552  
FNUS72 KILM 291326  
FWSILM  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOGBRANCH NORTH/ MID-EAST RXB...NORTH CAROLINA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
826 AM EST THU JAN 29 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 29.  
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
 
 
MIN RH TODAY IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 15 MPH THRU MIDDAY. N WINDS WILL  
DIMINISH TO NW AT OR BELOW 5 MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  
 
WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS NONE.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
MAX MIXING HGT......4100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 9 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR (57533 MPH-FT).  
MAX LVORI...........1.  
MAX ADI.............63.  
 
TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........1 3 20 22 39 44 65 77 77  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............31 34 36 38 40 41 41 40 39  
RH..............41 36 32 29 27 26 27 27 30  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NW NW N  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 14 12 11 8 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 2.5 2.7 3.2 3.6 3.8 4.1 3.6 2.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N NW NW NW N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 18 16 16 14 13 12 9  
STABILITY.......C C C C C B B B B  
LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............53 56 56 54 57 63 62 50 32  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.45 49 50 52 58 52 52 41 26  
VENTRATE CAT....FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR PR  
SFC PRES (IN)...023 030 030 030 025 025 025 024 024  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.  
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIN MIXING HGT......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 8 MPH.  
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (2541 MPH-FT).  
MAX LVORI...........3.  
MIN ADI.............3.  
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........78 79 76 74 72 68 64 56 48 39 29 33  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............36 33 32 31 30 28 28 27 26 27 27 25  
RH..............35 40 41 41 43 48 51 54 58 55 57 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NE NE N N N N NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8  
STABILITY.......F F F F F F F F F F F F  
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3  
ADI.............3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
SFC PRES (IN)...024 026 026 026 027 027 027 026 026 026 023 023  
 

 
FORECASTER...KEEBLER  
REQUESTED BY...ALAN MATTHEWS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2601314.0/ILM  
.DELDT 01/29/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ALAN.MATTHEWS@NCAGR.GOV  
 
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