788  
FNUS72 KILM 171846  
FWSILM  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DELTA EAST...SCDNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
146 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON NOVEMBER 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
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST TOMORROW, ALLOWING  
TEMPERATURES TO WARM SIGNIFICANTLY. A VERY LIGHT RETURN FLOW OUT  
OF THE S-SW WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY INTO MONDAY. CLOUDS INCREASE  
THROUGH TUESDAY WITH POSSIBLE SHOWERS DEVELOPING TUESDAY NIGHT  
INTO WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT.  
 
WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS  
FAVORABLE.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS LOW.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MAX MIXING HGT......2900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 12 MPH.  
MAX VENT RATE.......POOR (26588 MPH-FT).  
MAX LVORI...........4.  
MAX ADI.............33.  
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED  
FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........5 4 4 3 3 5 7 10 9  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............59 64 68 70 72 73 73 71 68  
RH..............81 70 62 56 53 52 54 57 65  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.5 2.1 2.5 2.8 2.9 2.9 1.8 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 10 9 9 9 9 9 9  
STABILITY.......B B B B B B B B B  
LVORI...........4 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 3  
ADI.............11 23 28 29 32 33 33 21 10  
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.7 18 22 23 26 27 27 17 6  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
SFC PRES (IN)...007 006 006 006 000 000 000 997 997  
   
MONDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIN MIXING HGT......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 9 MPH.  
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (3235 MPH-FT).  
MAX LVORI...........9.  
MIN ADI.............4.  
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED  
FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........8 9 13 26 40 23 33 42 46 51 55 54  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............64 61 59 58 57 56 55 54 54 54 53 52  
RH..............75 88 91 93 96 96 98 97 98 98 99 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W SW SW SW W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 9  
STABILITY.......F F F F F F F F F F F F  
LVORI...........3 6 6 6 7 8 9 8 9 9 9 9  
ADI.............4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 3  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
SFC PRES (IN)...997 000 000 000 000 000 000 998 998 998 999 999  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MAX MIXING HGT......3400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.  
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR (47118 MPH-FT).  
MAX LVORI...........8.  
MAX ADI.............58.  
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED  
FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........54 53 55 57 59 63 66 70 75 79 84 86  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............52 52 57 61 66 68 70 73 72 71 71 68  
RH..............100 99 90 82 76 71 66 62 65 69 72 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W SW SW SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.7 1.1 1.5 2.1 2.8 3.4 2.9 2.4 1.8 1.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 9 10 12 13 14 13 13 12 10  
STABILITY.......A A A A B B B B B B B B  
LVORI...........8 8 5 4 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3  
ADI.............8 8 9 13 20 31 44 58 47 37 27 18  
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.3 3 6 10 15 24 35 47 38 29 21 14  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR  
SFC PRES (IN)...999 002 002 002 002 002 002 996 996 996 991 991  
 

 
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.DELDT 11/17/24  
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