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SPOT FORECAST FOR TIGER ISLAND...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
149 PM EST TUE JAN 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1405 EST ON JANUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

.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 MID 20S AND BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 WITH GUSTS
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.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....59.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........5      5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     43
RH..............28     30
20 FT WIND......NW 14  W 13
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20
MIX HGT (FT)....3300   2000
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 23  NW 20
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21.
MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 10
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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............36     30     28     26     24     23
RH..............39     50     53     54     56     59
20 FT WIND......W 8    W 7    W 7    W 6    NW 6   NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   700    500    500    400    500
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 18  NW 15  NW 10  NW 10  NW 8   NW 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1800-2800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....48.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...ZAPPE
REQUESTED BY...PETER MYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100105.TIGER.01/JAX