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SPOT FORECAST FOR KINGS BAY...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
908 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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...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 TO NEAR 20 PERCENT.
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT.

FRIDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA FROM THE WEST
WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AGAIN BELOW 25 PERCENT. WEAKER
WINDS ARE EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH GUSTS MAY NEAR 15 TO 20 MPH AT
TIMES. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED DUE TO WEAKER WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-3700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 31
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....84.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........8      5      4      4      4      7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............33     34     42     47     50     49
RH..............66     53     32     25     23     24
20 FT WIND......W 13   W 14   NW 18  NW 21  NW 22  W 20
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     25     30     30     25
MIX HGT (FT)....800    1000   2300   2300   3700   3500
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 21  NW 25  NW 30  NW 30  NW 31  NW 26
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH BECOMING WEST 8 TO 12
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........7      5      5      5      15     11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     37     34     32     30     29
RH..............34     47     53     57     62     65
20 FT WIND......W 14   W 9    W 7    W 6    W 5    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....3500   800    600    600    400    500
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 26  NW 18  NW 12  NW 12  NW 8   W 9
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....58.

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FORECASTER...ZAPPE
REQUESTED BY...PETE MYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100226.KINGS.01/JAX