FNUS72 KILM 231847 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMMONS ROAD FIRE...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 247 PM EDT SAT JUL 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1426 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... HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY...BUT SOME RELIEF IS EXPECTED BY MONDAY ALONG WITH AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. ON MONDAY THERE WILL BE A STRONGER SOUTHWEST WIND AS A FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. LOW-LEVEL JETS SHOULD DEVELOP TONIGHT AND AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH WINDS AT 1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 25-30 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 100. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT SUNRISE...INCREASING TO 8200 FT AGL BY MID-AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 14 MPH. MAX LVORI...........5. MAX ADI.............60. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............25 20 31 45 56 56 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TEMP................80 81 91 97 99 99 RH..................83 81 58 47 43 45 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....9 9 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............5 5 3 1 1 1 ADI.................5 3 8 49 46 48 LAL.................1 1 1 2 2 3 .SUNDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL EARLY...DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 MPH. MAX LVORI...........5. MAX ADI.............42. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............56 56 55 54 53 52 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................96 90 87 84 83 82 RH..................51 62 69 74 77 81 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............1 1 3 3 4 4 ADI.................42 30 18 16 16 11 LAL.................2 2 1 1 1 1 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 MPH. MAX LVORI...........5. MAX ADI.............56. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............52 52 55 59 62 62 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TEMP................81 83 89 95 97 97 RH..................85 79 62 50 46 48 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 7 SW 8 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 15 15 15 LVORI...............5 4 2 1 1 1 ADI.................10 14 34 49 54 56 LAL.................1 2 2 2 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...ARMSTRONG REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LUDLUM TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110723.SIMMO.01/ILM