FNUS72 KJAX 110913
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FT GATES...USDA - FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
413 AM EST MON JAN 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 11.
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...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY DUE TO LOW
RH VALUES...

.DISCUSSION...COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST MID-WEEK.
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DEPART SOUTH TONIGHT ONLY TO BE
REPLACED BY ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM ON TUESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL BOTTOM OUT BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH RED FLAG WARNINGS IN EFFECT. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE LESS THAN
15 MPH EACH DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1800-2800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....26.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........19     17     16     16     14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............30     41     48     49     45
RH..............60     40     32     29     35
20 FT WIND......NW 3   W 3    W 3    W 3    W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....600    1700   2800   2800   1800
TRANSPORT WIND..N 10   NW 9   W 7    W 7    W 8
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........14     11     12     12     13     14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     33     29     27     25     24
RH..............46     62     70     72     74     79
20 FT WIND......W 3    W 3    W 3    W 3    W 2    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....1800   700    500    500    300    400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 8    W 8    W 6    W 6    NW 5   NW 6
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....67.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...ZAPPE
REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100111.FTGAT.01/JAX