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SPOT FORECAST FOR ARABIA BAY...NWS WFO JAX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
334 AM EST SAT DEC 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0600 EST ON DECEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEST WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT THIS MORNING BEFORE BACKING
TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH. WINDS
WILL REMAIN ELEVATED TONIGHT AHEAD OF STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE
AT SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING THEN SHIFTING SHARPLY TO THE
NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....63.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........21     20     20     20     32     32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     36     51     62     66     65
RH..............100    100    65     45     41     42
20 FT WIND......W 1    W 2    W 5    W 9    W 13   W 13
20 FT WIND GUST.2      4      7      11     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....200    800    1800   1800   3800   2900
TRANSPORT WIND..W 7    NW 9   W 8    W 8    W 17   W 17

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SPRINKLES AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....8.
LVORI...............6.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........32     56     56     56     39     39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     53     51     49     48     47
RH..............60     76     87     97     97     97
20 FT WIND......SW 9   SW 7   SW 9   W 9    W 14   W 14
20 FT WIND GUST.13     10     13     14     21     21
MIX HGT (FT)....2900   1000   500    500    500    500
TRANSPORT WIND..W 17   SW 14  W 12   W 12   W 13   W 13

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....58.

$$
FORECASTER...HESS
REQUESTED BY...HESS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101204.ARABI.01/JAX