FNUS72 KILM 211350 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR ROBINSON...TNC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 850 AM EST THU FEB 21 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON FEBRUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL NOSE INTO PENDER COUNTY FROM THE NORTH TODAY...BUT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT AS MOISTURE INCREASES FROM THE SOUTHWEST AHEAD OF A STORM SYSTEM THAT MAY BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. NORTH BREEZES WILL BE STRONGEST (7-10 MPH) THIS MORNING BUT WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON CAUSING LESS FAVORABLE SMOKE TRANSPORT CONDITIONS AND LOWER BURN CATEGORIES. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5-7 MPH...THEN BECOMING LIGHT DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3300 FT BY EARLY AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (30000 MPH-FT). TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............8 9 14 23 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................46 52 55 56 RH..................36 30 28 30 20 FT WIND..........N 4 N 4 N 4 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........2100 3100 3800 3700 TRANSPORT WIND......N 9 N 9 N 9 N 9 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...19 28 35 34 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (0-10580 MPH-FT). TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............23 34 54 73 84 86 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................51 45 43 41 39 38 RH..................38 49 54 58 65 70 20 FT WIND..........N 3 N 4 NE 4 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........1300 BLW100 300 200 200 300 TRANSPORT WIND......N 8 N 9 NE 9 NE 10 NE 10 NE 12 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...11 0 2 3 2 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 14 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (31000 MPH-FT). TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............88 91 94 97 98 98 WEATHER COV.........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................40 41 44 49 50 50 RH..................70 73 73 69 71 78 20 FT WIND..........NE 6 NE 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........900 1400 1600 2400 2600 2000 TRANSPORT WIND......NE 13 NE 13 E 13 E 13 E 13 E 13 VRATE MPH-FT/1000...12 17 20 30 33 26 $$ FORECASTER...RAN REQUESTED BY...ANGIE CARL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130221.ROBIN.01/ILM