FNUS72 KILM 090347
FWSILM

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN SWAMP...NCDFR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1047 PM EST SUN FEB 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FROM THE NORTH ON
MONDAY...USHERING IN A SHALLOW AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR MASS. THE
HIGH WILL SHIFT OFFSHORE ON TUESDAY...GIVING WAY TO WARM AND MOIST
RETURN FLOW WHICH WILL INCREASE FURTHER ON WEDNESDAY.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3300 FT AGL
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (EST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........5         12        23        31
WEATHER COV.....AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....FOG       NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............42        54        64        65
RH..............100       66        48        48
20 FT WIND......NE 4G5    NE 5G10   E 5G10    E 5G10
MIX HGT (FT)....200       200       2600      3300
TRANSPORT WIND..S 0       S 0       E 15      E 11

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL EARLY...DECREASING TO 200-600 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT.

TIME (EST)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
SKY (%).........49        53        54        59
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............60        53        50        49
RH..............62        81        91        92
20 FT WIND......E 4G5     E 3G5     SE 2G5    SE 2G5
MIX HGT (FT)....2300      600       300       200
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 9      S 0       S 0       S 0

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 23 MPH.

TIME (EST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........68        69        68        60
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............48        58        66        67
RH..............94        74        62        63
20 FT WIND......SE 2G5    S 4G5     S 6G10    S 6G15
MIX HGT (FT)....200       200       3900      4800
TRANSPORT WIND..S 0       S 0       SW 23     SW 22

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FORECASTER...STEVE
REQUESTED BY...GARY CURCIO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090210.GREEN.01/ILM