FNUS72 KJAX 051215
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CANNEY BRANCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
715 AM EST TUE JAN 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0725 EST ON JANUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A VERY COLD AND DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE
AREA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS HIGH PRESSURE IS REINFORCED. CRITICALLY
LOW RH'S INTO THE LOWER 20S AND BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 WITH GUSTS
INCREASING TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS TODAY. CRITICALLY
LOW RH'S WILL OCCUR AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS AT 15 MPH OR LESS.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT BRINGING
ANOTHER VERY COLD AND DRY AIRMASS. CRITICALLY LOW RH'S ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ADDITIONAL WATCHES AND WARNINGS WILL LIKELY
BE ISSUED. WINDS WILL BE 15 MPH OR LESS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....59.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      5      5      5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............26     34     42     45     45     41
RH..............58     46     31     24     26     37
20 FT WIND......NW 9   NW 13  NW 15  NW 15  NW 13  W 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     25     25     20
MIX HGT (FT)....600    2000   2000   3300   3300   2000
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 18  NW 22  NW 22  NW 23  NW 23  NW 21
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21.
MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........5      0      0      0      6      6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     31     28     26     25     24
RH..............37     47     52     55     57     57
20 FT WIND......W 8    W 7    W 6    W 6    NW 6   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   700    500    500    400    500
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 21  NW 16  NW 10  NW 10  NW 7   NW 9
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1700-2800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....47.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...ZAPPE
REQUESTED BY...PAUL VARNEDOE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100105.CANNE.01/JAX