FNUS72 KILM 101318 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDY ISLAND...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 818 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...MOVING OFF THE COAST TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL NEAR THE AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...BRINGING RAIN CHANCES BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID-WEEK. DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000-4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............58 68 72 73 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................52 56 59 58 RH..................57 51 52 58 20 FT WIND..........E 6 E 7 SE 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........1700 3100 4100 3800 TRANSPORT WIND......E 15 SE 17 SE 17 S 18 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 24 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............81 84 82 88 92 100 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................56 54 54 55 56 56 RH..................69 80 85 90 91 92 20 FT WIND..........SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 S 8 S 9 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........1800 200 500 500 400 500 TRANSPORT WIND......S 20 S 21 S 23 S 24 S 24 S 23 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 TO 32 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 22 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............100 100 99 98 97 96 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................57 60 62 66 68 67 RH..................91 94 93 85 81 82 20 FT WIND..........S 10 S 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)........1000 1900 2100 1900 2100 2400 TRANSPORT WIND......S 25 S 29 SW 32 SW 26 SW 24 SW 24 $$ FORECASTER...WEISS REQUESTED BY...TOM DOOLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130210.SANDY.01/ILM