FNUS72 KILM 091414 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR SAVANNAH RX 2012...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 914 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON FEBRUARY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EAST INTO THE CAROLINAS THROUGH FRIDAY. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS ON SATURDAY...FOLLOWED BY A VERY COLD AND DRY HIGH RIDGING TOWARD THE CAROLINAS SUNDAY. THE CENTER OF THIS HIGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY AND OFFSHORE TUESDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT FIVE OR SIX DAYS...DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL NOT IMPROVE. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. COMMENTS: THE REQUESTED IGNITION TIME OF 0930 IS BEFORE OUR INVERSION BURNOFF TIME. SMOKE DISPERSION MAY BE PROBLEMATIC BEFORE 1000 OR 1030. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2200-4100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT. MAX ADI.............39. MAX LVORI...........4. TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............13 16 21 32 37 38 41 42 43 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................39 42 45 49 50 51 52 52 50 RH..................64 57 50 42 39 38 38 38 43 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 LVORI...............2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 ADI.................26 36 39 31 25 17 17 16 8 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. MAX ADI.............1. MAX LVORI...........6. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............47 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 44 35 31 29 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................46 42 39 37 35 34 34 33 33 32 32 31 RH..................52 64 72 77 80 82 83 82 82 83 83 84 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 FT WIND GUST..... LVORI...............2 3 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 ADI.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-4300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX ADI.............53. MAX LVORI...........6. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............25 21 32 42 49 65 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................31 37 50 57 60 60 RH..................86 67 46 37 35 38 20 FT WIND..........E 0 E 1 SE 2 S 4 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 LVORI...............6 4 2 2 1 1 ADI.................1 5 10 39 53 38 $$ FORECASTER...BACON REQUESTED BY...SASHA ERNST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120209.SAVAN.01/ILM