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SPOT FORECAST FOR FERRY...USDA - FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
459 AM EST WED JAN 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD NORTH OF THE AREA TODAY WITH HIGHER MOISTURE
FOR COASTAL SECTIONS DUE TO DEVELOPING ONSHORE FLOW. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL NEAR CRITICAL LEVELS WITH VALUES BOTTOMING OUT IN THE 35 TO 40
PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
DOMINATES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1900-3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....38.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........0      12     12     12     17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     47     54     56     54
RH..............72     49     40     41     50
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 6    NE 6   NE 6   NE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.              10            5
MIX HGT (FT)....700    1800   3000   3000   1900
TRANSPORT WIND..N 13   NE 13  E 10   E 10   NE 8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........17     32     32     32     36     36
WEATHER COV.....                            AREAS  AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FROST  FROST
TEMP............50     45     42     41     40     39
RH..............62     79     89     92     94     97
20 FT WIND......N 3    N 2    N 3    N 3    NW 3   N 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   900    600    600    400    600
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 8   N 7    N 6    N 6    N 6    N 8

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...SHULER
REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100113.FERRY.01/JAX