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SPOT FORECAST FOR FT GATES...USDA - FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
441 PM EST SAT JAN 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...AN ARE OF STRONG ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
OVER THE ID SECTIONS OF THE COUNTRY WITH ITS INFLUENCE EXTENDING
OVER THE FIRE ZONES THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP THE AREA
UNDER A COOL TO COLD REGIME WITH DRY CONDITIONS PREVALENT THROUGH
THE SHORT TERM PERIOD.

RED FLAG WARNINGS CONTINUE OVER THE FLORIDA ZONES THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON WITH A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY
AFTERNOON. RH VALUES WILL DIP INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S FOR SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND UPPER TEENS ON MONDAY AFTERNOON.

WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE FLORIDA COAST.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 22 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....61.

TIME (EST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........11  12  12  12  12  12  12  8   8   8   7   7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............23  23  24  28  33  38  41  43  44  45  44  42
RH..............68  67  64  53  42  35  30  27  27  27  29  32
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8   9   10  12  14  16  17  17  17  15  14  12
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  20  20  25  25  25  20  20  20  20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 2.4 2.4 2.4 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N
TRANSP WIND SPD.16  21  21  21  22  22  22  22  22  22  20  20

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FORECASTER...PETERSON
REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100110.FTGAT.01/JAX