FNUS72 KILM 241432 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR HORNET...SC FORESTRY COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1032 AM EDT SUN JUL 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1018 EDT ON JULY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... EXTREME HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TURN MORE SOUTHERLY AFTER 2-3 PM THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE SEABREEZE. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD ALSO INCREASE AS THE SEABREEZE DEVELOPS TO AS HIGH AS 12-15 MPH. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON COULD BRING VARIABLE AND GUSTY WINDS. A LOW-LEVEL JET WILL AGAIN DEVELOP TONIGHT WITH 1000 FOOT WIND SPEEDS REMAINING AROUND 25 MPH. BETTER CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY... ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT)...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH- SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH AFTER 2 PM WITH THE SEABREEZE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH. MAX LVORI...........6. MAX ADI.............54. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............13 23 36 46 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TEMP................89 93 94 93 RH..................64 59 56 60 20 FT WIND..........SW 7 SW 7 SW 9 SW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....11 11 14 17 LVORI...............2 1 1 1 ADI.................6 54 42 47 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL EARLY...DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL BY MID TO LATE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH. MAX LVORI...........5. MAX ADI.............24. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............53 65 64 63 65 73 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TEMP................91 88 84 82 80 79 RH..................64 69 77 83 87 89 20 FT WIND..........SW 10 SW 8 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....17 15 11 11 11 10 LVORI...............2 4 4 4 4 4 ADI.................24 0 0 4 15 16 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 MPH LATE. MAX LVORI...........5. MAX ADI.............66. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............70 51 51 51 51 54 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TEMP................79 80 89 91 93 93 RH..................90 87 65 62 60 61 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 6 SW 7 SW 7 S 10 SW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....9 10 11 12 16 17 LVORI...............5 5 2 1 1 1 ADI.................14 8 11 26 46 66 $$ FORECASTER...ARMSTRONG REQUESTED BY...DARRYL JONES TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110724.HORNE.01/ILM