FNUS72 KJAX 151418
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR 05- PENNER PONDS...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
918 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0935 EST ON JANUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND USHER IN A COLDER AND DRIER AIRMASS. GUSTY
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SUSTAINED 10 TO 15 MPH DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND RH VALUES WILL DROP TO CRITICAL VALUES OVER MOST OF
THE BURN AREA.

ON FRIDAY...AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
WILL MOVE EAST WITH A DRY AND COLD AIRMASS CONTINUING. LOWER RH VALUES
ARE ANTICIPATED AND NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED NEAR 15 MPH
OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA. MIN RH VALUES WILL LIKELY PLUMMET
TO THE TEENS OVER INLAND AREAS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-2500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....41.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........19     19     20     22     22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     52     57     57     54
RH..............61     39     31     29     48
20 FT WIND......N 8    N 8    N 10   N 7    N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1400   1400   2400   2500   2500
TRANSPORT WIND..N 14   N 14   N 14   N 14   N 12

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....14.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........22     23     25     25     26     25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     41     38     35     34     32
RH..............48     66     79     81     78     73
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 5    N 6    N 9    N 10   N 12
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     20     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....2500   800    800    800    700    1100
TRANSPORT WIND..N 12   N 12   N 16   N 16   N 21   N 23

$$
FORECASTER...DEESE
REQUESTED BY...JOHN MASTERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090115.05PEN.01/JAX