FNUS72 KILM 232020 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR HORNET...SC FORESTRY COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 420 PM EDT SAT JUL 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1611 EDT ON JULY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EDT SUNDAY... .DISCUSSION... EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE COMING WEEK AS A STRONG UPPER RIDGE REMAINS ENTRENCHED. WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE PERIOD. THERE WILL BE CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (100 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH. MAX LVORI...........5. MAX ADI.............35. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............90 46 38 30 20 18 WEATHER COV.........LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................91 86 85 83 81 79 RH..................62 74 74 76 80 85 20 FT WIND..........S 9 S 9 SW 8 SW 7 SW 6 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 15 15 15 10 LVORI...............1 3 3 4 4 4 ADI.................33 35 20 11 8 8 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5600-6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 10 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX LVORI...........6. MAX ADI.............51. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............15 12 23 37 47 48 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................79 81 88 93 95 95 RH..................86 83 64 54 51 53 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............5 6 3 1 1 1 ADI.................8 0 8 51 50 51 .SUNDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 10 MPH. MAX LVORI...........5. MAX ADI.............40. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............49 50 47 44 41 40 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................92 88 85 83 82 81 RH..................60 72 78 81 82 84 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............1 3 4 4 4 4 ADI.................40 8 8 8 8 8 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 18 MPH. MAX LVORI...........5. MAX ADI.............42. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............40 39 43 48 52 56 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................80 82 87 92 93 93 RH..................87 83 72 63 61 62 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 15 15 LVORI...............5 4 3 1 1 1 ADI.................7 7 14 36 32 34 $$ FORECASTER...KREITNER REQUESTED BY...DARRYL JONES TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110723.HORNE.02/ILM