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SPOT FORECAST FOR SYRACUSE ISLAND...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1214 PM EST WED MAR 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 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 AND DRY AIRMASS WILL FILTER INTO THE AREA
ON BRISK WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE NEAR
25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS WILL REMAIN AROUND 5 TO 8 MPH
DURING THE NIGHT. ON THURSDAY...BREEZY NORTHWEST FLOW ALONG WITH
THE DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE WILL SET THE STAGE FOR POSSIBLE RED FLAG
CONDITIONS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 23 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....74.

TIME (EST)      4 PM
SKY (%).........61
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE
TEMP............56
RH..............36
20 FT WIND......W 16
20 FT WIND GUST.30
MIX HGT (FT)....3400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 23

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 17 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 9
                    TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....6.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP............51     45     42     40     38     36
RH..............45     59     65     68     70     72
20 FT WIND......W 13   W 9    W 8    W 8    NW 8   NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     15     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3400   900    700    700    500    600
TRANSPORT WIND..W 23   W 17   NW 12  NW 12  NW 9   NW 12

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FORECASTER...TRABERT
REQUESTED BY...RAMSAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100303.SYRAC.02/JAX