FNUS72 KJAX 031345
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARDEN...DOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
845 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW RH VALUES AND OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WINDS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW
RH VALUES...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE AREA FOR
THE REST OF THIS WEEK. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS...PROMPTING THE ISSUANCE OF RED FLAG WARNING TODAY AND FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TODAY...ESPECIALLY BY LATE MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    NORTH-NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....55.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........12     12     10     13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     52     54     53
RH..............46     36     33     37
20 FT WIND......N 10   N 12   N 12   NE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2300   4200   4200   2600
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 12  NE 14  NE 14  N 13
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0
LAL.............1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........13     15     22     22     29     35
WEATHER COV.....                                   AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FROST
TEMP............48     42     39     36     34     33
RH..............42     54     60     65     69     73
20 FT WIND......NE 8   NE 7   NE 6   NE 5   NE 3   N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10     5      10
MIX HGT (FT)....2600   1000   700    700    300    400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 13   NE 10  NE 9   NE 9   E 9    NE 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....47.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...ZAPPE
REQUESTED BY...PAT DEREN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090303.GARDE.01/JAX