FNUS72 KJAX 121351
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BELMORE...DOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
851 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...
A SLOWLY MODIFYING ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH
MID WEEK. ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD NORTH OF THE
AREA WITH HIGHER MOISTURE FOR COASTAL SECTIONS DUE TO DEVELOPING
ONSHORE FLOW. A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA BY THE WEEKEND
WITH HIGH RAIN CHANCES AND POSSIBLY THUNDERSTORMS.

CRITICALLY LOW RH VALUES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
INCREASING MOISTURE WILL LIKELY KEEP MINIMUM RH VALUES NEAR OR
ABOVE 35 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NO WATCHES WILL BE
ISSUED AT THIS TIME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1800-2900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....54.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........13     15     15     15     13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............32     43     50     52     48
RH..............61     39     30     29     37
20 FT WIND......W 7    W 8    W 10   W 12   W 9
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....600    1800   2900   2900   1800
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 16  NW 18  W 17   W 17   NW 17

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7
                    TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........13     7      7      7      6      6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     37     34     32     31     30
RH..............48     65     75     80     82     84
20 FT WIND......W 8    W 6    NW 6   NW 6   NW 6   NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     8
MIX HGT (FT)....1800   800    600    600    400    500
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 17  NW 15  NW 10  NW 10  N 7    N 10

$$
FORECASTER...TRABERT
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100112.BELMO.01/JAX