FNUS72 KILM 201748 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR POCOSAN RD...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1248 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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). TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 49. RH..................20 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 17 TO 22 MPH. TIME (EST) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 48 45 RH..............20 20 23 20 FT WIND......NW 8 NW 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....5200 5200 3700 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 22 NW 22 NW 17 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25. RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 17 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 33 32 30 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 MIX HGT (FT)....3700 500 300 300 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 17 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59. RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3400-4300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH...INCREASING TO 9 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 1 6 10 12 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 32 49 55 57 58 RH..............64 61 32 27 28 33 20 FT WIND......N 0 W 2 SW 4 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....200 1000 3600 3600 4300 3400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 0 S 10 S 9 S 9 S 15 S 18 $$ FORECASTER...BACON REQUESTED BY...ROBERT CREECH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090220.POCOS.02/ILM