FNUS72 KILM 271357 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE ISLAND...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 857 AM EST WED JAN 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EST ON JANUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...BRINGING A COLD RAIN. COOL AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO REBUILD INTO THE REGION SUNDAY AND MONDAY. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000-3900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........0 1 1 3 7 9 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............44 47 49 49 50 49 47 RH..............41 38 36 36 38 41 48 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 3.0 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.9 3.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 13 13 13 12 12 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING NORTH AROUND 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST LATE. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........11 11 11 10 9 8 7 6 8 11 13 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 38 36 35 33 33 32 31 31 31 30 30 RH..............60 74 83 88 92 95 98 100 100 100 100 100 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..4 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N W W TRANSP WIND SPD.12 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 12 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 14 16 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............29 30 32 37 46 50 53 57 59 59 58 56 RH..............99 84 84 71 54 48 45 40 40 41 44 48 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.3 3.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.3 7 7 7 10 10 10 13 13 13 12 12 $$ FORECASTER...KEEBLER REQUESTED BY...ANGIE CARL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100127.LITTL.01/ILM