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SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAMMAS PEACHES...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
726 AM EST MON FEB 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0745 EST ON FEBRUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE AREA TODAY
BRINGING WARMER AND MORE HUMID WEATHER. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED PRIMARILY IN THE AFTERNOON
AND TAPERING OFF IN THE EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING IN COOLER
AND DRIER CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...ALTHOUGH RH VALUES
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. ANOTHER SHOT OF EVEN
COLDER AND DRIER AIR WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY BRINGING BREEZY TO
WINDY CONDITIONS WITH RED FLAG EVENTS POSSIBLE AREA WIDE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 0700...THEN 2 UNTIL 1300...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....38.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
LVORI...............MISSING.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........78     80     80     89     89     89
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............51     59     64     67     67     65
RH..............100    98     90     79     76     84
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 10   S 12   S 13   SW 13  SW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.7      15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1000   1100   1100   2800   2800   1900
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12   S 15   S 15   S 16   SW 16  SW 14
LVORI...........M      M      M      M      M      9
CHC OF PCPN (%).50     50     50     100    100    100
LAL.............2      2      2      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). RAIN AND
                    SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN
                    THE EVENING. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 1900...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
LVORI...............9.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........89     92     90     90     60     60
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE AREAS  AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RNSHWR RNSHWR FOG    FOG
TEMP............63     58     56     55     53     52
RH..............84     98     100    100    100    98
20 FT WIND......SW 10  SW 9   SW 8   W 7    W 7    NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   1100   700    700    400    700
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 14  SW 10  W 8    W 8    W 7    W 7
LVORI...........9      9      9      9      9      9
CHC OF PCPN (%).100    100    30     30     10     10
LAL.............3      1      1      1      1      1

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....41.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LVORI...............MISSING.

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FORECASTER...SHASHY
REQUESTED BY...PETE MYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100222.GRAMM.02/JAX