FNUS72 KILM 091504 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN SWAMP BURN...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1004 AM EST MON FEB 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO LOCAL AREA TODAY FROM THE NORTH AND WILL SHIFT OFF SHORE TUESDAY BRINGING A WARM MOIST RETURN FLOW THROUGH MID WEEK. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY WITH A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL FOLLOW ON THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE LOCAL AREA NEXT WEEKEND. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3800-5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO 21 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........53 51 49 47 45 39 34 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............65 67 68 69 69 68 67 65 RH..............62 60 59 59 60 62 64 68 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 2.7 2.7 5.1 5.1 5.1 3.8 3.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 16 21 21 21 22 22 .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH...DECREASING TO 8 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........23 20 22 25 28 32 35 37 37 39 41 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............63 60 59 58 57 56 56 56 55 55 55 55 RH..............74 80 83 85 86 87 88 89 88 88 88 89 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.22 12 12 12 10 10 10 8 8 8 17 17 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-3800 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO 28 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........44 45 45 47 49 50 52 53 54 56 58 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............55 54 58 63 66 68 69 70 70 70 69 67 RH..............90 92 83 73 67 65 65 66 67 68 71 75 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 6 7 9 9 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.8 3.8 3.8 2.5 2.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.17 10 10 10 28 28 28 28 28 28 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...ZOUZIAS REQUESTED BY...GARY M CURCIO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090210.GREEN.02/ILM