FNUS72 KILM 221633 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR JUNIPER RD FIRE...NC DFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1233 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1222 EDT ON JUNE 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT PUSHES OFFSHORE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP IN THE HEAT OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE INTENSE HEAT WILL ABATE AND RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY LATER IN THE WEEK AS A WEAK FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CAROLINAS. THE SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT THE WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE SOUTH AROUND 2 PM. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE...HOWEVER A BROTAK WIND PROFILE (STRONG WINDS ALOFT) WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE BENNETTSVILLE AND LUMBERTON VICINITY THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5500-6600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 AROUND 2 PM. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............29 27 35 WEATHER COV.........AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE........SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE TEMP................93 95 95 RH..................50 45 48 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 4 S 7 S 7 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE UNTIL EARLY MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 22 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............36 30 44 49 53 46 WEATHER COV.........AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE........SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE NONE NONE TEMP................92 85 81 79 78 78 RH..................55 71 83 88 87 87 20 FT WIND..........S 9 S 7 S 6 S 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......S 7 S 5 S 5 S 4 SW 4 SW 5 EYE LVL WND GST.....20 15 15 15 15 15 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4400-5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............45 51 66 66 66 65 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................78 79 84 89 91 90 RH..................86 83 68 56 52 54 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 5 SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...HAWKINS REQUESTED BY...DENNIS REGISTER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110622.JUNIP.02/ILM