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SPOT FORECAST FOR BATTLE GROUND...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
758 AM EST MON FEB 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0735 EST ON FEBRUARY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD NORTH OF THE AREA
TODAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO.
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA
LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE
CRITICAL VALUES THROUGH TUESDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AVERAGE AROUND A HALF AN INCH.

ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
OF MEXICO LATE THURSDAY AND PUSH ACROSS THE REGION LATE FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 13 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....39.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........66     75     75     85     85     85
WEATHER COV.....                     CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............38     49     57     61     62     61
RH..............100    91     72     67     71     81
20 FT WIND......NE 7   NE 9   E 12   E 12   NE 12  NE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     20     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....800    1500   1500   2100   2200   2200
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 16  NE 18  NE 18  E 20   E 20   E 18
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN WIDESPREAD RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 18 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........85     85     86     86     87     86
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............59     56     55     53     53     52
RH..............81     92     98     100    100    100
20 FT WIND......NE 10  NE 9   NE 7   NE 6   NE 6   NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2200   1000   700    700    400    700
TRANSPORT WIND..E 18   E 16   E 12   E 12   E 8    S 7
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 17 TO
                    20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....44.

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FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...PETE MYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100201.BATTL.01/JAX