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SPOT FORECAST FOR NORWALK 19...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
355 AM EST WED JAN 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LONG DURATION OF LOW HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...A VERY COLD AND DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE
AREA TODAY. CRITICALLY LOW RH'S IN THE 20S WILL PRODUCE RED FLAG
CONDITIONS TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 20 MPH.


.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1600-2600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....50.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............30     40     46     48     44
RH..............40     26     21     22     28
20 FT WIND......NW 8   NW 10  NW 15  NW 15  NW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.14     16     18     18     18
MIX HGT (FT)....600    1600   2600   2600   1600
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 16  NW 20  NW 20  NW 20  NW 18

.TONIGHT...

WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 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
20 FT WIND......W 6    W 3    NW 2   NW 1   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 13   NW 7   NW 7   N 3    N 5

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FORECASTER...ZIBURA
REQUESTED BY...MARK PLOSKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100106.NORWA.01/JAX