FNUS72 KJAX 161331
FWSJAX

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 BOTTOM OUT NEAR 30.

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...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 13 TO 22 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....45.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........15     15     22     20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     44     46     46
RH..............33     34     34     34
20 FT WIND......N 13   N 13   N 13   NE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   2000   2500   2600
TRANSPORT WIND..N 18   N 18   N 16   N 13

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........20     13     13     13     5      5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     33     30     28     27     26
RH..............49     63     66     67     68     71
20 FT WIND......N 7    N 5    N 6    N 5    N 5    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2600   1600   1000   1000   400    400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 13   N 12   N 8    N 8    N 8    N 13

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FORECASTER...TRABERT
REQUESTED BY...JIM RITSMA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090116.FCSF_.01/JAX