FNUS72 KILM 120321 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE FLORIDA...NCDFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1021 PM EST THU FEB 11 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A STORM SYSTEM ORIGINATING OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE EASTERN CAROLINAS FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FROM THE WEST SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL REINFORCE THE HIGH ON MONDAY...BUT PRECIPITATION WILL BE MINIMAL AT BEST. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........66 71 76 78 80 84 88 91 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN TEMP............36 39 41 42 43 43 43 42 RH..............55 50 46 45 44 45 46 50 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.0 2.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. TRANSPORT WINDS........ TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........95 97 97 97 98 98 98 98 97 96 94 92 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RN RN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN TEMP............40 38 36 35 34 33 32 31 31 31 31 30 RH..............55 62 67 72 75 78 80 82 83 83 84 87 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...M M M M M M M M M M M M TRANSP WIND DIR.M M M M M M M M M M M M TRANSP WIND SPD.M M M M M M M M M M M M $$ FORECASTER...COLBY REQUESTED BY...GARY M CURCIO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100212.LITTL.01/ILM