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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOSS BLUFF 23...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1236 PM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1221 EDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON
WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE LOWER 90S AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
DROPPING AS LOW AS 30 TO 35 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS. WINDS WILL
REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT AND OUT OF THE WEST.

WINDS WILL INCREASE SOME ON SUNDAY AHEAD OF A BACKDOOR FRONT SLIDING
DOWN THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL ALSO BE ON THE
INCREASE AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700-5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    2 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....32 DECREASING TO 19 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........29     31     31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............89     91     92
RH..............46     36     33
20 FT WIND......NW 7   NW 8   W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....5200   5600   5500
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 6   NW 5   S 3
DISPERSION INDX.35     31     22
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 2 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....22 DECREASING TO 4 EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LVORI...............6.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........30     29     26     24     24     25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............88     82     76     73     71     69
RH..............44     55     69     79     89     97
20 FT WIND......W 6    SW 5   W 3    W 3    W 3    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10            5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....4700   3400   2100   1400   700    300
TRANSPORT WIND..S 3    S 6    SW 8   W 9    W 7    W 3
LVORI...........2      3      3      4      6      8
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 14 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 1 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 15 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 59.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SHULER
REQUESTED BY...MIKE WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120505.MOSSB.01/JAX