FNUS72 KILM 291831
FWSILM

SPOT FORECAST FOR HARDWICK FIRE...SC FORESTRY COMMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
231 PM EDT THU JUL 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1345 EDT ON JULY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA SHORTLY BEFORE
DAYBREAK FRIDAY. POOR SMOKE DISPERSION IS EXPECTED JUST AHEAD OF
THE FRONT...BUT WILL IMPROVE RAPIDLY FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST LATE
FRIDAY...BRINGING SLIGHTLY COOLER AND LESS HUMID AIR THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............56     52     46     41     45     51
WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP................92     86     83     81     79     78
                    MIN HUMIDITY........61     74     82     88     92     94
WIND (20 FT)........S 5    S 4    S 4    SW 4   SW 3   W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     10     10     5      5
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....S 4    S 3    S 3    SW 3   SW 2   W 2
EYE LVL WND GST.....10     10     10     10     5      5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5500-6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTH LATE.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE.


TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............55     48     48     48     48     45
WEATHER COV.........                     S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP................77     79     85     91     93     93
                    MIN HUMIDITY........96     88     72     59     54     53
WIND (20 FT)........NW 2   N 3    N 4    N 4    N 4    NE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      5      5      5
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NW 2   N 2    N 3    N 3    N 3    NE 2
EYE LVL WND GST.....5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...STEVE
REQUESTED BY...DOUG MILLS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100729.HARDW.01/ILM