FNUS72 KILM 222343 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHWAY 31 FIRE...SC FORESTRY COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 743 PM EDT WED APR 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1928 EDT ON APRIL 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT WILL BE WEST TO WEST-SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. A DEVELOPING INVERSION WILL BEGIN TO TRAP SMOKE CLOSER TO THE GROUND DURING THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO RECOVER THROUGH THE EVENING. DRY WEATHER AND A WARMING TREND CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL HOLD MUCH OF NEXT WEEK...AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT HOLDS OVER THE REGION. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO TRAVERSE THE EASTERN CAROLINAS LATE NEXT WEEK. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE UNTIL EARLY MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH...DIMINISHING TO AROUND 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......10900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH...BECOMING WEST AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH...DIMINISHING TO AROUND 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 12 WEATHER COV.....AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE NONE NONE TEMP............66 59 54 52 50 49 RH..............24 32 42 49 60 72 20 FT WIND......W 13 SW 9 S 5 SW 5 W 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 13 SW 9 S 5 SW 5 W 5 SW 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....10900 400 200 200 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 22 W 8 S 5 S 5 S 8 W 7 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6900-7700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........17 24 19 16 11 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 54 68 74 75 76 RH..............77 76 49 40 40 41 20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 3 W 5 SW 5 SW 4 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 5 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 4 SW 3 W 5 SW 5 SW 4 SW 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 10 10 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 200 4000 7700 7700 TRANSPORT WIND..W 7 SW 3 SW 3 W 15 W 14 W 14 $$ FORECASTER...DIGIORGI REQUESTED BY...DARRYL JONES TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090422.HIGHW.01/ILM