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SPOT FORECAST FOR TRIPPIN EAGLE FIRE...FFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
342 PM EDT WED SEP 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1525 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THURSDAY
WITH LIMITED PRECIPITATION. LATE IN THE WEEK A MOIST NORTHEAST FLOW OFF
THE ATLANTIC WILL DEVELOP WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE.

WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY UNTIL THE ATLANTIC SEA-BREEZE
ARRIVES IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH
WITH POSSIBLE HIGHER GUSTS THIS WEEKEND.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100-7600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....80.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........24     24
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............92     89
RH..............40     47
20 FT WIND......E 9    E 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15
MIX HGT (FT)....7600   6100
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 10  E 13
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20
LAL.............2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2000...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LVORI...............6.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........24     17     17     14     16     16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............87     79     75     73     71     69
RH..............47     65     76     82     87     92
20 FT WIND......E 9    E 9    SE 6   SE 3   S 3    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10     5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....6100   1500   1500   900    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..E 13   E 13   E 13   SE 8   S 5    S 5
LVORI...........6      6      6      6      6      6
DISPERSION INDX.57     24     24     4      2      2
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     0      0
LAL.............2      1      1      1      1      1

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-7700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....83.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...ZAPPE
REQUESTED BY...PAT DEREN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110914.TRIPP.01/JAX