FNUS72 KILM 281232 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR ROADSIDE SAVANNAS...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 732 AM EST FRI JAN 28 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON JANUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SEVERAL CLIPPER SYSTEMS DROPPING OUT OF CANADA AND ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WILL SEND DRY COLD FRONTAL PASSAGES ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. GENERALLY FAIR WEATHER ACCOMPANIED BY NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO EARLY NEXT WEEK AND BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE CAROLINAS LATE TUESDAY THROUGH MID-WEEK. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4400-5600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 21 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............50 44 30 21 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................51 56 57 54 RH..................53 44 42 47 20 FT WIND..........SW 7 SW 9 W 10 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 500-800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 26 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............12 9 13 9 7 4 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................50 45 41 36 33 31 RH..................54 67 72 79 83 86 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 3 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3100-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............2 2 4 6 7 7 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................29 31 44 53 56 57 RH..................92 91 56 44 42 45 20 FT WIND..........NW 1 NW 2 W 5 SW 7 SW 8 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...KEEBLER REQUESTED BY...ANGIE CARL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110128.ROADS.01/ILM