FNUS72 KILM 201532 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR ORTON BURN...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1032 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 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. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 44 47 46 RH..............33 24 21 23 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 9 NW 8 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3800 3800 5100 3300 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 20 NW 20 NW 21 NW 16 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH. 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 37 34 33 31 30 RH..............29 38 48 55 61 64 20 FT WIND......W 4 W 2 W 2 NW 1 NW 1 NW 0 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 400 400 400 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 16 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000-4100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 0 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 2 8 13 16 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 33 50 54 55 55 RH..............65 69 36 32 35 43 20 FT WIND......NW 0 W 2 SW 4 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1000 3600 3600 4100 3000 TRANSPORT WIND..S 0 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 14 S 16 $$ FORECASTER...BACON REQUESTED BY...ROBERTR CREECH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090220.ORTON.01/ILM