FNUS72 KILM 141544 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR TOWN CREEK TIMBER...NC DFR...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1043 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EST ON FEBRUARY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...ELEVATED FIRE DANGER TODAY INLAND FOR DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS... .DISCUSSION... MILD TEMPERATURES...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING DRY COLD FRONT. IN ADDITION... A BROTAK WIND PROFILE IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ALL OF THIS COMBINED...WILL CREATE AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE NORTH ON TUESDAY. THE CENTER OF THIS HIGH WILL PASS OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY...AND OFFSHORE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL DEVELOP BY THE END OF THIS WEEK. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY...WITH TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO MORE SEASONABLE READINGS SUNDAY. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 31 TO 37 MPH. TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................55 57 59 59 59 59 58 RH..................59 55 52 52 53 55 58 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......14 18 18 18 17 16 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 32 33 36 34 30 27 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 30 TO 37 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 26 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............0 2 2 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................56 54 52 51 50 49 RH..................63 69 73 71 69 67 20 FT WIND..........W 13 W 14 W 14 NW 14 NW 14 N 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....27 26 25 24 25 22 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 24 TO 29 MPH...DECREASING TO 14 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 1 2 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................49 48 49 51 52 51 RH..................64 59 49 42 41 43 20 FT WIND..........N 14 N 14 N 12 NE 10 NE 9 NE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 25 20 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...COLBY REQUESTED BY...BILL WALKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110214.TOWNC.02/ILM