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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOSS BLUFF...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
905 AM EST WED JAN 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1600-2600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....48.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     45     48     48
RH..............33     24     21     22
20 FT WIND......NW 9   NW 12  NW 12  NW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   1600   2600   1600
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 16  NW 16  NW 16  NW 15
LAL.............1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 3
                    TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........0      1      1      1      3      3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     32     29     27     26     24
RH..............34     48     56     62     66     69
20 FT WIND......W 6    W 3    NW 1   NW 0   NW 0   NW 0
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   700    500    500    200    400
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 15  W 12   NW 7   NW 7   N 3    N 5

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1600-2400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    9 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....28.

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FORECASTER...ENYEDI
REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100106.MOSSB.01/JAX