FNUS72 KILM 261810
FWSILM

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMMONS RD FIRE...NCFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
210 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1354 EDT ON JUNE 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WITH A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN AND THE SEABREEZE REMAINING SOUTH AND
EAST OF THE FIRE...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. LIGHT WINDS AND HIGH HUMIDITIES
TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES NEAR THE FIRE. ANY
SHOWERS OR STORMS THIS AFTERNOON WILL REMAIN SOUTH AND EAST OF THE
FIRE. A TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN WILL PERSIST IN THE DAYS
AHEAD...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A THUNDERSTORM EACH DAY...MAINLY
IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING EAST
OR NORTHEAST WINDS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST AROUND
                    5 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 7400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST AROUND
                    3 MPH LATE.

TIME (EDT)          2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............32     34
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE
TEMP................91     92
RH..................46     42
20 FT WIND..........W 2    W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5
EYE LEVEL WIND......W 2    W 3
EYE LVL WND GST.....5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400-900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............39     49     48     46     43     47
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................91     87     82     77     75     73
RH..................46     57     65     76     90     96
20 FT WIND..........W 4    W 2    S 1    S 2    S 2    S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5                    5      5
EYE LEVEL WIND......W 3    W 2    S 1    S 1    S 2    S 2
EYE LVL WND GST.....5      5                    5      5

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4
                    TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5300-6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3
                    TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............49     70     68     65     64     67
WEATHER COV.........                     S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP................73     77     83     89     91     91
RH..................93     82     65     53     49     53
20 FT WIND..........SW 2   SW 4   SW 5   SW 5   SW 5   SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      10     10     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 2   SW 3   SW 4   SW 4   SW 4   SW 3
EYE LVL WND GST.....5      5      10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...STEVE
REQUESTED BY...JOHN COOK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110626.SIMMO.02/ILM