FNUS72 KILM 141348 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR OPERATION GUARD ALLIANCE...HORRY COUNTY EMD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 948 AM EDT THU APR 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0948 EDT ON APRIL 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH TODAY AND SHIFT OFFSHORE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CAROLINAS SATURDAY...ACCOMPANIED BY SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN SUNDAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............1 5 7 10 14 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................60 65 66 65 64 RH..................64 64 66 70 76 20 FT WIND..........NE 6 E 6 E 6 E 8 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............14 16 11 7 4 11 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................63 60 60 60 60 58 RH..................78 78 78 78 73 75 20 FT WIND..........SE 8 SE 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............20 28 25 29 32 36 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................58 59 65 67 67 67 RH..................76 83 68 61 62 63 20 FT WIND..........E 6 E 7 E 11 E 13 E 12 E 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 20 25 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...III REQUESTED BY...RANDY WEBSTER TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20110414.OPERA.01/ILM