FNUS72 KILM 171432 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR HARDISON TRACT...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1032 AM EDT WED MAR 17 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1040 EDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PASS NORTH OF THE AREA MAINTAINING A LIGHT NE FLOW TODAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM OFFSHORE OF SOUTH CAROLINA TONIGHT... LINGERING OFF THE CAROLINA COASTLINE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. THIS WILL HELP MAINTAIN A GENERAL NE FLOW ACCOMPANIED BY A CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR THE COAST LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE AND A WARMING TREND WILL FOLLOW INTO THE WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. COOLER AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 4800 FT THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 MPH AROUND NOON. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........55 65 77 88 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 56 59 59 RH..............68 53 46 46 20 FT WIND......N 5 NE 5 E 6 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 3500 4400 4800 TRANSPORT WIND..N 10 NE10 NE10 NE10 VENT RATE.......23000 35000 44000 48000 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH... BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 600-700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST 5 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING NORTH AROUND 13 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........91 95 95 96 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............57 50 47 45 RH..............50 67 78 84 20 FT WIND......E 5G10 NE 5G10 NE 4G5 N 4G5 MIX HGT (FT)....5200 700 600 600 TRANSPORT WIND..E 5 E 9 E 9 E 5 $$ FORECASTER...ARMSTRONG REQUESTED BY...DUANE TRUSLOW TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100317.HARDI.01/ILM