FNUS72 KILM 241331
FWSILM

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG ISLAND...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
831 AM EST MON JAN 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON JANUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL GIVE WAY TO A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS
THE AREA TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN LATE
WEDNESDAY AND PREVAIL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

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

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3100-3700 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10
                    TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............90     93     86     84
WEATHER COV.........                     S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   RAIN
TEMP................46     49     49     47
RH..................48     50     54     65
20 FT WIND..........E 5    E 5    E 5    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING EAST AROUND 1
                    MPH LATE.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............85     85     81     85     88     92
WEATHER COV.........S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP................45     43     42     43     42     42
RH..................75     87     86     84     85     89
20 FT WIND..........E 4    E 4    E 4    E 3    E 2    E 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      5      5

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
                    RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
                    7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 1 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 12
                    MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............98     100    100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE........RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP................41     40     46     49     52     52
RH..................94     100    89     86     82     85
20 FT WIND..........E 2    E 4    NE 5   NW 6   NW 6   N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....       5      10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...ZOUZIAS
REQUESTED BY...ANGIE CARL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110124.BIGIS.01/ILM