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SPOT FORECAST FOR FASSNACHT...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
732 AM EST WED JAN 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 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...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN BUT THE DRY AIR MASS WILL RESULT IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS.
ALTHOUGH MOISTURE WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY ON THURSDAY...RED FLAG
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. 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). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....25.

TIME (EST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........5      5      5      1      5
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FROST  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............35     52     59     60     60
RH..............82     50     35     29     35
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 5    NW 5   N 5    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.              10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....800    1900   3000   3000   2600
TRANSPORT WIND..N 13   N 10   N 10   N 7    N 6
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 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      9      8
WEATHER COV.....                                   WIDSPD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FROST
TEMP............52     44     41     38     36     35
RH..............46     66     75     80     83     85
20 FT WIND......N 3    N 1    N 1    N 1    N 2    NE 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 6    NE 5   NE 5   NE 3   NE 5
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....22.

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FORECASTER...TRABERT
REQUESTED BY...PETE MYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100127.FASSN.01/JAX