FNUS72 KILM 071740 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR HARDWICK FIRE...SC FORESTRY COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 140 PM EDT WED JUL 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1331 EDT ON JULY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE MOUNTAINS WILL WEAKEN TODAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC MOVES TOWARD THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. THE LOW WILL STALL NEAR THE OUTER BANKS THURSDAY NIGHT...THEN WILL DRIFT NORTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT MAY REACH THE AREA ON SUNDAY...POTENTIALLY STALLING EARLY NEXT WEEK. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............12 15 28 35 41 36 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................96 91 84 79 77 75 MIN HUMIDITY........37 48 61 70 73 75 WIND (20 FT)........NW 2 W 2 SW 3 W 4 W 4 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 5 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NW 1 W 2 SW 2 W 3 W 3 W 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 5 10 10 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 8800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 6500 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 MPH LATE. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............32 27 48 52 54 57 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................74 76 89 94 93 92 MIN HUMIDITY........77 76 49 40 42 45 WIND (20 FT)........NW 2 N 2 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 10 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NW 2 N 2 NE 4 NE 4 NE 4 E 4 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...KREITNER REQUESTED BY...DOUG MILLS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100707.HARDW.01/ILM