FNUS72 KILM 281516 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN SWAMP...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1016 AM EST THU JAN 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON JANUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD THROUGH TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE CAROLINAS TONIGHT. THIS FRONT...COMBINED WITH DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE DEEP SOUTH...WILL BRING A COLD RAIN TO THE EASTERN CAROLINAS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY WELL INLAND. CHILLY AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION SUNDAY AND MONDAY. A COASTAL SYSTEM MAY BRING RAIN TO THE AREA ON TUESDAY. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300-3400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 1 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........10 13 15 16 18 20 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............50 54 58 59 59 58 56 RH..............48 41 35 35 37 39 45 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 2.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 2.5 2.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 10 10 10 8 8 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-1000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST 2 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........23 24 26 29 32 34 37 39 40 42 45 47 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............53 49 48 47 47 46 46 45 44 42 41 39 RH..............54 64 69 71 71 71 70 70 72 74 74 73 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W N N N NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.8 3 3 3 2 2 2 7 7 7 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........50 63 64 67 69 72 74 76 77 81 84 87 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............38 38 39 40 42 44 46 48 49 49 48 47 RH..............70 66 62 59 57 55 54 54 55 58 61 65 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.10 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...KEEBLER REQUESTED BY...BRIAN COUNCIL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100128.GREEN.01/ILM