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SPOT FORECAST FOR ARABIA BAY...NWS WFO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
458 AM EST FRI NOV 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0445 EST ON NOVEMBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA LATE
TODAY BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A POTENTIAL FOR
THUNDERSTORMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND ONE HALF
INCH. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY DURING THE
DAY. MUCH DRIER AIR WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT WITH THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY DROPPING TO AROUND 25 PERCENT ON SATURDAY. THE HUMIDITY
SHOULD RECOVER ON SUNDAY AS WINDS BECOME MORE NORTHEASTERLY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 0700...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-2900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....38.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........60     85     85     85     88     88
WEATHER COV.....       LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............59     60     68     74     75     74
RH..............100    100    86     72     68     71
20 FT WIND......S 5    SW 6   SW 8   SW 13  SW 14  W 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....700    1100   1300   1300   2900   2300
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 15  SW 10  SW 14  SW 14  SW 16  W 16
LAL.............1      2      2      2      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1900...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....7.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........88     99     99     99     44     44
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............62     55     51     48     46     45
RH..............96     100    100    100    100    95
20 FT WIND......NW 9   NW 9   NW 8   NW 8   NW 7   N 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2300   1000   700    700    400    600
TRANSPORT WIND..W 16   NW 15  NW 13  NW 13  NW 10  NW 12
LAL.............2      1      1      1      1      1

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....45.

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FORECASTER...TRABERT
REQUESTED BY...TRABERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101126.ARABI.01/JAX