FNUS72 KJAX 181433
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CDMSF  N TRACT...FL. DIVISION OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
933 AM EST THU FEB 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 19.
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 FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL PROMOTE DANGEROUS
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH MAY
GUST UP TO AROUND 25 MPH AT TIMES TODAY.

DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WITH ADDITIONAL RED FLAG EVENTS EXPECTED
ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST TO DROP TO 25 TO 30
PERCENT. WINDS WILL CHECK IN MUCH LIGHTER AS HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY
BUILDS OVER THE AREA.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....44.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........36     39     39     39     36     36
WEATHER COV.....AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....FROST  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............33     35     48     57     62     62
RH..............77     75     52     32     25     26
20 FT WIND......NW 3   NW 3   N 5    NW 5   NW 5   W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.4      4      7      8      8      8
MIX HGT (FT)....500    800    2500   2500   4300   4000
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 6   NW 9   NW 9   NW 9   NW 9   W 9

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FORECASTER...HESS
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CROSBY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100219.CDMSF.01/JAX