248  
FNUS72 KILM 181738  
FWSILM  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODBURY FIRE...SOUTH CAROLINA FORESTRY COMMISSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
138 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1730 EDT ON APRIL 18.  
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  
 
WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM MAY ACCOMPANY  
A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE SUNDAY. POTENTIAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS GENERALLY  
LESS THAN 0.10 INCH. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS  
WILL FOLLOW FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE RIDGES  
INTO THE AREA. THE HIGH WILL SLIDE OFF THE SE STATES COAST,  
ALLOWING FOR A WARMING TREND DURING THE MID TO LATE WEEK PERIOD.  
 
WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS NONE.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.  
MAX MIXING HGT......4800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD (79944 MPH-FT).  
MAX LVORI...........1.  
MAX ADI.............92.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 5PM  
SKY (%).........27  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0  
TEMP............87  
RH..............41  
20 FT WIND DIR..S  
20 FT WIND SPD..8  
20 FT WIND GUST.14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16  
STABILITY.......B  
LVORI...........1  
ADI.............92  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.80  
VENTRATE CAT....GD  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.  
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
MIN MIXING HGT......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 18 MPH.  
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (7076 MPH-FT).  
MAX LVORI...........4.  
MIN ADI.............7.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........28 25 29 31 32 34 42 47 47 45 54 52  
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............84 81 76 73 72 70 69 69 68 68 67 67  
RH..............46 53 63 69 73 76 78 79 80 82 81 84  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SW S SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 15 15 16 15 15 15 17 18 17 16  
STABILITY.......E E F F E E F F F E E E  
LVORI...........2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4  
ADI.............12 12 7 7 11 10 7 7 8 12 12 11  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.48 22 7 8 8 7 8 8 11 11 9 9  
VENTRATE CAT....FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
MORNING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST 6 TO  
7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
8 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX MIXING HGT......3400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
21 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD (69462 MPH-FT).  
MAX LVORI...........4.  
MAX ADI.............72.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.10 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........56 60 53 44 67 70 79 67 78 83 82 82  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 0  
TEMP............66 66 68 73 77 79 77 76 73 69 67 66  
RH..............83 85 80 72 63 56 55 51 49 51 49 49  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W NW NW N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 3 6 7 8 9 10 10 9 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 11 13 14 15 18 14 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.6 1.4 2.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W NW N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 17 18 20 21 22 23 22 22 21  
STABILITY.......B B B B B C C C D D D D  
LVORI...........4 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............14 14 14 31 59 68 70 72 55 51 47 43  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.8 8 9 24 47 67 69 69 69 62 54 47  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD FR FR  
 
 
FORECASTER...31  
REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN CALORE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2610632.2/ILM  
.DELDT 04/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JCALORE@SCFC.GOV  
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