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SPOT FORECAST FOR TRIANGLE...USDA- FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
747 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EST ON DECEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTHWARD OVER THE AREA LATER TODAY. THE NEXT
STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TOWARDS THE OHIO
VALLEY...WITH AN ATTENDANT COLD FRONT WEAKENING UPON REACHING THE
AREA ON WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST TODAY. RH VALUES
WILL STAY WELL ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SUSTAIN
BELOW 15 MPH TODAY...WITH MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPING
LATE IN THE DAY. BREEZY AND WARMER CONDITIONS ARE IN STORE FOR
WEDNESDAY WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....25.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........100    90     90     87     82
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RN/FG  RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............60     67     72     74     73
RH..............97     86     77     76     78
20 FT WIND......E 8    E 9    SE 9   SE 7   S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1000   1300   1300   1600   1400
TRANSPORT WIND..E 13   SE 13  SE 13  SE 13  S 13
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     20     40     40
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....10.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........82     79     77     77     74     68
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............69     66     64     64     63     62
RH..............89     96     97     98     100    100
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 7    S 8    S 9    S 9    S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1400   1200   900    900    500    800
TRANSPORT WIND..S 13   SW 13  S 12   S 12   S 12   S 15
CHC OF PCPN (%).40     10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

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FORECASTER...HESS
REQUESTED BY...WAYNE BURNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091208.TRIAN.01/JAX