FNUS72 KJAX 261243
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CITATION...FLAGLER CO FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
743 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0735 EST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE TO THE SOUTH COMBINED WITH STRONG LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION WILL MAINTAIN WESTERLY WINDS
WITH CRITICALLY LOW RH VALUES ESTABLISHING. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN
EFFECT.

SATURDAY...LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK SOUTH OF THE REGION ACROSS THE
FLORIDA PENINSULA WITH CHANCES OF A COLD RAIN.

SUNDAY...COOL NORTHWEST FLOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH A DRIER AIRMASS TO PROMOTE RED FLAG CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....49.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........14     17     17     20     23     23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     45     53     57     57     56
RH..............62     47     32     25     27     35
20 FT WIND......NW 9   NW 12  NW 12  W 12   W 12   W 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....800    2100   2100   3100   3100   2700
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 16  NW 16  NW 16  W 15   W 15   W 15
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....7.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........23     30     32     32     40     45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     48     45     44     42     41
RH..............35     47     53     57     60     62
20 FT WIND......W 8    W 7    W 7    W 8    W 8    NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2700   1000   500    500    500    500
TRANSPORT WIND..W 15   W 12   W 10   W 10   W 10   NW 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      10     10

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....15.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...ZAPPE
REQUESTED BY...JAMES BURNSED
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100226.CITAT.01/JAX