FNUS72 KILM 281719 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR COLUMBUS CO BURN...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1219 PM EST MON JAN 28 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 EST ON JANUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL DRIFT OFFSHORE RESULTING IN ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MID WEEK. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY COLDER TEMPERATURES LATE IN THE WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1600-2400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. MAX ADI.............24. MAX LVORI...........9. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1609-27599 MPH-FT). TIME (EST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............75 82 83 WEATHER COV......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE RAIN NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................53 56 54 RH..................67 73 80 20 FT WIND..........S 3 S 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........1700 2300 2200 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 10 S 12 S 10 LVORI...............3 3 3 ADI.................18 24 21 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...18 27 23 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 10 MPH. MAX ADI.............12. MAX LVORI...........9. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (919-8970 MPH-FT). TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............75 69 65 69 74 78 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................52 50 49 48 47 46 RH..................88 94 93 91 93 98 20 FT WIND..........S 5 S 4 SW 3 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........900 100 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......S 10 S 10 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 W 8 LVORI...............4 5 7 8 8 9 ADI.................12 11 10 6 6 5 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...9 1 2 2 2 2 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1800-2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH. MAX ADI.............43. MAX LVORI...........9. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1265-39100 MPH-FT). TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............73 67 63 60 57 54 WEATHER COV......... PATCHY WEATHER TYPE........NONE FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................46 49 59 65 70 69 RH..................100 100 87 76 68 69 20 FT WIND..........SW 2 W 5 W 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)........200 400 1100 2300 2800 2300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 7 W 10 W 13 SW 14 SW 14 SW 13 LVORI...............9 8 5 3 1 3 ADI.................3 7 11 29 43 35 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...1 4 14 32 39 29 $$ FORECASTER...BACON REQUESTED BY...BRIAN COUNCIL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130128.COLUM.01/ILM