FNUS72 KILM 262004 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMMONS ROAD FIRE...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 404 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1551 EDT ON JULY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DIFFUSE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL DROP SOUTHWARD AND DISSIPATE THROUGH MID WEEK. DRIER WEATHER AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN BY THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH. MAX LVORI...........9. MAX ADI.............17. TIME (EDT) 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............88 81 71 49 39 30 29 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP................83 81 76 75 74 73 73 RH..................69 78 98 100 99 98 100 20 FT WIND..........NE 2 SE 1 S 2 S 2 SW 2 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 LVORI...............3 4 9 9 9 9 9 ADI.................17 10 4 5 2 3 2 LAL.................3 3 2 2 2 2 1 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5400-7100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 5 TO 7 MPH. MAX LVORI...........9. MAX ADI.............39. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............30 39 42 45 48 50 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................73 75 83 90 93 94 RH..................100 100 75 58 51 48 20 FT WIND..........W 2 W 3 NW 3 NE 2 E 1 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 LVORI...............9 9 4 2 2 1 ADI.................2 3 5 36 26 34 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH. MAX LVORI...........9. MAX ADI.............33. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............50 51 44 34 27 27 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................93 87 81 78 76 75 RH..................50 62 79 90 92 97 20 FT WIND..........SW 4 SW 4 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............2 3 4 6 6 7 ADI.................33 10 9 8 4 4 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8100-8900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. MAX LVORI...........9. MAX ADI.............66. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............28 28 30 33 36 33 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................75 77 85 92 95 96 RH..................99 95 74 57 49 46 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 4 SW 6 SW 7 SW 7 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 10 15 15 15 LVORI...............9 8 3 1 1 1 ADI.................4 4 8 46 50 66 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...KREITNER REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LUDLUM TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110726.SIMMO.01/ILM