FNUS72 KILM 242028 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHWAY 31 FIRE...SC FORESTRY COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 428 PM EDT FRI APR 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1618 EDT ON APRIL 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY AND WARM WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS NEARLY OVERHEAD. WEATHER CONCERNS CENTER ON THE AFTERNOON SEABREEZE WHICH WILL INCREASE WIND SPEEDS TO 10-15 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 20 MPH BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOONS...AND ALSO ON THE NIGHTTIME RADIATION INVERSIONS WHICH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY BY TRAPPING SMOKE NEAR THE GROUND. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MAINLY CLEAR SKIES (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE SMOKE...WITH FOG ALSO DEVELOPING LATE. SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITIES REDUCTIONS ARE EXPECTED. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND SOUTHWEST. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...FALLING TO AROUND 500 FT AGL AFTER 730 PM. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 9 MPH IN THE EVENING. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND SOUTHWEST. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........51 53 59 57 44 41 WEATHER COV.....AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE FOG FOG TEMP............76 69 69 68 67 65 RH..............70 85 81 80 82 84 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 S 6 S 4 S 3 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.20 17 10 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 10 S 8 S 5 S 3 S 2 S 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..18 15 9 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 600 500 500 500 500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 18 S 20 S 20 S 12 S 12 S 12 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE. EARLY MORNING FOG. SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AROUND NOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-3400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH AROUND NOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........35 14 15 16 17 14 WEATHER COV.....AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....FOG SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE TEMP............65 66 76 80 79 78 RH..............86 85 60 51 51 54 20 FT WIND......S 2 SW 2 S 4 S 6 S 9 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 2 SW 2 S 4 S 6 S 8 S 10 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 10 15 20 18 MIX HGT (FT)....700 900 900 2200 3400 3400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 S 12 S 12 S 10 S 13 S 13 $$ FORECASTER...ARMSTRONG REQUESTED BY...DARRYL JONES TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090424.HIGHW.01/ILM