FNUS72 KILM 101355 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR SAVANNAH RX 2012...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 855 AM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0915 EST ON FEBRUARY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE GEORGIA AND FLORIDA EAST COAST WILL MOVE NORTH TONIGHT THROUGH THE EASTERN CAROLINAS...BRINGING SHOWERS TO THE AREA...PARTICULARLY EAST OF I-95. A COLD FRONT WILL FOLLOW LATE TONIGHT...WITH ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING EAST TOWARD THE AREA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. COLD AND VERY DRY AIR WILL COVER THE CAROLINAS SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE HIGH WILL DRIFT OFFSHORE TUESDAY...WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES DEVELOPING BY WEDNESDAY. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1700-3600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX ADI.............30. MAX LVORI...........9. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............80 85 85 90 94 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................43 54 58 59 57 RH..................68 51 49 54 65 20 FT WIND..........SE 1 SE 2 S 4 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 10 10 LVORI...............3 2 1 2 2 ADI.................2 12 30 28 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. MAX ADI.............8. MAX LVORI...........9. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............96 98 100 97 93 83 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................55 52 51 50 49 48 RH..................74 89 97 99 97 94 20 FT WIND..........SE 4 SE 3 S 2 SW 2 W 3 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 10 LVORI...............3 6 8 9 9 6 ADI.................8 2 3 3 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6600-7600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX ADI.............82. MAX LVORI...........5. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............77 57 55 53 49 36 WEATHER COV.........S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................47 47 50 54 55 54 RH..................90 84 67 53 44 39 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 5 NW 6 NW 7 NW 9 NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 15 20 LVORI...............5 4 3 1 1 1 ADI.................6 13 40 55 63 73 $$ FORECASTER...KREITNER REQUESTED BY...SASHA ERNST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120210.SAVAN.01/ILM