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