FNUS72 KILM 271333
FWSILM

SPOT FORECAST FOR EASTERN PLANTATION...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
833 AM EST SAT FEB 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY AND SUNDAY WITH
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES...ACCOMPANIED BY OFFSHORE WIND FLOW THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST 10 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (EST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........7      9      10     16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     51     52     49
RH..............34     30     30     36
20 FT WIND......W 6    W 6    W 6    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3100   4600   4600   3300
TRANSPORT WIND..W 16   W 14   W 14   W 14

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 700-900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........26     34     43     53     55     54
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     42     39     37     35     34
RH..............40     50     59     64     69     73
20 FT WIND......W 3    W 2    NW 2   NW 2   NW 2   NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5             5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....3300   900    800    800    700    700
TRANSPORT WIND..W 14   W 7    NW 7   NW 7   N 7    NW 6

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3100-5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST 6 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 20
                       MPH LATE.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........53     53     47     42     39     32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............33     35     45     49     53     51
RH..............74     67     45     37     34     37
20 FT WIND......NW 4   NW 6   NW 6   W 7    W 6    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     15     15     15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....700    1900   4000   4000   5000   3100
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 6   NW 12  NW 14  NW 14  W 15   W 20

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FORECASTER...COLBY
REQUESTED BY...ANGIE CARL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100227.EASTE.02/ILM