614  
FNUS72 KILM 032023  
FWSILM  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITEHALL PLANTATION...NCFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
423 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 EDT ON APRIL 03.  
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
 
 
ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS  
BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE MAINTAINS SOUTHERLY WINDS. RAIN CHANCES  
RETURN SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING DUE TO A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE.  
MUCH COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED STARTING MONDAY THROUGH  
MID WEEK.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS LOW TO MODERATE.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.  
MAX MIXING HGT......5200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD (65459 MPH-FT).  
MAX LVORI...........1.  
MAX ADI.............75.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 5PM  
SKY (%).........40  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0  
TEMP............79  
RH..............50  
20 FT WIND DIR..S  
20 FT WIND SPD..7  
20 FT WIND GUST.11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13  
STABILITY.......B  
LVORI...........1  
ADI.............75  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.65  
VENTRATE CAT....GD  
SFC PRES (IN)...020  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIN MIXING HGT......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH.  
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (3627 MPH-FT).  
MAX LVORI...........7.  
MIN ADI.............4.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........29 18 7 8 8 9 11 13 13 15 30 37  
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............78 75 71 69 67 64 63 63 62 61 61 60  
RH..............53 60 69 75 80 86 89 91 95 96 97 96  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 10 8 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 4  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 1.9 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 13 12 12 12 13 12 12 9 9  
STABILITY.......E F F F F F F F F F F F  
LVORI...........2 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 7  
ADI.............9 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 4  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.59 26 8 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 4 4  
VENTRATE CAT....FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
SFC PRES (IN)...020 020 021 021 021 024 024 024 022 022 022 022  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MAX MIXING HGT......6100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD (83714 MPH-FT).  
MAX LVORI...........8.  
MAX ADI.............93.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........36 58 37 30 17 33  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............60 61 71 79 82 82  
RH..............99 99 75 53 46 46  
20 FT WIND......S 1 S 1 SW 5 SW 6 S 7 S 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 3 9 11 13 14  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 600 2900 4900 5800 5900  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 8 S 14 S 13 S 13 S 14  
STABILITY.......B B B B B C  
LVORI...........8 8 3 1 1 1  
ADI.............8 8 49 71 82 61  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.3 4 40 61 73 81  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR GOOD GOOD GOOD  
SFC PRES (IN)...30.22 30.26 30.26 30.25 30.20 30.20  
 

 
FORECASTER...SCALORA  
REQUESTED BY...BRENT CARTRETTE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
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.DELDT 04/03/26  
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