FNUS72 KILM 190400 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDY ISLAND DROWING...GEORGETOWN COUNTY EMD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1100 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2230 EST ON FEBRUARY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MILD AND GUSTY WEATHER AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. PRIOR TO THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT... SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THURSDAY MORNING WITH COOL DRY HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING OVER THE REGION...UNDER GUSTY WEST TO NORTHEAST FLOW DURING THURSDAY. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY... FOLLOWED BY COLD HIGH PRESSURE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY...WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST. GUSTS UP TO 33 MPH THROUGH EARLY MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EST) 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........93 94 94 92 88 84 80 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............60 61 59 59 59 59 59 RH..............73 75 81 82 82 82 83 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..15 19 21 20 17 16 15 20 FT WIND GUST.30 31 32 31 29 25 22 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 14 TO 22 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 29 MPH. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........76 74 68 56 50 47 41 37 35 27 22 21 WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH ISO WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW TEMP............59 58 59 59 59 59 60 60 60 61 60 58 RH..............85 87 79 71 65 58 52 48 44 42 40 39 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..13 15 18 19 20 20 20 19 19 18 17 15 20 FT WIND GUST.20 23 25 27 27 25 25 25 25 25 23 20 $$ FORECASTER...HOEHLER REQUESTED BY...SAM HODGE TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20090218.SANDY.01/ILM