023  
FNUS72 KILM 111049  
FWSILM  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK RIVER RX...TNC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
649 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON MARCH 11.  
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  
 
WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY. INLAND LOCATIONS COULD  
BREAK RECORD HIGHS. A RELATIVELY STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO  
BRING GUSTY WINDS, SHOWERS, AND THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY. COOLER  
AND DRIER AIR WILL FOLLOW THE COLD FRONT ON THURSDAY AND CONTINUE  
THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL  
BRING RENEWED CHANCES FOR RAIN LATE IN THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY  
NEXT WEEK.  
 
WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS NONE.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 19 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX MIXING HGT......5700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 24  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (125681 MPH-FT).  
MAX LVORI...........6.  
MAX ADI.............97.  
 
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........7 11 11 7 17 14 11 8 11 14 18  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............62 63 68 73 77 80 83 85 85 84 83  
RH..............96 96 86 77 68 61 56 52 53 53 55  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 2 5 6 8 9 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 3 4 8 10 14 15 18 19 19 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.8 1.2 1.6 3.1 4.5 5.7 5.1 4.6 3.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 12 13 15 18 22 23 24 23  
STABILITY.......A A B B B B B C C C C  
LVORI...........6 6 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............10 10 12 18 27 57 97 96 96 96 80  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.5 5 9 14 21 46 82 126 118 110 80  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR GD VGD VGD VGD GD  
SFC PRES (IN)...000 002 002 002 005 005 005 999 999 999 993  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.  
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18  
MPH.  
MIN MIXING HGT......800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH.  
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (14491 MPH-FT).  
MAX LVORI...........4.  
MIN ADI.............12.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........28 38 48 51 54 58 57 56 56 53 51 49  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............81 77 73 73 72 71 71 70 70 69 68 68  
RH..............58 65 70 72 74 76 79 81 82 84 85 86  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 15 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 18 20 20 18 20 20 24 23 22 21 20  
STABILITY.......E E D D D D D D D D D D  
LVORI...........2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4  
ADI.............14 12 18 18 16 22 22 27 26 20 23 22  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.53 14 18 21 22 27 28 37 34 29 28 28  
VENTRATE CAT....FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
SFC PRES (IN)...993 993 993 993 993 992 992 992 988 988 988 982  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX MIXING HGT......3000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 29  
TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO  
THE NORTH 28 TO 37 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD (92764 MPH-FT).  
MAX LVORI...........4.  
MAX ADI.............97.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........58 68 77 77 77 77 81 86 92 94 94 94  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 0  
TEMP............67 67 66 68 70 72 70 67 64 60 56 52  
RH..............89 90 92 89 85 81 80 80 84 82 80 78  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S SW SW SW W NW NW NW N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 14 15 18 19 20 20 20 20 19  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 1.5 2.2 2.6 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 17 20 24 24 30 30 29 28 31 33 37  
STABILITY.......D D B C C C C C D D D D  
LVORI...........4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3  
ADI.............32 28 39 63 71 97 92 82 56 64 72 80  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.29 26 30 52 62 91 83 72 61 71 81 93  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD GD GD  
SFC PRES (IN)...982 982 981 981 981 982 982 982 976 976 976 996  
 
 
FORECASTER...BAKER  
REQUESTED BY...WEST  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2605414.0/ILM  
.DELDT 03/11/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ZWEST@TNC.ORG  
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