410  
FNUS72 KILM 201036  
FWSILM  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMP...NCWRC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
636 AM EDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON OCTOBER 20.  
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 PREVAIL ACROSS THE EASTERN US THIS WEEK WHILE  
A NOR'EASTER MEANDERS OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST. GUSTY NORTH  
WINDS, DRY WEATHER, AND COOL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY  
BEFORE WINDS SUBSIDE ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN THIS  
WEEKEND AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH.  
 
WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS NONE.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.  
MAX MIXING HGT......3400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 18 TO 21 MPH.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD (69725 MPH-FT).  
 
TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........0 1 1 0  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............59 67 73 74  
RH..............53 42 32 31  
20 FT WIND......N 6 N 8 N 7 N 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 15 15 14  
MIX HGT (FT)....1500 2400 3000 3400  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 18 N 20 N 20 N 21  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.27 47 59 70  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR FAIR FAIR GOOD  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5  
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT BECOMING  
NORTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
MIN MIXING HGT......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 14 MPH.  
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (5317 MPH-FT).  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........1 0 1 3 0 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............69 65 60 57 55 53  
RH..............41 52 62 69 79 89  
20 FT WIND......N 5 N 3 N 5 N 5 N 3 N 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 500 400 400 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 14 N 13 N 14 NE 13 N 13 N 13  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.15 6 6 6 6 5  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MAX MIXING HGT......3900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 17 MPH.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD (60095 MPH-FT).  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............51 50 51 56 62 65 68 70 72 71 71 70  
RH..............96 97 97 85 72 63 56 47 42 41 41 42  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.6 1.3 2.0 2.4 2.8 3.2 3.4 3.7 3.9 3.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 14 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 16  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.5 6 8 23 34 42 48 55 54 60 58 57  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR GD FR FR  
 

 
FORECASTER...BACON  
REQUESTED BY...HEWETT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 10/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TRAVIS.HEWETT@NCWILDLIFE.GOV  
 
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