FNUS72 KJAX 271327
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARY...DOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
827 AM EST WED JAN 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. THE DRY AIR MASS WILL RESULT IN RED FLAG
CONDITIONS BY AFTERMOON. ON THURSDAY...MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL DIP
TO 30 TO 35 PERCENT BUT THE DURATION FOR THESE CRITICAL CONDITIONS
IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE FOUR HOURS. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL
INCREASE AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM AND RED FLAG CONDITIONS
ARE NOT EXPECTED FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....30.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........5      5      1      5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     55     59     59
RH..............50     37     33     33
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 5    N 5    N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   1900   3000   2600
TRANSPORT WIND..N 12   N 12   NW 8   N 6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........5      1      1      1      11     7
WEATHER COV.....                                   AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FROST
TEMP............51     44     41     39     37     35
RH..............50     69     78     82     85     89
20 FT WIND......NE 3   NE 1   N 1    N 1    N 2    N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....2600   900    600    600    300    500
TRANSPORT WIND..N 6    N 5    N 3    N 3    N 3    N 5

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....22.

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FORECASTER...TRABERT
REQUESTED BY...PAT DEREN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100127.CARY_.01/JAX