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SPOT FORECAST FOR KINGSLAND...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
554 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE TO THE SOUTH COMBINED WITH STRONG LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION WILL CONTINUE GUSTY WEST WINDS
AND LOW RH VALUES OVER THE REGION AND RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE IN
EFFECT ACROSS ALL AREAS.

SATURDAY...LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK SOUTH OF THE REGION ACROSS THE
FLORIDA PENINSULA WITH CHANCES OF A COLD RAIN ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA
BUT REMAINING DRY ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
SHOULD REMAIN JUST ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 20 TO
                    25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....58.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........25     25     30     30     30     31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............28     37     48     54     56     54
RH..............66     46     30     24     25     30
20 FT WIND......W 7    W 9    W 13   W 15   W 16   W 13
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     25     25     20
MIX HGT (FT)....700    700    2500   3500   3500   2800
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 13  NW 13  W 20   W 23   W 23   W 20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....6.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........31     34     32     32     39     42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     44     41     39     37     36
RH..............35     48     56     60     63     64
20 FT WIND......W 10   W 7    W 8    W 8    W 8    W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2800   900    500    500    500    500
TRANSPORT WIND..W 20   W 15   W 12   W 12   W 10   W 10

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....31.

$$
FORECASTER...HESS
REQUESTED BY...PETER MYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100226.KINGS.05/JAX