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SPOT FORECAST FOR NORMANDY FIRE...FLORIDA DIVISION OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
524 AM EST WED DEC 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2238 EST ON DECEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE LEVELS WILL INCREASE TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT AND RH'S WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES. DRIER AIR WILL
MOVE INTO THE AREA ON THURSDAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT WITH RH'S FALLING
TO NEAR 40 PERCENT.

WEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR 15 WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH TODAY.
WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH ON THURSDAY AROUND 15 MPH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 14 TO 22 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....48.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........59     62     62     62     67     67
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     43     56     66     71     70
RH..............100    100    84     67     62     63
20 FT WIND......SW 5   SW 7   W 10   W 13   W 14   W 13
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     20     20     18
MIX HGT (FT)....600    900    1700   1700   2500   1800
TRANSPORT WIND..W 13   W 17   W 21   W 21   W 22   W 18
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....8.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........67     47     47     47     14     14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     58     58     54     50     47
RH..............87     90     82     84     87     88
20 FT WIND......W 8    W 7    NW 8   NW 8   NW 9   N 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1800   1000   800    800    500    700
TRANSPORT WIND..W 18   W 14   W 12   W 12   NW 12  N 14
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1900-3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 14 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....55.

$$
FORECASTER...ZIBURA
REQUESTED BY...BARRY L  COULLIETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101221.NORMA.01/JAX