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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST BIG GUM...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
537 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THURSDAY
AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. THIS FRONT WILL BRING SCATTERED
SHOWERS TODAY AND THURSDAY ALONG WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.
DRIER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
TO NEAR CRITICAL VALUES FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY OVER INLAND AREAS.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH TODAY. THESE
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT ON THURSDAY AND
GRADUALLY DIMINISH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING...A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1900-2700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 31
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....70.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........72     72     72     75
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............64     70     73     73
RH..............85     73     68     67
20 FT WIND......S 12   SW 14  SW 16  SW 15
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   1600   2700   1900
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 21  SW 21  SW 31  SW 31

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........75     78     83     83     89     93
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............66     60     58     55     54     53
RH..............82     99     100    100    100    100
20 FT WIND......SW 13  SW 10  W 7    NW 3   N 2    N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     15     10     5      10

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS
                    LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 14 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....21.

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FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...W  BURNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090128.EASTB.01/JAX