FNUS72 KJAX 161450
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BILLS BRANCH...USDA - FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
950 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1005 EST ON FEBRUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW RH VALUES AND GUSTY WINDS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW RH
VALUES AND GUSTY WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD DRY AIRMASS WILL PROMOTE 5 TO 6 HOURS OF RH VALUES BELOW
35 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AT TIMES.

DISPERSIONS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY WITH CURRENT VALUES IN
THE 40S INCREASING TO A MAX OF 65 THIS AFTERNOON. LVORI VALUES
WILL BE AROUND 4 LATE TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-3700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....64.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........9      9      7      7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     51     52     51
RH..............43     33     28     32
20 FT WIND......NW 12  W 12   W 12   W 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2100   3700   3700   3300
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 18  W 18   W 18   W 16

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........7      7      10     10     13     10
WEATHER COV.....                            PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FROST  FROST
TEMP............47     41     38     36     34     33
RH..............39     55     63     70     75     77
20 FT WIND......W 8    W 7    W 7    W 6    W 6    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3300   800    600    600    300    500
TRANSPORT WIND..W 16   W 13   W 8    W 8    NW 6   W 8

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 16
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 29 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....86.

$$
FORECASTER...DEESE
REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100216.BILLS.01/JAX