FNUS72 KJAX 101220
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMAS...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
720 AM EST SUN JAN 10 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 FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING DUE TO LOW RH VALUES AND GUSTY WINDS...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY DUE TO
LOW RH VALUES...

.DISCUSSION...AN ARCTIC AIRMASS HAS SETTLED IN TO THE REGION WITH
VERY DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST MID-WEEK. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT TODAY.
IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 MPH WITH
LOCALIZED HIGHER GUSTS.

RH VALUES ARE FORECAST TO DROP TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT ON MONDAY
AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY...BUT WINDS WILL BE WEAKER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....72.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........22     21     20     20     18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............24     34     39     41     38
RH..............57     40     33     30     34
20 FT WIND......NW 10  NW 13  NW 15  NW 13  NW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1000   2500   4000   4000   2300
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 16  N 18   N 20   N 20   N 15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 17.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........18     17     16     16     15     16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............33     27     24     23     21     20
RH..............43     56     62     66     68     71
20 FT WIND......NW 8   NW 6   NW 6   NW 6   NW 5   NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2300   600    500    500    400    600
TRANSPORT WIND..N 15   N 12   N 9    N 9    N 8    N 7

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FORECASTER...TRABERT
REQUESTED BY...PETER MYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100110.THOMA.01/JAX