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SPOT FORECAST FOR BELMORE25...DOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
832 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIRMASS WILL FUNNEL ACROSS
THE AREA TODAY ON WINDY NORTHWEST FLOW. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS
WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH
LIKELY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE 15
TO 20 PERCENT RANGE. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY.

FRIDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA FROM THE WEST
WITH WEAKER WINDS EXPECTED. EXTENDED DURATIONS OF LOW HUMIDITIES
ARE EXPECTED...WITH MINIMUM VALUES NEAR 20 PERCENT. A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS IN EFFECT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-3600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....71.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........4      4      3      4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     49     51     51
RH..............31     24     21     21
20 FT WIND......NW 16  NW 17  NW 17  W 16
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     20
MIX HGT (FT)....2200   2200   3600   3400
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 25  NW 25  NW 26  NW 22
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 9 MPH
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........4      4      5      5      7      7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     38     35     33     31     29
RH..............30     42     49     53     57     59
20 FT WIND......W 10   W 7    W 6    W 5    W 3    W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3400   800    600    600    300    500
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 22  NW 15  NW 9   NW 9   W 6    NW 7
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15
                    TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....61.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...ZAPPE
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN MACEWEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100225.BELMO.01/JAX