FNUS72 KILM 161952 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMMONS ROAD FIRE...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 352 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1546 EDT ON JULY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK AS AN UPPER RIDGE AMPLIFIES WEST OF THE REGION. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 11 GUSTING TO 18 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NE 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......9400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. MAX LVORI...........8. MAX ADI.............56. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............34 30 26 23 20 19 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................86 82 75 71 69 67 RH..................42 50 64 77 86 93 20 FT WIND..........SE 7 SE 6 SE 5 E 4 E 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 5 5 5 LVORI...............1 2 4 5 6 8 ADI.................56 10 10 5 4 4 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5900-7400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 7 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX LVORI...........8. MAX ADI.............67. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............19 19 20 22 27 37 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................67 70 79 85 87 88 RH..................93 84 61 49 45 43 20 FT WIND..........E 3 E 4 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............8 4 2 1 1 1 ADI.................2 16 16 67 56 56 .SUNDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400-1000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH. MAX LVORI...........8. MAX ADI.............31. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............40 40 35 30 22 19 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................86 82 75 70 68 65 RH..................46 58 73 85 90 95 20 FT WIND..........SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 SE 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 5 5 LVORI...............1 3 3 5 6 8 ADI.................31 7 5 5 3 3 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT. MAX LVORI...........10. MAX ADI.............46. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............20 25 29 31 31 29 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................65 68 78 85 88 90 RH..................98 93 68 51 43 40 20 FT WIND..........SE 1 S 1 NW 1 NW 1 SE 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 LVORI...............10 6 3 1 1 1 ADI.................2 4 4 37 46 46 $$ FORECASTER...BACON REQUESTED BY...LLOYD BROWN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110716.SIMMO.02/ILM