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SPOT FORECAST FOR TOMOKA SP...DEP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
925 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AIR WILL PUSH DOWN THE PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON IN
THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. SURFACE WINDS WILL SHIFT GRADUALLY FROM
NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BUILDS TOWARD THE EAST COAST. THE ONSHORE
FLOW WILL PREVENT AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM FALLING BELOW 40%.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY.......45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).......NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 8 TO
   12 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN.....0 PERCENT.
LAL................1.
MIXING HEIGHT......700-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4200 FT AGL
                   LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS....NORTHWEST 9 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX...39.
LVORI..............0.

TIME (EDT)         10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%)............MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV........
WEATHER TYPE.......NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP...............71     76     80     80     78     74
RH.................60     50     45     50     50     55
20 FT WIND.........NW 7   N 9    NNE 10 NE 11  NE 11  N 7
20 FT WIND GUST....       10            15     15


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY.......90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                   LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN.....0 PERCENT.
LAL................1.
MIXING HEIGHT......3800-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700-2200 FT AGL
                   LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS....NORTH 3 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX...2.
LVORI..............6.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY.......50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH LATE
                   IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN.....0 PERCENT.
LAL................1.
MIXING HEIGHT......1700-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-5400 FT AGL
                   LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...
    THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE
   IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO 7 MPH
                   EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX...20.
LVORI..............0.

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FORECASTER...BRAGAW
REQUESTED BY...EMILY WEHR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090930.TOMOK.01/MLB