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SPOT FORECAST FOR HANDCOCK ALBERT...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1000 AM EST MON JAN 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1020 EST ON JANUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LINGERING DRY AIR MAY ALLOW RH VALUES TO DROP TO
AROUND 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
SUSTAIN BELOW 10 MPH.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON TUESDAY BRINGING
INCREASING MOISTURE ALONG WITH SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS.

SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN LESS THAN 15 MPH THROUGH TUESDAY...
BUT MAY INCREASE TO NEAR 15 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH STRONGER
WINDS ON WEDNESDAY.

DRIER AIR WILL FILTER IN BEHIND THE FRONT LATE IN THE WEEK...WITH
RH VALUES NEAR OR JUST ABOVE RED FLAG CRITERIA INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....45.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........63     79     79     79
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     62     65     64
RH..............62     46     43     51
20 FT WIND......E 5    SE 6   E 7    E 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2100   3600   3600   2800
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 9   SE 10  SE 10  E 9
LAL.............1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LVORI...............6.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........79     74     74     74     81     81
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     53     50     49     47     46
RH..............60     75     80     84     87     93
20 FT WIND......E 7    E 6    E 5    E 3    E 2    E 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....2800   2100   1200   1200   300    600
TRANSPORT WIND..E 9    E 7    E 7    E 7    E 6    E 5
LVORI...........6      6      6      6      6      6
DISPERSION INDX.M      M      M      M      M      M
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 31
                    MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....68.

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FORECASTER...ZAPPE
REQUESTED BY...PETE MYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110124.HANDC.01/JAX