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SPOT FORECAST FOR FT GATES  22...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1200 PM EDT TUE SEP 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1153 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE NORTH THROUGH THURSDAY
MAINTAINING AND EASTERLY FLOW. THE HIGH WILL THEN MOVE EAST AS A
COLD FRONT APPROACHES LATE IN THE WEEK.

EAST OF INTERSTATE 95...WIND SPEEDS IN ONSHORE FLOW WILL APPROACH
15 MPH IN GUSTS THE NEXT FEW AFTERNOONS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-5600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....76.

TIME (EDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........47     33     33
WEATHER COV.....S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE   NONE
TEMP............87     88     88
RH..............51     44     44
20 FT WIND......E 13   E 13   E 13
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....3600   5600   5600
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 15  E 17   E 17
LAL.............1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........33     12     12     14     20     20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............84     77     74     72     71     69
RH..............50     67     75     80     84     89
20 FT WIND......E 12   E 9    E 6    E 5    NE 3   NE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10            5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....5300   1500   1500   900    400    400
TRANSPORT WIND..E 17   E 14   E 14   E 9    E 5    E 5
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....79.

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FORECASTER...TRABERT
REQUESTED BY...MIKE WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100914.FTGAT.01/JAX