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SPOT FORECAST FOR PINHOOK...USDA- FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
646 AM EST THU JAN 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...DRY AIR COMBINED WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL
PRODUCE CRITICALLY LOW RH VALUES IN THE LOW 20S THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL BE LESS THAN 15 MPH.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT BRINGING A CHANCE
OF RAIN AND SLEET TO GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND BRINGING
CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL WATCHES
AND WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1600-2400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....24.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........5      5      10     10      15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............28     43     51     54     51
RH..............51     30     23     24     31
20 FT WIND......W 2    W 5    W 6    SW 6   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....600    1500   2400   2400   1600
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 7   W 8    SW 8   SW 8   SW 8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 9
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........7      41     41     41     69     69
WEATHER COV.....                            CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............47     42     39     38     36     35
RH..............39     52     61     68     72     75
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   800    600    600    400    500
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8   SW 8   S 7    S 7    S 7    W 9

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FORECASTER...ZIBURA
REQUESTED BY...PETER MYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100107.PINHO.01/JAX