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FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OLUSTEE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
731 AM EST MON JAN 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0745 EST ON JANUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING DUE TO
LOW RHS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR LOW RHS AND BREEZY WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE NORTHWEST OF
THE REGION BRINGING A COLD AND DRY NORTHWEST FLOW. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW CRITICAL VALUES EACH AFTERNOON TODAY AND
TUESDAY. ON TUESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS FROM 25 TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN
EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA TODAY DUE TO EXTENDED DURATIONS OF LOW
RH...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT ON TUESDAY DUE TO BREEZY
WINDS AND LOW RH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-2600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 18
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....35.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........22     22     19     22     22     22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............26     36     44     47     47     45
RH..............61     41     29     24     27     36
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 7   NW 9   NW 9   NW 9   NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     20     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....600    1600   1600   2600   2600   2000
TRANSPORT WIND..N 9    NW 9   NW 9   NW 12  NW 18  NW 18
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........22     28     28     28     24     24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     35     31     28     26     24
RH..............36     49     59     65     70     72
20 FT WIND......NW 7   NW 7   NW 7   NW 7   NW 7   NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   1400   900    900    400    500
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 18  NW 14  NW 12  NW 12  NW 12  NW 12
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

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FORECASTER...ENYEDI
REQUESTED BY...PAUL VARNEDOE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100104.OLUST.01/JAX