FNUS72 KILM 261141 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR 3-26-13 LAWA SANDPIT...NC STATE PARKS-LAWA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 741 AM EDT TUE MAR 26 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... INTENSIFYING LOW OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST THIS MORNING...WILL ACCELERATE NORTHEAST...WELL AWAY FROM THE EAST COAST OF THE U.S. BY TONIGHT. PASSAGE OF A WEAK IMPULSE ALOFT TODAY WILL RESULT IN A VARIABLY CLOUDY SKY DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON HOURS. CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH ITS CENTER NEARLY OVERHEAD LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. DRY CONDITIONS AND WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THURSDAY...THEN FINALLY MODERATE BY THE END OF THIS WEEK AND INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. BROTAK WIND PROFILE IN EFFECT FOR TODAY. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6600-7900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH. MAX ADI.............81. MAX LVORI...........3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (30589-87745 MPH-FT)...INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (166520-184460 MPH-FT). TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............24 38 52 51 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................43 49 52 52 RH..................50 40 37 37 20 FT WIND..........W 8 W 10 W 10 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)........3200 5400 7500 7600 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 17 W 16 W 21 NW 24 LVORI...............2 1 1 1 ADI.................22 65 76 81 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...56 88 153 184 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 100-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING WEST AROUND 13 MPH...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MAX ADI.............74. MAX LVORI...........4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (116724 MPH-FT)...DECREASING TO POOR TO GOOD (0-56694 MPH-FT). TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............51 50 37 23 9 8 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................48 44 41 39 36 35 RH..................43 51 58 65 74 75 20 FT WIND..........W 9 NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)........4800 700 100 200 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 24 NW 18 SW 6 S 0 S 0 S 0 LVORI...............1 2 3 4 4 4 ADI.................74 28 5 1 1 1 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...117 13 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5200-7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX ADI.............79. MAX LVORI...........4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (0-46345 MPH-FT)...INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (136160-151800 MPH-FT). TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............6 4 10 15 21 14 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................33 34 44 52 55 56 RH..................77 69 46 34 31 30 20 FT WIND..........NW 3 NW 4 NW 6 NW 8 NW 9 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........100 300 1800 4300 5800 7000 TRANSPORT WIND......S 0 S 0 W 10 NW 17 NW 20 NW 22 LVORI...............4 3 2 1 1 1 ADI.................2 7 12 55 65 79 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...0 0 18 73 112 152 $$ FORECASTER...KEEBLER REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN SHORT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130326.32613.01/ILM