FNUS72 KILM 141945 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR HOOVER RD FIRE...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 345 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1533 EDT ON APRIL 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... FIRE AREA WILL REMAIN ON THE MARINE SIDE OF THE SEABREEZE INTO THIS EVENING. THIS WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE. SUMMER-LIKE BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING WARM WEATHER THROUGH TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING RAIN CHANCES LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY SEASONABLE LATE WEEK TEMPERATURES. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH... BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. IF THE FIRE INCREASES SIGNIFICANTLY IN SIZE AND BECOMES VERY HOT INTO THE LATER EVENING HOURS... WINDS MAY STAY UP WELL INTO THE NIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT. MAX ADI.............54. MAX LVORI...........4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (28289-80500 MPH-FT)...DECREASING TO POOR (0-10580 MPH-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............44 26 25 10 9 22 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................68 66 63 61 60 60 RH..................44 49 58 66 70 74 20 FT WIND..........S 9 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 10 10 10 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......S 7 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 3 EYE LVL WND GST.....17 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)........5000 1400 400 400 300 400 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 16 SW 21 S 5 S 0 S 0 S 0 LVORI...............1 2 3 4 4 4 ADI.................54 14 3 1 1 1 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...81 28 2 0 0 0 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3200-5000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 18 TO 20 MPH. MAX ADI.............57. MAX LVORI...........4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (0-27139 MPH-FT)...INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (59224-88320 MPH-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............30 31 33 37 45 38 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................60 63 70 74 76 76 RH..................77 74 60 53 51 53 20 FT WIND..........SW 3 SW 4 SW 6 SW 7 S 9 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 15 15 20 25 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 2 SW 3 SW 4 SW 5 S 7 S 8 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 10 15 15 20 25 MIX HGT (FT)........400 300 3200 4700 5000 4700 TRANSPORT WIND......S 0 S 0 SW 8 SW 15 SW 17 SW 18 LVORI...............4 4 2 1 1 1 ADI.................1 1 28 45 53 56 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...0 0 27 72 86 88 $$ FORECASTER...DIGIORGI REQUESTED BY...BRIAN COUNCIL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120414.HOOVE.01/ILM