FNUS72 KJAX 111212
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH PRONG...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
712 AM EST MON JAN 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 EST ON JANUARY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY FOR
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT
LEAST MID-WEEK. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DRIFT SOUTH
TONIGHT ONLY TO BE REPLACED BY ANOTHER STRONG HIGH PRESSURE
SYSTEM OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON TUESDAY. WIND SPEEDS
WILL BE LESS THAN 15 MPH. THE PRESCRIBED BURNS IN THE OSCEOLA
NATIONAL FOREST HAVE BEEN SHOWING UP WELL ON RADAR AND SATELLITE.

RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY THEN MOISTURE
RETURNS LATE IN THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1800-2800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....27.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........20     20     18     15     15     15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............21     33     44     49     49     45
RH..............76     59     35     26     24     38
20 FT WIND......NW 2   NW 3   W 5    W 6    W 6    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....600    1700   1700   2800   2800   1800
TRANSPORT WIND..N 7    NW 8   NW 8   W 8    W 8    W 8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 19.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........15     14     14     14     14     21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     32     28     26     24     23
RH..............38     54     63     68     72     77
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 3    W 3    W 2    W 2    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     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

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1800-2900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 13
                    TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....59.

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FORECASTER...TRABERT
REQUESTED BY...PETER MYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100111.SOUTH.01/JAX