FNUS72 KILM 081033 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDY ISLAND 5 AND 6...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 633 AM EDT WED APR 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE OFF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST THROUGH TONIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME...A POTENT UPPER LEVEL IMPULSE WILL SLIDE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA AND FINALLY OFF THE NC COAST BY THURSDAY MORNING. AS A RESULT...WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND BECOME GUSTY BY MIDDAY...AND CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT WITHOUT THE GUSTINESS. CLOUDINESS FROM THIS UPPER LEVEL IMPULSE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...BUT AT THIS TIME THE PRECIPITATION IF ANY...WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE AREA. A WARMING TREND WILL OCCUR THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY PRIOR TO THE NEXT COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE BY LATE SATURDAY. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5300-6600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 3800 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST 18 TO 22 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........5 17 21 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 55 59 59 RH..............47 35 31 31 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 9 SW 10 SW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 5300 6600 6600 TRANSPORT WIND..W 18 W 10 SW 18 SW 18 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 17 TO 22 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNIGHT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........29 32 40 44 50 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 53 51 50 48 47 RH..............36 44 51 59 68 77 20 FT WIND......SW 10 SW 8 SW 8 SW 7 SW 7 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3800 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 20 SW 17 SW 17 SW 18 SW 22 SW 22 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3600-5300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST 21 TO 25 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........56 30 31 31 31 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 52 62 68 69 70 RH..............88 67 50 43 42 42 20 FT WIND......W 9 W 10 W 9 W 8 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1600 2200 3600 5300 5300 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 21 W 23 W 23 W 23 W 25 W 25 $$ FORECASTER...HOEHLER REQUESTED BY...TOM DOOLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090408.SANDY.01/ILM