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SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH HALE TEAM...FLORIDA DIVISION OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
336 AM EDT WED MAY 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MAY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE WILL MEANDER OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE ALONG THE COAST DURING THE MORNING AND SPREADING INLAND DURING THE
AFTERNOON. BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST NEAR THE COAST TODAY...
OTHERWISE WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LESS THAN 15 MPH. RH'S ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES...THOUGH THEY COULD BRIEFLY APPROACH
CRITICAL VALUES ACROSS THE SUWANNEE VALLEY REGION OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....66.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........41     53     65     65
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............77     82     85     84
RH..............62     52     47     47
20 FT WIND......N 10   N 13   N 13   N 13
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1400   3500   5700   5700
TRANSPORT WIND..N 13   N 15   N 15   N 15
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     30     30
LAL.............1      1      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    EARLY EVENING SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1400 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........65     65     65     62     59     59
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............82     78     74     72     71     69
RH..............51     60     71     77     81     84
20 FT WIND......N 10   N 7    N 5    N 3    NW 3   NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10            5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....4600   1400   1400   900    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..N 13   N 9    N 9    N 6    N 5    N 5
CHC OF PCPN (%).30     10     10     10     10     10

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....72.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WOLF
REQUESTED BY...BARRY L  COULLIETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100526.SOUTH.01/JAX