FNUS72 KJAX 151253 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR MORRIS...DOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 753 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .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 BECOME 10 TO 15 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND RH VALUES WILL DROP TO CRITICAL VALUES. 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 NEAR 15 MPH OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA. MIN RH VALUES WILL LIKELY PLUMMET INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 14 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....42. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........21 21 21 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 51 55 55 RH..............50 37 32 33 20 FT WIND......NW 8 N 7 N 7 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1400 2400 2400 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 14 NW 14 NW 14 N 14 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 23 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....15. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........23 24 25 25 25 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 40 37 34 33 31 RH..............52 69 78 75 69 64 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 6 N 9 N 10 N 12 N 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 800 800 800 700 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..N 14 N 14 N 17 N 17 N 21 N 23 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 23 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....46. $$ FORECASTER...TRABERT REQUESTED BY...KEVIN MACEWEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090115.MORRI.01/JAX