FNUS72 KILM 301748
FWSILM

SPOT FORECAST FOR HARDWICK FIRE...SC FORESTRY COMMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
148 PM EDT FRI JUL 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1342 EDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN U.S. WILL BUILD IN TODAY
THROUGH SATURDAY...BRINGING SLIGHTLY LESS HUMID AIR THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. MORE TYPICAL SUMMERTIME HUMIDITY AND CHANCES FOR
DIURNALLY DRIVEN CONVECTION WILL RETURN EARLY NEXT WEEK AS
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFFSHORE AND SOUTHERLY FLOW RESUMES.

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

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN
                    BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 14 MPH.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN
                    BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............34     26     19     19     26     26
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................90     86     81     78     76     74
                    MIN HUMIDITY........55     65     77     86     87     96
WIND (20 FT)........E 4    E 2    E 2    E 3    E 4    E 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      5      5      5
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....E 3    E 2    E 2    E 2    E 3    E 3
EYE LVL WND GST.....5      5      5      5      5      5

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6300-6400 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 14 MPH.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............27     27     41     49     55     60
WEATHER COV.........              S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP................74     75     84     89     90     90
                    MIN HUMIDITY........98     92     69     57     55     57
WIND (20 FT)........E 5    E 5    E 5    E 5    SE 6   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....              10     10     10     15
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....E 4    E 4    E 4    E 4    SE 4   SE 5
EYE LVL WND GST.....              10     10     10     15

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FORECASTER...BACON
REQUESTED BY...DOUG MILLS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100730.HARDW.01/ILM