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SPOT FORECAST FOR TERRRAPIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
734 AM EST MON FEB 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARM TEMPERATURES AND LINGERING DRY AIR WILL PRODUCE LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 35 PERCENT TODAY OVER BAKER COUNTY. RED FLAG
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SUWANNEE VALLEY OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA
THIS AFTERNOON. INCREASING MOISTURE WILL KEEP RH'S ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. WINDS WILL REMAIN ON THE LIGHT SIDE THROUGH
TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO NEAR 4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5
                    TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....50.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........14     25     30     30     25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     63     71     73     71
RH..............71     44     34     34     40
20 FT WIND......NE 2   E 6    SE 8   SE 7   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     15     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....400    2200   4000   4000   2600
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 5   E 7    SE 10  SE 10  SE 13

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-400 FT AGL
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3
                    TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.

TIME (EST)       6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..........40     24     22     22     22     22
WEATHER COV.....                            PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE.....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG    FOG
TEMP.............67     59     56     53     51     50
RH...............48     65     73     80     85     87
20 FT WIND.......SE 5   SE 3   SE 2   SE 1   SE 0   SE 0
20 FT WIND GUST..10     5      5
MIX HGT (FT).....2600   1100   600    600    200    300
TRANSPORT WIND...SE 13  SE 13  SE 8   SE 8   S 3    S 8

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO NEAR 3900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....55.

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FORECASTER...SHASHY
REQUESTED BY...WAYNE BURNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090209.TERRR.01/JAX