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FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CITATION FIRE...FLAGLER CO FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
536 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1700 EST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO FUNNEL
ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ON WINDY NORTHWEST FLOW.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
25 AND 30 MPH LIKELY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT.

-FOR FRIDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA FROM THE WEST
WITH WEAKER WINDS EXPECTED. EXTENDED DURATIONS OF LOW HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS WITH MINIMUM VALUES NEAR 25 PERCENT. A RED FLAG
WARNING IS IN EFFECT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 12
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....6.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........4      4      4      4      6      6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     40     38     35     34     32
RH..............39     52     57     57     58     59
20 FT WIND......W 13   W 10   W 8    NW 7   NW 7   NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     15     15     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   1200   1000   1000   900    1100
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 23  NW 18  NW 14  NW 14  NW 12  NW 12

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....47.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........6      8      8      8      11     12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............31     34     46     54     58     58
RH..............61     58     41     28     25     27
20 FT WIND......W 6    NW 7   NW 9   NW 10  NW 10  W 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1100   1300   2200   2200   3100   2400
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 12  NW 14  NW 15  NW 15  NW 15  W 13

$$
FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...JAMES BURNSED
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100225.CITAT.01/JAX