FNUS72 KILM 291434 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR TRAIL UNIT...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 934 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON JANUARY 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE DEEP SOUTH WILL BRING A COLD RAIN TO THE EASTERN CAROLINAS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. ENOUGH COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING ICE ON SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY INLAND FROM THE COAST. DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH CHILLY TEMPERATURES. A COASTAL SYSTEM MAY BRING SOME CLOUDS AND RAIN TO THE AREA ON TUESDAY...OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST 16 TO 23 MPH. TIME (EST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........11 14 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 48 47 RH..............47 50 55 20 FT WIND......NE 11 NE 13 NE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 17 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 2200 2200 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 21 NE 19 NE 16 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST 16 TO 23 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........83 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............46 44 42 42 42 42 RH..............58 63 70 75 78 80 20 FT WIND......NE 7 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 7 NE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 1800 1700 1700 1500 1400 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 16 NE 18 NE 20 NE 20 NE 20 NE 23 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). PERIODS OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST 16 TO 24 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............41 40 41 43 43 41 RH..............85 92 93 87 83 80 20 FT WIND......NE 9 NE 10 NE 10 N 9 N 9 N 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1300 1200 1200 1200 1200 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 23 NE 24 NE 22 NE 22 NE 21 NE 16 $$ FORECASTER...LEBO REQUESTED BY...ANGIE CARL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100129.TRAIL.01/ILM