FNUS72 KILM 091258 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR LAWA SLASH 4-9-13...NC STATE PARKS-LAWA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 858 AM EDT TUE APR 9 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL BRING WARM AND DRY WEATHER THROUGH THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST THIS THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...BRINGING DRY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER CONDITIONS. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000-6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH. MAX ADI.............62. MAX LVORI...........0. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (8510-50944 MPH-FT)...INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (68195-91540 MPH-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............13 14 40 31 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................70 77 79 80 RH..................66 53 49 49 20 FT WIND..........SW 4 SW 5 SW 6 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........2200 4400 6000 5800 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 9 SW 12 SW 14 S 15 LVORI...............0 0 0 0 ADI.................4 45 62 49 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...20 51 82 87 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH. MAX ADI.............48. MAX LVORI...........0. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (0-47379 MPH-FT). TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............22 14 17 21 25 24 WEATHER COV......... PATCHY WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG TSTM COV............ TEMP................77 70 66 64 63 62 RH..................55 69 79 85 87 91 20 FT WIND..........S 6 S 5 S 5 S 4 SW 4 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........3400 300 BLW100 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......S 14 S 12 S 10 S 9 SW 9 SW 9 LVORI...............0 0 0 0 0 0 ADI.................48 9 8 4 4 4 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...47 3 0 2 2 2 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2100-4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH. MAX ADI.............47. MAX LVORI...........0. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (229-50139 MPH-FT). TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............22 21 47 43 40 35 WEATHER COV.........PATCHY WEATHER TYPE........FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................62 64 70 76 79 79 RH..................92 84 75 62 56 54 20 FT WIND..........SW 3 SW 3 SW 5 SW 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........100 300 2100 3600 4000 3700 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 8 SW 8 SW 12 SW 13 S 13 S 13 LVORI...............0 0 0 0 0 0 ADI.................4 4 15 45 47 46 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...1 2 24 46 50 47 $$ FORECASTER...ZOUZIAS REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN SHORT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130409.LAWAS.01/ILM