FNUS72 KILM 161742 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR HARDWICK FIRE...SC FORESTRY COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 142 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1321 EDT ON JULY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SUMMERTIME HEAT AND HUMIDITY EXPECTED AS BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. LOCALIZED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THROUGH THE WEEKEND BECOMING LESS ACTIVE BEGINNING MONDAY. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE REMARKS SECTION BELOW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5200-6700 FT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............42 46 47 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................89 91 90 MIN HUMIDITY........59 56 57 WIND (20 FT)........SW 8 SW 9 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SW 6 SW 7 SW 7 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 500-900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 22 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............48 47 46 47 54 52 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................87 85 82 80 79 78 MIN HUMIDITY........67 72 78 83 86 89 WIND (20 FT)........SW 9 SW 8 SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 10 10 10 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SW 7 SW 6 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 15 10 10 10 10 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5500-5800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 20 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............34 48 43 49 54 54 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................77 79 84 89 90 88 MIN HUMIDITY........91 87 71 62 60 62 WIND (20 FT)........SW 5 SW 3 SW 5 SW 6 SW 8 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 10 15 15 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SW 4 SW 2 SW 4 SW 4 SW 6 SW 8 EYE LVL WND GST..... 10 10 10 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...COLBY REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN CALORE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100716.HARDW.01/ILM