427  
FNUS72 KILM 071126  
FWSILM  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MOTSU B12...DOD ARMY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
626 AM EST WED JAN 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 07.  
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  
 
WESTERLY WINDS WILL KEEP THE SEA BREEZE PINNED TO THE COAST UNTIL  
MID-AFTERNOON. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE IN FROM THE NORTH THIS  
EVENING WITH NORTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING AROUND MIDNIGHT AND  
CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST  
LATE AFTERNOON.  
MAX MIXING HGT......2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 16 MPH IN THE MORNING DROPPING  
UNDER 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX VENT RATE.......POOR (17309 MPH-FT).  
MAX LVORI...........5.  
MAX ADI.............22.  
 
TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........42 32 22 12 2 1 1 0 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............59 62 64 66 67 68 67 66 63  
RH..............87 80 73 66 59 58 57 58 63  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 10 11 10 10 12 12 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.2 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 15 12 12 10 9 8 7  
STABILITY.......C C C C C C C C C  
LVORI...........5 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 4  
ADI.............15 16 22 20 21 19 15 7 5  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.14 14 17 16 16 14 11 7 3  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
SFC PRES (IN)...995 000 000 000 998 998 998 998 998  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIN MIXING HGT......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7 TO 10  
MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (1694 MPH-FT).  
MAX LVORI...........9.  
MIN ADI.............2.  
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........7 10 17 24 31 38 45 52 52 56 42 44  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............60 58 57 56 55 53 53 52 51 50 50 49  
RH..............75 86 89 91 92 94 95 96 96 97 97 97  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W N N NW N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W W W NW N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 7 6 6 5 5 7 8 9 9 10  
STABILITY.......F F F F F F F F F F F F  
LVORI...........6 6 6 8 8 9 9 9 8 9 9 7  
ADI.............3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 5  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
SFC PRES (IN)...998 003 003 003 007 007 007 008 008 008 010 010  
 
 
FORECASTER...LEBO  
REQUESTED BY...TK CRAWFORD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2528484.0/ILM  
.DELDT 01/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TRENT.K.CRAWFORD.CIV@ARMY.MIL  
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