FNUS72 KILM 171434
FWSILM

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE WACCAMAW STATE PARK...LAKE WACCAMAW STATE PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
934 AM EST THU FEB 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL DRIFT TO NEAR BERMUDA THROUGH FRIDAY.
A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA EARLY SATURDAY...
FOLLOWED BY CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING ACROSS THE REGION FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT
OFFSHORE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
THROUGH THE PERIOD.

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


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4200-5900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 14
                    TO 20 MPH.

TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............12     44     51     51
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................57     64     67     66
RH..................78     62     55     57
20 FT WIND..........S 4    S 6    S 7    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      10     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 0
                    MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............51     50     46     41     40     41
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................63     59     57     56     55     54
RH..................65     75     83     89     93     94
20 FT WIND..........S 5    S 4    S 3    S 4    SW 4   SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     5      5      5      5      5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300-4200 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 21
                    TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............42     41     38     34     33     32
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................53     56     66     71     75     74
RH..................96     87     67     59     53     55
20 FT WIND..........SW 4   SW 5   SW 7   SW 10  SW 10  SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      10     15     20     20     15

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FORECASTER...KEEBLER
REQUESTED BY...TOBY HALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110217.LAKEW.01/ILM