FNUS72 KILM 161044 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDY ISLAND 7...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 644 AM EDT THU APR 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON APRIL 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES DROP SOUTH AND WILL BE LOCATED OVERHEAD SATURDAY AFTERNOON. DRY AND UNUSUALLY CHILLY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE HIGH WILL PUSH OFFSHORE SUNDAY AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS TO THE WEST. UNSETTLED WEATHER IS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AS THIS LOW MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 66 AROUND 4 PM. RH..................70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2000-2700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL BY MID- AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST 17 TO 21 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........90 65 45 28 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 53 60 64 66 RH..............70 58 47 43 39 20 FT WIND......N 10 N 10 N 10 NE 9 NE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 22 20 18 16 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 1800 2700 4200 4200 TRANSPORT WIND..N 20 N 20 N 17 N 17 N 17 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42. RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........11 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 59 54 47 RH..............41 51 58 64 20 FT WIND......NE 6G15 NE 5G10 NE 6G15 NE 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....4200 800 500 300 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 18 NE 17 NE 18 NE 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69. RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300-4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 51 63 67 RH..............73 62 44 40 20 FT WIND......N 5G10 N 6G10 E 6G10 E 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 700 2300 4100 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 15 NE 16 NE 20 NE 16 $$ FORECASTER...ARMSTRONG REQUESTED BY...TOM DOOLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090416.SANDY.01/ILM