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SPOT FORECAST FOR WIGGINS...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
501 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2315 EDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HURRICANE IRENE WILL LIFT NORTH OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES
TODAY WITH A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ADVANCING SOUTHWARD TOWARDS THE AREA
LATE IN THE DAY.  WESTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY AT TIMES...WITH
TEMPERATURES SOARING TO NEAR 100 DEGREES ALONG WITH HIGH DISPERSION
VALUES AROUND 80.  RH VALUES WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 40 PERCENT.

EVEN DRIER AIR WILL ADVANCE INTO THE AREA ON SUNDAY WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES
AROUND 35 PERCENT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED DUE TO EXPECTED
SHORT DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RH VALUES VALUES IN CONCERT WITH LIGHT
WINDS AND ERC VALUES BELOW 30.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 17
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 0800...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-7300 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....81.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........43     40     40     37     34     34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............73     75     87     95     99     97
RH..............100    100    70     52     43     42
20 FT WIND......W 6    W 7    W 12   W 15   W 16   W 16
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     20     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....1000   1700   1700   4500   7300   7300
TRANSPORT WIND..W 9    W 12   W 12   W 18   W 23   W 23
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............2      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1700 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7
                    TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........35     36     36     31     25     25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............92     84     79     77     75     73
RH..............50     73     85     92     97     97
20 FT WIND......W 14   W 9    W 7    SW 6   SW 5   W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     10     10            5
MIX HGT (FT)....6700   1700   1700   1000   400    400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 20   SW 13  SW 13  SW 10  W 9    W 9
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     0      0
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-6500 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....63.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...ZAPPE
REQUESTED BY...PETE MYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110826.WIGGI.01/JAX