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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHICKEN FARM...DOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
427 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY DUE
TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION
EARLY THIS MORNING WILL USHER IN A MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIRMASS.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 30 TO 35 MPH TODAY AND RH
VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT BY 10 AM AND PLUMMET TO NEAR 20
PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON.

VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-3400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....76.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........1      1      1      3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............35     41     43     43
RH..............35     26     23     23
20 FT WIND......NW 15  NW 17  NW 18  NW 17
20 FT WIND GUST.30     35     35     30
MIX HGT (FT)....2500   2500   3400   2100
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 29  NW 29  NW 29  NW 24

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 18.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10
                    TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....7.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........3      1      1      1      7      1
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     30     27     24     23     21
RH..............33     47     56     60     63     63
20 FT WIND......NW 12  NW 8   NW 8   NW 9   NW 8   NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     15     10     10     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2100   700    600    600    500    900
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 24  NW 18  NW 13  NW 13  NW 10  N 16

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....61.

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FORECASTER...TRABERT
REQUESTED BY...PAT DEREN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090204.CHICK.01/JAX