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SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE ISLAND RX...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
354 AM EST WED JAN 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA TODAY.
A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THURSDAY. AREAS OF RAIN AND ISOLATED
STORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...THEN A SQUALL
LINE WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS
NORTH FLORIDA. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES.
LIGHT WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS
ON THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO NEAR 15 TO 20 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF
NORTHEAST FLORIDA WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 TO 30 MPH LIKELY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE
                    FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-2900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....17.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........15     15     23     42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     66     71     71
RH..............72     51     44     43
20 FT WIND......NW 1   SW 1   S 2    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   1900   2900   2700
TRANSPORT WIND..W 5    W 5    SW 5   S 6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........42     47     59     59     68     66
WEATHER COV.....                            CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............66     61     59     57     56     55
RH..............54     65     70     75     80     86
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 2    SE 2   S 3    S 5    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2700   1100   700    700    400    700
TRANSPORT WIND..S 6    S 7    S 6    S 6    S 7    S 12

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-2800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 26
                    TO 32 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....75.

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FORECASTER...ENYEDI
REQUESTED BY...JOHN MASTERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100120.PINEI.01/JAX