FNUS72 KILM 201229
FWSILM

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLEMMONS...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
729 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MIGRATE EAST ACROSS THE REGION
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT...AND CROSS THE EASTERN
CAROLINAS SUNDAY MORNING WITH LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION
ACCOMPANYING IT. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA
SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE HIGH WILL MOVE
OFFSHORE BY MID WEEK ALLOWING A WARMING TREND WITH INCREASING
HUMIDITIES.

WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 49.
RH..................26 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0   0   0   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............43  45  47  48  48  47  45
RH..............26  23  20  19  20  21  23
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..8   9   8   8   7   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.15  20  15  15  15  15  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26.
RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

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............42     38     34     32     31     29
RH..............27     35     44     50     56     61
20 FT WIND......W 4    W 2    W 2    W 1    W 0    NW 0
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5

.SATURDAY...

TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
TEMP............29        42        54        55
RH..............63        47        33        38
20 FT WIND......NW 0      SW 3G5    S 6G10    S 6G15

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FORECASTER...BACON
REQUESTED BY...MIKE LESLIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090220.CLEMM.01/ILM