FNUS72 KJAX 291723 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP222 HENDERSON...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1223 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 EST ON DECEMBER 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION...A COLD AND DRY DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE NORTH AND WEST OF THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MUCH DRIER AIR WILL BE OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH EXTENDED DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH FLORIDA AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT. DEVELOPING ONSHORE FLOW SHOULD PREVENT RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES TODAY AND ALL LOCATIONS ON WEDNESDAY. NORTH WINDS WILL BE LESS THAN 15 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 13 TO 16 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....41. TIME (EST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........2 2 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 56 55 RH..............36 31 37 20 FT WIND......NW 5 N 5 NNE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.12 11 11 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 2400 2400 TRANSPORT WIND..N 16 N 14 N 13 LAL.............1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....3. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........3 5 33 33 61 57 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 47 45 43 42 41 RH..............46 59 67 71 77 83 20 FT WIND......NE 5 NE 3 N 3 N 2 N 1 N 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 900 600 600 300 600 TRANSPORT WIND..N 13 NE 13 NE 8 NE 8 NE 6 NE 9 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 13 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....28. $$ FORECASTER...ENYEDI REQUESTED BY...MIKE WILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091229.COMP2.01/JAX