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SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST TOWER...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
744 AM EST TUE JAN 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EST ON JANUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHEAST
ATLANTIC SEABOARD TODAY AS A WEAKENING FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE
NORTHWEST. THIS BOUNDARY WILL STALL AND WEAKEN OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
NEAR THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WEDNESDAY...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE LOCAL
AREA LATE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES. WEST WINDS
WILL PREVAIL WITH SPEEDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. RAIN CHANCES WILL
INCREASE WEDNESDAY AS THE LOW APPROACHES.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....29.

TIME (EST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........47     51     51     55     53
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     48     58     63     63
RH..............100    77     51     43     43
20 FT WIND......SE 0   SW 1   W 5    W 7    W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....800    1400   1400   2100   2000
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 5   W 8    W 8    W 12   W 10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....1.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........53     50     46     46     42     52
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     49     46     44     42     41
RH..............61     77     84     86     86     83
20 FT WIND......W 3    W 1    W 2    W 1    W 0    NW 0
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5             5
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   900    600    600    200    500
TRANSPORT WIND..W 10   W 7    W 5    W 5    NW 2   NW 3

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.

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FORECASTER...HESS
REQUESTED BY...PETE MYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110104.WESTT.01/JAX