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SPOT FORECAST FOR WOOD IBIS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
448 AM EST SUN FEB 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON DUE TO FOUR TO FIVE HOURS OF LOW RH...

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION
TODAY. ALTHOUGH MOISTURE IS INCREASING...WARMING TEMPERATURES WILL
MAINTAIN RED FLAG CONDITIONS WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES AROUND 25
PERCENT. THE HIGH WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT OFFSHORE BY TUESDAY WITH
INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW AND A GRADUAL INCREASE IN RELATIVE
HUMIDITY. WINDS WILL REMAIN ON THE LIGHT SIDE THROUGH MONDAY AND
LESS THAN 15 MPH FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.


.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....39.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............46     60     68     71     68
RH..............70     46     30     28     34
20 FT WIND......W 2    NW 5   W 6    W 8    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....400    2200   4100   4100   2600
TRANSPORT WIND..W 6    W 7    W 8    W 8    NW 6

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....1.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP............63     55     51     48     46     44
RH..............43     65     80     88     93     96
20 FT WIND......SW 3   SW 1   SW 1   SW 1   SW 1   S 0
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5             5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....2600   1000   600    600    200    300
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 6   NW 5   NW 2   NW 2   NW 2   NE 5

.MONDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....41.

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FORECASTER...TRABERT
REQUESTED BY...WAYNE BURNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090208.WOODI.01/JAX