FNUS72 KILM 171859 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMMONS ROAD FIRE...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 259 PM EDT SUN JUL 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1437 EDT ON JULY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SEASONABLE TO SLIGHTLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL LAST THROUGH TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE LOSES GRIP ACROSS THE AREA. A MORE TYPICAL BERMUDA HIGH WILL BRING INCREASING HEAT AND HUMIDITY THROUGH THE MID AND LATE WEEK PERIOD. LOW PRESSURE IN THE BAHAMAS WILL REMAIN WELL OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400-1000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. MAX LVORI...........7. MAX ADI.............17. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............30 26 25 23 21 21 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................86 81 74 70 67 66 RH..................46 57 72 84 90 94 20 FT WIND..........E 3 SE 3 S 4 S 3 S 2 SW 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 LVORI...............2 2 3 5 6 6 ADI.................17 14 14 4 3 3 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 9300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT. MAX LVORI...........8. MAX ADI.............62. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............21 20 25 31 35 33 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................65 68 79 88 91 93 RH..................95 93 58 41 36 34 20 FT WIND..........W 1 N 1 N 1 NE 1 E 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 LVORI...............8 8 3 1 1 1 ADI.................2 1 1 62 51 51 .MONDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 7 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. MAX LVORI...........6. MAX ADI.............21. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............32 31 32 32 32 32 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................92 86 79 74 72 71 RH..................36 46 60 75 84 90 20 FT WIND..........S 2 S 3 S 6 S 6 S 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............2 2 2 3 5 6 ADI.................21 18 18 10 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8100-8300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 13 MPH. MAX LVORI...........6. MAX ADI.............58. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............33 33 36 39 41 44 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................71 74 83 92 96 97 RH..................89 81 57 41 36 36 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 15 15 LVORI...............6 4 3 1 1 1 ADI.................3 8 8 38 58 58 $$ FORECASTER...KREITNER REQUESTED BY...LLOYD BROWN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110717.SIMMO.02/ILM