FNUS72 KILM 291857 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR JUNIPER ROAD FIRE...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 257 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1443 EDT ON JULY 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... .DISCUSSION... A WEAK LOW-LEVEL JET WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT...WITH 1000-FOOT WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH FROM THE WEST-SOUTHWEST. OPPRESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE ON SATURDAY AS AN UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS. THE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY...AND MORESO ON SUNDAY AS A PIEDMONT TROUGH SHIFTS TOWARD THE COAST. TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY RUN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH NEXT WEEK...WITH ONLY ISOLATED AFTERNOON STORMS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH. LAL.................1. MAX LVORI...........6. MAX ADI.............47. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............17 9 4 0 0 11 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................93 89 82 79 78 77 RH..................55 64 82 91 88 96 20 FT WIND..........S 6 S 7 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 10 10 10 LVORI...............1 2 4 5 5 6 ADI.................47 12 11 11 11 6 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................3. MAX LVORI...........7. MAX ADI.............51. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............12 20 28 38 45 49 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................77 82 91 97 98 98 RH..................96 80 61 48 42 44 20 FT WIND..........SW 4 W 4 W 3 SW 3 S 4 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 10 10 LVORI...............7 4 2 2 2 1 ADI.................5 6 17 15 27 43 LAL.................1 1 1 2 2 3 .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH. LAL.................1. MAX LVORI...........6. MAX ADI.............55. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............51 53 55 58 60 62 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................94 86 81 79 79 78 RH..................53 70 83 89 91 93 20 FT WIND..........S 6 S 6 S 4 S 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 5 5 5 LVORI...............1 3 4 6 6 6 ADI.................55 18 8 5 6 4 LAL.................2 2 2 2 2 2 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH. LAL.................3. MAX LVORI...........8. MAX ADI.............48. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............64 66 68 70 72 73 WEATHER COV.........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................78 79 84 88 89 88 RH..................95 94 76 65 63 65 20 FT WIND..........S 2 S 2 S 3 SE 5 SE 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 10 LVORI...............8 4 3 3 1 1 ADI.................4 26 28 35 41 47 LAL.................2 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...STEVE REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LUDLUM TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110729.JUNIP.01/ILM