FNUS72 KILM 190645 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDY ISLAND DROWING...GEORGETOWN COUNTY EMD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 145 AM EST THU FEB 19 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 WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING. PRIOR TO THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT ...SCATTERED CONVECTION WILL OCCUR. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THIS MORNING WITH COLD DRY HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING OVER THE REGION UNDER GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 29 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ANY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (EST) 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........98 95 92 89 WEATHER COV.....DEF LKY LKY CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW TEMP............59 59 59 59 RH..............82 82 82 83 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..19 19 16 15 20 FT WIND GUST.29 28 28 25 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 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 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 27 MPH. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........86 84 72 48 35 32 24 20 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 20 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