FNUS72 KILM 081630
FWSILM

SPOT FORECAST FOR HARDWICK FIRE...SC FORESTRY COMMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1230 PM EDT THU JUL 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1219 EDT ON JULY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TODAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS AN UPPER LOW
OFFSHORE APPROACHES THE CAROLINA COASTLINES.

WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 7
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............58     56     56     58     64     68
WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD                             ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   TSTORM
TEMP................88     84     81     78     76     75
                    MIN HUMIDITY........55     66     75     84     91     95
WIND (20 FT)........E 4    E 2    SE 3   SE 3   S 2    S 1
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      5
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....E 3    E 2    SE 2   SE 2   S 1    S 1
EYE LVL WND GST.....5      5      5      5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    6 MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6800-7300 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    6 MPH LATE.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............72     79     71     59     50     46
WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................75     75     84     90     92     91
                    MIN HUMIDITY........95     91     70     58     55     56
WIND (20 FT)........S 1    S 2    S 2    S 2    SE 3   S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....              5      5      5      10
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....S 1    S 1    S 2    S 2    SE 2   S 4
EYE LVL WND GST.....              5      5      5      10

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FORECASTER...KREITNER
REQUESTED BY...DOUG MILLS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100708.HARDW.01/ILM