FNUS72 KJAX 161323
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORRIS...DOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
823 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 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 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 23 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....44.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
TEMP............39     45     47     47
RH..............33     31     30     32
20 FT WIND......N 14   N 14   N 13   NE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   1900   2300   2400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 20   N 20   N 16   N 14

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-500 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP............40     35     32     30     29     28
RH..............49     64     70     69     66     63
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   700    600    600    400    500
TRANSPORT WIND..N 14   N 13   N 9    N 9    N 9    N 14

.SATURDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....41.

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FORECASTER...TRABERT
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN MACEWEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090116.MORRI.01/JAX