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SPOT FORECAST FOR GUANA RIVER WMA...FWC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
827 AM EST WED FEB 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM TODAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...WESTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TODAY AND SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH
CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO PROMOTE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH WEEKS END WITH ADDITIONAL RED
FLAG EVENTS LIKELY. THE LOWEST HUMIDITIES OF THE WEEK WILL COME ON
THURSDAY WHEN MINIMUM VALUES ARE FORECAST TO DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-4100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 16 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 28 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....79.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........0      15     15     14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     51     52     51
RH..............46     36     33     39
20 FT WIND......W 16   W 17   W 18   W 18
20 FT WIND GUST.25     30     30     25
MIX HGT (FT)....2300   4100   4100   3700
TRANSPORT WIND..W 24   W 28   W 28   W 25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 16 TO 25 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....15.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........14     11     1      1      0      4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     42     40     39     37     35
RH..............46     61     69     70     72     75
20 FT WIND......W 15   W 13   W 14   W 14   W 15   NW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....3700   800    700    700    700    800
TRANSPORT WIND..W 25   W 22   W 18   W 18   W 16   W 18

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....63.

$$
FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN ELLENBERGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100217.GUANA.01/JAX