FNUS72 KILM 231543 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR 11 PALMETTO BURN...NC STATE PARKS-CABE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1143 AM EDT FRI APR 23 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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.........CLOUDY MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 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) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........100 99 99 99 99 90 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............69 71 72 74 75 74 RH..............66 61 57 56 56 59 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 2.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 2.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 14 14 14 14 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 0 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........74 63 59 59 59 60 60 60 60 58 55 53 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............73 71 69 68 67 66 66 65 64 64 64 63 RH..............62 65 69 72 74 77 79 81 84 86 87 91 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S S S S S SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 12 12 12 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2100-2600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........56 62 65 68 69 69 70 71 71 71 70 69 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............63 62 63 67 69 72 74 76 77 77 77 76 RH..............93 95 93 84 78 71 66 63 61 60 59 60 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE E E E SE SE SE S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.0 0 3 3 3 9 9 9 15 15 15 17 $$ FORECASTER...KEEBLER REQUESTED BY...JEFFREY DAVIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100423.11PAL.02/ILM