FNUS72 KJAX 031531
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRAIRIE BURN...FLORIDA DEP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1031 AM EST WED MAR 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO WINDS
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...A COLD AIRMASS WILL FILTER INTO THE AREA TODAY ON
BRISK WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE NEAR 15 TO
20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MIN RH'S MAY FALL TO NEAR CRITICAL
VALUES THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL AND COOLER
TEMPERATURES CONDITIONS APPEAR TO LOOK TOO MARGINAL FOR A RED
FLAG.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY DRIZZLE EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 23
                    TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....75.

TIME (EST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........94     65     65     63
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     53     56     54
RH..............63     45     34     37
20 FT WIND......NW 12  W 16   W 17   W 15
20 FT WIND GUST.25     30     30     25
MIX HGT (FT)....2500   4200   4200   3400
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 22  W 26   W 26   W 23

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 16 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10
                    TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....7.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP............50     43     40     38     36     34
RH..............43     59     69     73     75     77
MIX HGT (FT)....3400   800    700    700    500    600
TRANSPORT WIND..W 23   W 16   NW 13  NW 13  NW 10  NW 12

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FORECASTER...TRABERT
REQUESTED BY...JIM WEIMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100303.PRAIR.01/JAX