FNUS72 KILM 181131 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDY ISLAND UNIT 2...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 731 AM EDT MON APR 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE PROGRESSIVELY OFFSHORE AND BECOME ANCHORED OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEK. THIS BOUNDARY WILL QUICKLY YIELD TO BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WEEKEND. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING TO 14 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............43 31 31 32 33 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................59 71 72 73 72 RH..................69 47 45 47 51 20 FT WIND..........S 2 S 5 S 12 S 9 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 21 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 0 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............34 36 34 37 50 63 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................71 68 66 65 65 62 RH..................55 65 73 76 75 85 20 FT WIND..........S 7 S 5 S 6 S 5 S 5 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300-3300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............73 73 31 18 19 17 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................63 63 69 74 77 77 RH..................86 86 72 62 59 61 20 FT WIND..........S 3 SW 4 S 5 S 7 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...BACON REQUESTED BY...TOM DOOLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110418.SANDY.02/ILM