FNUS72 KJAX 080905 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR BELMORE8...DOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 405 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RH AND STRONG WINDS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR INLAND NORTHEAST FLORIDA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RH... .DISCUSSION...ANOTHER WINDY DAY IS EXPECTED TODAY AS YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH. IN ADDITION...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL VALUES FOR EXTENDED DURATIONS THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. THE DRY COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT. DRY AIR WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION ON FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO OUR NORTH. EXTENDED DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN OVER INLAND NORTHEAST FLORIDA WITH LIGHTER WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 MPH. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....74. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........9 9 20 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 61 68 70 66 RH..............58 36 28 29 37 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 14 W 20 W 18 W 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 30 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....500 2500 4500 4500 2700 TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 W 22 W 30 W 30 W 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...ZIBURA REQUESTED BY...KEVIN MACEWEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090108.BELMO.01/JAX