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SPOT FORECAST FOR ESPANOLA...DOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
639 AM EDT SAT JUN 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0629 EDT ON JUNE 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ONE MORE DAY AS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST COAST SEABREEZE
AND MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS BY EARLY EVENING. RAIN CHANCES WILL
DECREASE SUNDAY AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE SEASONAL
LEVELS WITH MID AND UPPER 90S FORECAST AWAY FROM THE COAST.

RH VALUES WILL STAY ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 MPH OR LESS...THOUGH STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE
NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE IN
                    THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE ATERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15
                    MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1100...THEN 2 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....35.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........58     49     54     54     58     65
WEATHER COV.....AREAS  AREAS  AREAS  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE  SMOKE  SMOKE  TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............70     80     89     94     95     94
RH..............100    98     67     53     48     52
20 FT WIND......SW 3   SW 3   SW 5   SW 6   S 6    SE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10     10     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1200   2100   4700   4700   5800   5800
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7   SW 8   W 9    W 9    W 10   W 12
LAL.............1      1      2      2      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL EARLY
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 0200...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........65     72     72     63     53     53
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE   NONE
TEMP............90     85     80     77     75     74
RH..............55     65     76     82     87     92
20 FT WIND......SE 8   S 5    SW 5   SW 5   SW 5   SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.12     10     8      7             5
MIX HGT (FT)....5600   1600   1600   800    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..W 10   W 9    W 9    W 8    W 7    W 7
LAL.............3      3      3      3      1      1

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6400 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....67.

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FORECASTER...ZIBURA
REQUESTED BY...DUANE WEIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110618.ESPAN.01/JAX