FNUS72 KILM 121112 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE FLORIDA...NCDFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 612 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0630 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 TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FROM THE WEST FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEKEND. 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. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. TEMPERATURE.........28 AT IGNITION...MAX 44. MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 900-2800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH...DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........49 56 61 72 77 81 88 91 93 98 100 100 WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN TEMP............28 27 30 33 37 40 42 43 44 43 43 42 RH..............77 77 67 56 49 45 42 42 43 46 50 55 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..0 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.2 1.2 1.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.1 2.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.15 12 12 12 7 7 7 5 5 5 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW UNTIL EARLY MORNING. A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....28. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTH 12 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 99 99 97 WEATHER COV.....CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN TEMP............40 37 36 34 34 34 34 33 33 32 32 31 RH..............62 70 75 79 78 76 75 74 74 75 77 80 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.3 13 13 13 15 15 15 13 13 13 12 12 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....41. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3700-4400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 12 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 17 TO 23 MPH. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........93 90 85 74 64 53 43 37 35 30 25 20 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN TEMP............30 29 29 30 31 33 36 38 39 40 40 39 RH..............86 89 87 84 79 72 64 58 55 53 52 53 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.12 22 22 22 17 17 17 20 20 20 23 23 $$ FORECASTER...KREITNER REQUESTED BY...GARY M CURCIO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100212.LITTL.02/ILM