FNUS72 KJAX 051330
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GUANA RIVER WMA...FWC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
830 AM EST FRI MAR 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW RH...

.DISCUSSION...UNSEASONABLY COOL AIR WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA
WITH DRY CONDITIONS IN PLACE TO PRODUCE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR
35 PERCENT TODAY AND LIKELY AGAIN ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE LONG
DURATIONS REQUIRED FOR A RED FLAG ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE MET AT
GUANA RIVER WMA. THE LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL BE NORTHERLY TODAY AND
SATURDAY WITH SPEEDS BELOW 15 MPH. WEAKER NORTHERLY FLOW ON
SATURDAY SHOULD ALLOW A WEAK AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE NEAR COAST
RESULTING IN A SLIGHT INCREASE IN MOISTURE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-4300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....64.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........6      6      5      6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     54     56     56
RH..............54     42     37     37
20 FT WIND......NW 10  N 12   N 13   N 13
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2600   2600   4300   4200
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 17  NW 17  NW 16  N 16

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 13 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....10.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........6      9      14     14     13     8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     47     45     44     42     41
RH..............44     56     63     66     70     73
20 FT WIND......N 10   N 9    N 9    N 9    N 9    N 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....4200   1100   800    800    500    700
TRANSPORT WIND..N 16   N 15   N 14   N 14   N 13   N 15

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....59.

$$
FORECASTER...TRABERT
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN ELLENBERGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100305.GUANA.01/JAX