FNUS72 KILM 201005 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDY ISLAND UNIT 7...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 605 AM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE ACROSS AND OFF THE CAROLINA COASTS THROUGH TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SUNDAY WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS MONDAY. ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE CAROLINAS EARLY MONDAY. AN UPPER LOW AND A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS DURING TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL FOLLOW FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. ...AN ACTIVE AND PROGRESSIVE SEA BREEZE SLATED FOR TODAY... THE SEA BREEZE SHOULD DEVELOP ALONG THE IMMEDIATE BRUNSWICK COAST AROUND NOON...AND BEGIN MOVING INLAND THERE-AFTER. CALM WINDS AT SUNRISE WILL BECOME WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH OR LESS BY 10 AM. THE WINDS WILL BACK TO SOUTHERLY AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS AFTER THE SEA BREEZE PASSAGE AND LAST UNTIL SUNSET. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4300-6100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 1 3 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 69 74 75 RH..............50 36 32 34 20 FT WIND......W 3 SW 5 S 5 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....900 4300 6100 6100 TRANSPORT WIND..W 16 W 9 W 8 W 8 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTH AROUND 22 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 0 TO 1 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........3 4 7 10 13 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 65 62 59 57 55 RH..............42 53 60 66 73 77 20 FT WIND......S 11 S 5 S 4 S 3 S 4 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.17 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5500 700 700 300 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 S 22 S 22 S 0 S 0 S 0 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3700-5100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 1 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST AROUND 24 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........20 23 43 56 74 82 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............54 52 59 65 69 69 RH..............83 91 78 65 61 62 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 4 SE 5 SE 7 SE 8 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....200 1000 1000 3900 5100 5100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 1 S 14 S 14 S 17 S 22 S 22 $$ FORECASTER...HOEHLER REQUESTED BY...TOM DOOLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100320.SANDY.01/ILM