FNUS72 KILM 301931 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR JUNIPER ROAD FIRE...NCDFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 331 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1518 EDT ON JUNE 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AT THE FIRE SITE...DIMINISHING WINDS AND A DEVELOPING INVERSION WILL POTENTIALLY RESULT IN VISIBILITY PROBLEMS IN VICINITY AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE FIRE. LIGHT NE WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL LIKELY SPREAD MUCH OF THE SMOKE SOUTH AND WEST OF THE JUNIPER ROADS FIRE...INTO NEW HANOVER AND BRUNSWICK COUNTIES. THE SMOKE MAY IMPACT PORTIONS OF I-40 SOUTH OF BURGAW AND PARTS OF HIGHWAY 17 RUNNING THROUGH SE NC. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA INTO FRIDAY. BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND REMAIN THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. OTHERWISE...LITTLE OR NO RAIN IS EXPECTED. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF DENSE SMOKE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5500-7300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE. LVORI...............4. ADI.................3...INCREASING TO 31 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 22 LATE...INCREASING TO 33 LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............30 31 33 35 37 39 WEATHER COV.........AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE........FOG SMOKE SMOKE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................73 76 81 86 88 87 RH..................73 84 73 55 48 50 20 FT WIND..........NE 2 N 1 N 2 NE 3 SE 4 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 10 EYE LEVEL WIND......NE 1 N 1 N 2 NE 2 SE 3 SE 4 EYE LVL WND GST..... 5 5 5 10 LVORI...............3 5 3 2 2 2 ADI.................1 1 4 33 28 22 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 500-1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH. LVORI...............5. ADI.................37...DECREASING TO 5. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............35 31 26 22 18 19 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................84 79 76 74 72 71 RH..................58 73 84 91 96 100 20 FT WIND..........S 7 S 6 S 5 S 5 S 4 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND......S 5 S 5 S 4 S 4 S 3 S 2 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 10 10 5 5 LVORI...............2 3 4 6 7 9 ADI.................33 20 13 5 5 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH. LVORI...............5. ADI.................6...INCREASING TO 38 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 51 IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 42 LATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............19 20 22 25 27 27 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................70 74 80 86 88 88 RH..................100 88 67 52 47 49 20 FT WIND..........SW 3 SW 5 SW 5 S 6 S 6 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 10 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 2 SW 4 SW 4 S 4 S 5 S 5 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 10 10 10 10 15 LVORI...............9 5 3 1 1 1 ADI.................4 6 8 49 53 53 $$ FORECASTER...COLBY REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LUDLUM TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110630.JUNIP.01/ILM