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SPOT FORECAST FOR HALFMOON 16...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
806 AM EDT MON APR 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0755 EDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC
THROUGH MID WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN A WARMING TREND AND A GRADUAL
INCREASE IN MOISTURE. RH'S ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS.
DISPERSIONS WILL BE ELEVATED IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO NEAR 15 MPH TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES
THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS LATE
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS.

FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE THE NEXT
COUPLE OF MORNINGS. THE VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO 2 TO 5 MILES
IN A FEW SPOTS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 74.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........59     59     52     46     44     40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     70     78     83     84     83
RH..............96     86     59     45     40     43
20 FT WIND......E 3    SE 6   SE 7   E 6    E 7    E 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10     10     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1000   2700   4300   6000   6000   6000
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10  SE 10  SE 9   SE 8   SE 10  SE 14
DISPERSION INDX.6      32     42     55     70     78
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1700 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....73 DECREASING TO 5.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LVORI...............4.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........40     22     28     25     22     23
WEATHER COV.....                                   PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG
TEMP............81     75     70     67     65     63
RH..............43     56     69     78     86     91
20 FT WIND......E 8    E 9    E 8    SE 6   SE 5   SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10            5
MIX HGT (FT)....4600   1700   1200   800    400    600
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14  E 15   SE 13  SE 9   SE 7   SE 8
LVORI...........1      1      3      4      5      6
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     0      0      0      0
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 69.

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FORECASTER...STRUBLE
REQUESTED BY...MIKE WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130408.HALFM.01/JAX