075
FNUS72 KILM 201256
FWSILM
SPOT FORECAST FOR JOHNSONTOWN...NC FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
856 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 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
NEARLY CALM WIND THIS MORNING BECOMES SOUTHWESTERLY AT 5-7 MPH BY
MIDDAY. TEMPERATURES SHOOT UP INTO THE LOWER 70S THIS AFTERNOON
WITH A CLEAR SKY. MINIMUM RH VALUES FALL TO NEAR 30-35% BETWEEN
2-6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDS INCREASE THIS EVENING, AND A
STRAY DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO
WARM UP THIS WEEKEND WITH INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW. MODEST MOISTURE
RECOVERY IS LIKELY THIS WEEKEND AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT,
WHICH WILL MOVE ACROSS LATE MONDAY WITH LIMITED RAINFALL.
WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE.
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT IS NONE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX MIXING HGT......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR (44308 MPH-FT).
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........0 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............45 52 59 63 67 70 71 72 72
RH..............79 65 54 46 39 35 34 33 32
20 FT WIND DIR..N SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..0 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 5
20 FT WIND GUST.1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.0 1.5 2.4 3.5 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 10
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.3 6 9 14 20 30 35 41 44
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIN MIXING HGT......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (6646 MPH-FT).
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........24 51 67 73 59 42 66 56 61 30 25 21
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............70 66 62 59 57 55 54 54 53 54 53 53
RH..............36 42 51 53 55 57 61 64 66 64 65 65
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 9 9 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 15 18 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.46 7 7 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 11 13
VENTRATE CAT....FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...BOATMAN
REQUESTED BY...COREY KLAMUT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606749.0/ILM
.DELDT 03/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL COREY.KLAMUT@NCAGR.GOV
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