FNUS72 KJAX 161303
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BELMORE16...DOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
803 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...A VERY COLD AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL MOVE EAST TODAY AND INTO THE ATLANTIC ON
SATURDAY. LOW RH VALUES ARE ANTICIPATED TODAY AND NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL BE 10 TO 15 MPH. MIN RH VALUES WILL LIKELY PLUMMET TO THE
MID 20S.

CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY WITH A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IN PLACE. SLIGHTLY MORE MOIST CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY
BUT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS MAY BE SUSTAINED UP TO 15 MPH. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT PUSHING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT MAY PRODUCE CHANCES FOR RED FLAGS
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 23 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....44.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............36     43     47     49     46
RH..............36     29     32     30     39
20 FT WIND......N 14   N 14   N 13   N 12   N 9
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1500   1900   2300   2300   2400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 23   N 20   N 16   N 16   N 15

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-500 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP............41     36     33     31     30     29
RH..............50     66     71     70     67     64
20 FT WIND......N 7    N 6    N 7    N 7    N 7    N 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2400   1000   700    700    400    500
TRANSPORT WIND..N 15   N 13   N 10   N 10   N 9    N 15

.SATURDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....41.

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FORECASTER...TRABERT
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN MACEWEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090116.BELMO.02/JAX