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SPOT FORECAST FOR NORMANDY...FLORIDA DIVISION OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
709 AM EST MON DEC 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0700 EST ON DECEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE AREA TODAY
WITH RH VALUES GENERALLY BOTTOMING OUT BELOW 35 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON NEAR HIGHWAY 301.

THE AIR MASS WILL MODIFY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE
SHIFTING SOUTH OF THE AREA. RH VALUES WILL STAY ABOVE CRITICAL
LEVELS BOTH DAYS. WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE BELOW 15 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AND FROST
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-2900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....32.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........22     22     22     17     17     17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............28     40     50     54     55     52
RH..............96     62     43     37     38     45
20 FT WIND......N 2    N 5    N 6    N 7    NE 7   NE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....700    700    1800   2900   2900   2300
TRANSPORT WIND..N 13   N 13   N 10   N 9    N 9    NE 8
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-500 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....1.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........17     19     19     19     28     28
WEATHER COV.....                            AREAS  AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FROST  FROST
TEMP............47     40     37     36     34     33
RH..............56     75     82     82     87     92
20 FT WIND......NE 6   E 5    E 2    E 1    SE 0   S 0
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....2300   1600   900    900    200    500
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 8   E 8    E 6    E 6    SE 3   S 2
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-2800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....17.

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FORECASTER...TRABERT
REQUESTED BY...BARRY L  COULLIETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101220.NORMA.01/JAX