FNUS72 KILM 231409
FWSILM

SPOT FORECAST FOR 11 PALMETTO BURN...NC STATE PARKS-CABE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1009 AM EDT FRI APR 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ACCOMPANIED WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND NEAR NORMAL
TEMPERATURES...WILL MOVE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA TODAY. A SLOW
MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEMS
WILL BRING BREEZY CONDITIONS AND A GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY LATE IN THE WEEKEND. DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BEGIN TO BUILD ACROSS THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-3700 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                       14 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........99  97  97  93  85  77  71
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............71  73  74  75  75  75  74
RH..............57  54  53  52  54  56  59
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..4   5   5   5   6   7   8
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 2.8 2.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 2.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15  15  15  14  14  14  14

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FORECASTER...KEEBLER
REQUESTED BY...JEFFREY DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100423.11PAL.01/ILM