FNUS72 KILM 081205 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR LAWA SANDPIT 4-8-13...NC STATE PARKS-LAWA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 805 AM EDT MON APR 8 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM WEATHER IS ON TAP FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS HIGH PRESSURE SITS OFF THE COAST. A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THURSDAY AND INTO FRIDAY. WET WEATHER MAY LINGER ALONG THE COAST INTO SATURDAY AS A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT BY SUNDAY. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4300-5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE. MAX ADI.............57. MAX LVORI...........9. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (0-55889 MPH-FT)...INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (68425-85675 MPH-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............33 39 44 33 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................67 74 76 76 RH..................60 48 47 48 20 FT WIND..........S 5 S 6 S 7 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........2400 4400 5400 4900 TRANSPORT WIND......S 10 S 13 S 15 S 16 LVORI...............3 1 1 1 ADI.................5 49 47 49 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...25 56 80 79 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH. MAX ADI.............41. MAX LVORI...........7. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1609-53934 MPH-FT). TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............27 25 31 37 43 47 WEATHER COV......... PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG TSTM COV............ TEMP................73 68 65 63 61 60 RH..................56 69 75 81 86 93 20 FT WIND..........S 8 S 6 S 5 S 5 S 4 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)........3400 1400 500 200 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......S 16 S 14 S 12 S 10 S 9 S 8 LVORI...............1 3 4 4 4 6 ADI.................41 25 9 5 6 5 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...54 20 5 2 2 2 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3200-4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH. MAX ADI.............34. MAX LVORI...........8. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (0-51864 MPH-FT). TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............51 55 59 64 69 61 WEATHER COV.........PATCHY WEATHER TYPE........FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................60 61 68 75 78 78 RH..................96 94 78 64 60 59 20 FT WIND..........SW 2 SW 2 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........100 300 2500 4200 4500 3900 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 7 SW 7 SW 10 SW 10 SW 12 S 13 LVORI...............8 6 4 2 1 1 ADI.................3 3 7 29 34 34 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...0 2 26 43 52 49 $$ FORECASTER...KREITNER REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN SHORT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130408.LAWAS.01/ILM