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SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 60 HOPKINS PRAIRIE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1041 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 EST ON JANUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...DRIER AIR IN PLACE TODAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH WINDS
GUSTING UP TO 25 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS FOR THE ENTIRE AREA.

ON WEDNESDAY THE DRY AIR WILL LINGER OVER THE REGION BUT WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE 10 MPH OR LESS AND RED FLAG FOR LONG LOW RH DURATIONS ARE LIKELY
FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA.

MOISTURE LEVELS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM AND RED
FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS
WILL REMAIN LESS THAN 15 MPH ON THURSDAY WITH A RETURN TO GUSTY SOUTHWEST
15 TO 20 MPH ON FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (EST)       6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).......... 15     6      2      2      6      6
WEATHER COV......
WEATHER TYPE.....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.............56     49     46     43     42     40
RH...............41     58     69     73     73     73
20 FT WIND.......W 9    W 7    W 6    W 5    NW 5   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST..15     15     10

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO NEAR 3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....34.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........6      3      2      2      2      2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     39     49     58     61     61
RH..............73     71     49     35     30     29
20 FT WIND......NW 5   N 6    N 6    N 6    N 6    N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....600    800    1700   1900   3000   2600
TRANSPORT WIND..N 9    N 15   N 13   N 13   N 9    NE 7
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

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FORECASTER...SHASHY
REQUESTED BY...MIKE WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100126.COMP6.01/JAX