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SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST TOWER2...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
237 PM EST TUE JAN 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 EST ON JANUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION....A SURFACE TROUGH WILL ADVANCE ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
LATER TODAY. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER
THE GULF COAST STATES ON WEDNESDAY. THIS LOW AND ACCOMPANYING COLD
FRONT WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE WEATHER REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD MUCH OF THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH RAINFALL TOTALS
GENERALLY BETWEEN A HALF INCH AND AN INCH. RAIN WILL END EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING.

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES. WINDS WILL
SUSTAIN BELOW 15 MPH THE REMAINDER OF TODAY AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY SUSTAIN BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH
ON THURSDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SPRINKLES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....23.

TIME (EST)      3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........65     65
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............64     60
20 FT WIND......W 3    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5
MIX HGT (FT)....2100   2000
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12   W 10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SPRINKLES EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 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 (%).........65     55     42     42     38     60
WEATHER COV.....S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     48     45     43     41     40
RH..............62     79     85     86     84     81
20 FT WIND......W 2    W 2    W 1    W 2    W 2    NW 1
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   900    600    600    300    500
TRANSPORT WIND..W 10   W 6    NW 3   NW 3   NW 2   NW 2

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    IN THE MORNING. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....10.

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FORECASTER...HESS
REQUESTED BY...PETE MYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110104.WESTT.02/JAX