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SPOT FORECAST FOR BATTLEFIELD...USDA- FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
730 AM EST THU NOV 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EST ON NOVEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY
WITH JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AS IT PASSES THROUGH. NORTHWEST
WINDS TODAY WILL HAVE SPEEDS NEAR 15 MPH WITH GUST TO 20 MPH BY THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. WIND WILL REMAIN ELEVATED TONIGHT...GENERALLY AROUND
10 TO 15 MPH AS MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR FILTERS OVER THE AREA. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TOMORROW AS N-NW WINDS DECREASE
BELOW 10 MPH. HOWEVER...A COOLER AND DRIER AIRMASS WILL BE PRESENT...
AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON RH'S ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 20-25% ACROSS
INLAND AREAS. LONG DURATION OF CRITICAL RH'S COMBINED WITH WIND
GUSTS NEAR 15 MPH WILL MORE THAN LIKELY NECESSITATE A FIRE DANGER
STATEMENT TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1700-3200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH INCREASING TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....37.

TIME (EST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........64     75     75     66     49
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE
TEMP............52     66     72     72     70
RH..............88     69     58     43     42
20 FT WIND......W 3    NW 8   W 10   NW 13  NW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1300   2100   2800   2800   2100
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 9   NW 12  NW 14  NW 16  NW 18
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10
                    TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....7.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........32     17     5      2      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     49     45     42     40     38
RH..............66     80     79     70     65     66
20 FT WIND......NW 10  NW 10  NW 10  NW 10  NW 9   N 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1300   900    800    600    600    700
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 20  NW 18  NW 14  N 10   N 10   N 14

.VETERANS DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1600-3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....41.

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FORECASTER...HESS
REQUESTED BY...PETER MYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111110.BATTL.01/JAX