 0 2 26 45 50 $$ FORECASTER...WEISS REQUESTED BY...MIKE HARDISON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120314.INMAN.01/ILM