394
FNUS72 KILM 212048
FWSILM
SPOT FORECAST FOR RED WOLF TRAIL...SC FORESTRY COMMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
448 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 EDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS FORECAST...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AT 910-762-1374.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST ALLOWING FOR A
WARMING TREND DURING THE MID TO LATE WEEK PERIOD. MINIMUM RH
VALUES ARE FORECASTED BELOW 30% AWAY FROM IMMEDIATE COAST EACH
AFTERNOON THIS WEEK. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL ARRIVE WITH COLD
FRONT LATE SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY, THOUGH CONFIDENCE IS LOW
FOR BENEFICIAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS.
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS NONE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
MAX MIXING HGT......2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.
MAX VENT RATE.......POOR (30461 MPH-FT).
MAX LVORI...........1.
MAX ADI.............38.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
TIME (EDT) 5PM
SKY (%).........0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF THDR (%).0
CHC OF LTNG (%).0
TEMP............68
RH..............52
20 FT WIND DIR..SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7
20 FT WIND GUST.11
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.E
TRANSP WIND SPD.10
STABILITY.......B
LVORI...........1
ADI.............38
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.30
VENTRATE CAT....PR
SFC PRES (IN)...028
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIN MIXING HGT......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (3627 MPH-FT).
MAX LVORI...........5.
MIN ADI.............4.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............66 64 62 60 60 59 58 57 57 57 56 56
RH..............55 60 65 69 72 75 78 80 82 83 85 86
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 8 7 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 1.9 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 9
STABILITY.......F F F F F F F F F F F F
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
ADI.............5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.23 22 7 6 6 6 5 4 5 5 5 4
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SFC PRES (IN)...028 028 025 025 025 026 026 026 021 021 021 019
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING.
MAX MIXING HGT......4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 20
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD (58547 MPH-FT).
MAX LVORI...........5.
MAX ADI.............69.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........8 15 23 23 22 22 21 20 19 13 7 0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 57 60 65 70 74 76 77 78 78 77 77
RH..............89 89 85 69 60 51 46 46 43 43 45 49
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 3 6 6 7 8 8 9 10
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 5 7 9 11 12 13 14 14 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 1.7 2.3 3.3 3.8 4.6 4.1 3.6 2.4 2.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW W SW S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 8 12 12 12 12 13 13 15 18 20
STABILITY.......A A A A A A B B B B B C
LVORI...........5 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............10 9 8 25 35 48 53 69 62 65 56 50
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.4 3 3 19 27 37 44 59 52 53 45 42
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR
SFC PRES (IN)...019 019 021 021 021 020 020 020 014 014 014 006
FORECASTER...BACON
REQUESTED BY...DRAKE CARROLL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 04/21/26
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