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SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRST...DOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
352 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW RHS AND WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE WILL LINGER EAST OF THE REGION WITH HIGH
PRESSURE TO THE WEST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LATE WEDNESDAY A PASSING
UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL PUSH LOW PRESSURE TO OUR EAST FARTHER
DOWNSTREAM ALLOWING A STRONG RIDGE TO BUILD OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL
VALUES AND WINDS BELOW 15 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING (75-85 PERCENT). BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH BY
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL. INCREASING TO 3500-3700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....58.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........45     45     29     20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     68     70     70
RH..............74     57     49     46
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 8   NW 8   NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2300   2300   3700   3500
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10  NW 10  NW 13  NW 12
LAL.............1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........20     18     29     29     42     42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     57     54     52     50     48
RH..............55     70     75     78     80     82
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 5   NW 5   NW 5   N 5    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3500   1000   700    700    300    600
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 12  NW 8   N 6    N 6    N 5    N 6

.WEDNESDAY...

MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ENYEDI
REQUESTED BY...BARRY COULLIETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100223.FIRST.01/JAX