FNUS72 KILM 271908 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMMONS ROAD FIRE...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 308 PM EDT WED JUL 27 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 AND STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THURSDAY...AND CONVECTION CHANCES WILL CONTINUE PRIMARILY ALONG THE COAST. AN UPPER RIDGE WILL POP BACK UP ACROSS THE AREA CONTINUING INTO THE WEEKEND...BRINGING WITH IT DRIER WEATHER AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH. LAL.................1. MAX LVORI...........6. MAX ADI.............33. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............25 23 14 10 7 4 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................94 88 83 79 78 76 RH..................48 64 76 85 89 93 20 FT WIND..........S 3 SW 4 S 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 15 LVORI...............2 3 4 5 6 6 ADI.................33 3 4 5 5 4 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5200-6200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................1. MAX LVORI...........7. MAX ADI.............51. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............5 9 19 27 33 31 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................76 77 86 93 96 97 RH..................95 90 64 50 45 43 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 W 3 W 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............6 5 2 1 1 1 ADI.................4 9 28 37 41 47 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-1200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH. LAL.................1. MAX LVORI...........6. MAX ADI.............50. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............29 28 27 25 23 24 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................96 90 84 80 78 77 RH..................46 56 70 83 91 96 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............1 3 3 5 5 6 ADI.................50 6 6 6 6 7 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5700-6900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH. LAL.................1. MAX LVORI...........6. MAX ADI.............42. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............24 24 24 25 26 26 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................77 79 87 95 99 100 RH..................95 87 61 45 38 38 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 4 SW 5 W 5 W 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............6 5 1 1 1 1 ADI.................7 12 36 32 32 38 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...COLBY REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LUDLUM TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110726.SIMMO.01/ILM