FNUS72 KILM 292006
FWSILM

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMMONS RD FIRE...NC FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
406 PM EDT WED JUN 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1554 EDT ON JUNE 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE EASTERN CAROLINAS TONIGHT...PROVIDING
THE BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION IN THE COMING WEEK. LIGHT WINDS
TONIGHT MAY RESULT IN VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. VERY LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THE LOWEST PORTIONS
OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL CREATE VERY POOR DISPERSAL BOTH THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE
WEEKEND...REESTABLISHING A SOUTHERLY FLOW AND CREATING HOT AND DRY
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900-6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............41     36     36     36     36     36
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................69     71     78     84     87     88
RH..................100    96     69     52     46     44
20 FT WIND..........NW 3   N 5    NE 4   E 3    SE 3   SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      10     5      5      5      5
EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 2   N 4    NE 3   E 2    SE 2   SE 2
EYE LVL WND GST.....5      10     5      5      5      5

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 600 FT AFTER
                    SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 3
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............36     36     33     28     24     24
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................86     80     74     71     69     67
RH..................47     60     74     87     96     100
20 FT WIND..........S 3    S 3    S 3    S 3    S 3    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      5      5      5
EYE LEVEL WIND......S 2    S 2    S 2    S 2    S 2    S 2
EYE LVL WND GST.....5      5      5      5      5      5

$$
FORECASTER...WEISS/RAN
REQUESTED BY...JOHN COOK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110629.SIMMO.02/ILM