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SPOT FORECAST FOR EXPERIMENTAL FOREST...USDA- FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
747 AM EDT THU MAY 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD NORTH OF THE REGION DURING THE NEXT FEW
DAYS...SETTING UP AN ONSHORE FLOW PATTERN ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA
AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LESS THAN 15
MPH. MINIMUM RH'S ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 35 TO 40 PERCENT
RANGE INTERIOR SECTIONS...HIGHER NEAR THE COAST.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....53.

TIME (EDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........26     29     29     36     35
WEATHER COV.....                     S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............75     85     89     91     89
RH..............70     50     41     39     43
20 FT WIND......NE 2   NE 5   NE 7   E 8    E 7
20 FT WIND GUST.3      7      11     12     11
MIX HGT (FT)....1400   4300   4300   7100   7100
TRANSPORT WIND..N 3    NE 5   NE 5   NE 7   E 10
LAL.............1      1      1      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
                    PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2000...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........35     35     35     32     29     29
WEATHER COV.....S CHC                       PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG    FOG
TEMP............87     82     76     74     71     69
RH..............47     59     71     77     83     90
20 FT WIND......E 7    E 6    E 5    E 5    E 5    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.11     9      7      7      7      7
MIX HGT (FT)....7100   1600   1600   900    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..E 10   E 13   E 13   E 9    E 6    E 6
LAL.............2      1      1      1      1      1

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....60.

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FORECASTER...HESS
REQUESTED BY...PETER MYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100520.EXPER.01/JAX