FNUS72 KILM 281729
FWSILM

SPOT FORECAST FOR HARDWICK FIRE...SC FORESTRY COMMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
129 PM EDT WED JUL 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1320 EDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DISSIPATING COLD FRONT WILL GIVE WAY TO BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE
TONIGHT. A LOW-LEVEL INVERSION WILL DEVELOP SHORTLY AFTER
SUNSET...AND SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BECOME VERY POOR AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE INTO THE AREA
FRIDAY...STALLING JUST SOUTH OF THE CAROLINAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
OTHERWISE TYPICAL SUMMER WEATHER WILL PREVAIL.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400-700 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............81     89     85     80     69     45
WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR NONE   NONE
TEMP................85     82     79     77     76     75
                    MIN HUMIDITY........78     87     91     95     99     100
WIND (20 FT)........S 2    S 2    S 2    S 2    SW 2   SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      5      5      5
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....S 2    S 2    S 2    S 1    SW 1   SW 1
EYE LVL WND GST.....5      5      5      5      5      5

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
                    MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5500-5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............38     57     58     59     59     60
WEATHER COV.........              S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP................75     76     83     89     92     91
                    MIN HUMIDITY........100    100    81     67     61     62
WIND (20 FT)........SW 2   SW 2   SW 3   SW 3   SW 3   S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      5      5      5
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SW 1   SW 2   SW 2   SW 2   SW 2   S 2
EYE LVL WND GST.....5      5      5      5      5      5

$$
FORECASTER...STEVE
REQUESTED BY...DOUG MILLS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100728.HARDW.01/ILM