FNUS72 KILM 101939 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR HARDWICK FIRE...SC FORESTRY COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 339 PM EDT SAT JUL 10 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1524 EDT ON JULY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AS IT MOVES TO THE COAST TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL OUT LATE TONIGHT...THEN WAVE BACK TO THE NORTH WITH THE SEABREEZE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BECOME POOR LATE THIS EVENING...WITH THE RISK OF LOW VISIBILITIES INCREASING TOWARD DAYBREAK SUNDAY. EXPECT SIMILAR CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH POOR SMOKE DISPERSION ONCE AGAIN. BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE BEGINNING ON MONDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL AFTER 10 PM. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH...BECOMING NORTH AROUND 8 MPH LATE. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............81 80 84 84 81 79 WEATHER COV.........LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................87 82 79 77 75 74 MIN HUMIDITY........66 79 87 95 100 100 WIND (20 FT)........SW 6 S 5 SW 3 SW 2 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 5 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SW 4 S 4 SW 2 SW 2 W 2 W 1 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 10 5 5 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............73 75 71 65 61 57 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................74 77 83 88 90 90 MIN HUMIDITY........100 92 74 61 57 56 WIND (20 FT)........NW 2 N 2 NE 2 E 2 SE 4 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 5 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NW 1 N 2 NE 2 E 2 SE 3 SE 3 EYE LVL WND GST..... 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...STEVE REQUESTED BY...DOUG MILLS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100710.HARDW.01/ILM