FNUS72 KJAX 100156
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HODGES FIRE COMPLEX...DOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
956 PM EDT TUE AUG 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2139 EDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A MOIST WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY. A FEW
LIGHT SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND AGAIN LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
WEST WINDS WILL LIKELY SUSTAIN AROUND 8 MPH TONIGHT AND EARLY
WEDNESDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 12 MPH ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 0200...THEN 2 UNTIL 0500...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....9.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LVORI...............4.

TIME (EDT)      9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........71     70     70     64     61
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............83     81     80     79     78
RH..............77     80     83     86     88
20 FT WIND......W 9    W 9    W 9    W 8    W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1700   1100   1100   400    1200
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 15  W 13   W 13   W 10   W 13
LVORI...........4      4      4      4      4
DISPERSION INDX.17     11     11     9      11
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     20     20     20
LAL.............3      3      3      2      1

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING...
                    THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1100...THEN 2 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....43.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........61     64     64     48     50     50
WEATHER COV.....              S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   RAIN   TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............77     79     88     93     96     94
RH..............88     86     64     53     48     51
20 FT WIND......W 8    W 9    W 10   W 11   W 12   W 11
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1200   2000   2000   3500   5400   5400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 13   W 15   W 15   W 14   W 12   W 12
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     20     20     30     30
LAL.............1      1      1      2      3      3

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FORECASTER...ZAPPE
REQUESTED BY...WENDY RODGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110809.HODGE.01/JAX