FNUS72 KILM 171238
FWSILM

SPOT FORECAST FOR FLORIDA...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
738 AM EST WED FEB 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CHILLY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA LATE SATURDAY...BUT WARMING TEMPERATURES WILL DEVELOP NEXT
WEEK. WEAK LOW PRESSURE MAY INCREASE CLOUDS AND CHANCES OF RAIN
BEGINNING MONDAY.

WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 6 TO
                    11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4500-4600 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST 9 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 21
                       MPH LATE.

TIME (EST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........5      11     22     26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     46     47     45
RH..............41     33     34     39
20 FT WIND......W 6    W 7    W 9    W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....2500   4500   4500   4600
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12   W 16   W 16   W 21

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400-800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 17 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........26     22     16     20     17     3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     37     33     32     31     30
RH..............44     54     61     62     63     64
20 FT WIND......W 6    W 5    W 5    W 5    W 5    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....4600   800    700    700    700    400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 21   W 21   NW 17  NW 17  NW 17  NW 18

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3900-4100 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST 18 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........2      0      1      1      2      5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............29     32     40     47     50     49
RH..............68     64     46     36     34     36
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 6    W 8    W 8    W 8    W 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....400    600    1900   1900   3900   4100
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 18  NW 20  NW 22  NW 22  W 21   W 20

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FORECASTER...KREITNER
REQUESTED BY...ANGIE CARL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100217.FLORI.01/ILM