FNUS72 KILM 311236
FWSILM

SPOT FORECAST FOR BSL HS...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
736 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EST ON JANUARY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING FROM THE GULF COAST TODAY WILL PASS
OVERHEAD TONIGHT. MILDER RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP ON SUNDAY.

WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4800 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. LOW-LEVEL
                    INVERSION WILL MIX OUT BY 0930.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........1   0   0   0   0   0   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............44  47  48  49  49  49  47
RH..............29  25  23  22  23  24  28
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   7   7   7   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 3.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 3.2 3.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.21  21  16  16  16  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     38     36     34     33     33
RH..............35     51     61     71     75     76
MIX HGT (FT)....3200   1600   300    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 15  W 9    W 6    W 6    SW 7   SW 9

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

TIME (EST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........4         9         13        17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............32        47        57        58
RH..............82        59        43        46
20 FT WIND......SW 4G5    SW 6G10   SW 8G15   SW 9G15

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FORECASTER...STEVE
REQUESTED BY...ANGIE CARL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090131.BSLHS.01/ILM