FNUS72 KJAX 260905
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR THIRD...DOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
405 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 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 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....64.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........25     25     28     30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     53     57     57
RH..............33     24     21     23
20 FT WIND......NW 8   W 12   W 13   W 13
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     20
MIX HGT (FT)....2500   2500   3500   2900
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 15  NW 15  W 18   W 16

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP............52     46     43     41     39     37
RH..............31     43     52     56     60     63
20 FT WIND......W 7    W 5    W 5    W 5    W 5    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2900   900    400    400    400    400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 16   W 10   W 7    W 7    W 6    NW 6

.SATURDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....23.

$$
FORECASTER...HESS
REQUESTED BY...BARRY COULLIETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100226.THIRD.01/JAX