FNUS72 KJAX 061335 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR FCSF...DOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 834 AM EST WED JAN 6 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 EST ON JANUARY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LOW RHS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW RHS... .DISCUSSION...A VERY COLD AND DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. CRITICALLY LOW RH'S IN THE 20S AND TEENS WILL PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS TODAY AND THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BE 15 MPH OR LESS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY BRINGING CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL WATCHES AND WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1700-2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 TO 18 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....58. TIME (EST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 0 1 1 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 39 45 47 46 RH..............54 35 25 24 32 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 12 W 13 W 12 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....600 1700 2800 2800 1700 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 16 NW 18 NW 18 NW 18 W 17 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 19. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....2. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........1 1 1 1 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 31 27 25 23 22 RH..............42 57 64 68 71 74 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 5 W 2 NW 1 NW 1 W 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 700 500 500 200 400 TRANSPORT WIND..W 17 W 14 NW 8 NW 8 NW 5 NW 6 $$ FORECASTER...ENYEDI REQUESTED BY...JIM RITSMA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100106.FCSF_.01/JAX