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SPOT FORECAST FOR GUANA RIVER WMA...FWC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
838 AM EST MON MAR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE AREA
TODAY WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST THROUGH TUESDAY. DRY CONDITIONS
WILL PERSIST TODAY AS A GRADUAL WARMING TREND CONTINUES. WINDS WILL BE
LESS THAN 15 MPH AND BECOME ONSHORE IN THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW CRITICAL VALUES FOR EXTENDED DURATIONS
TODAY. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO THE AREA ON SOUTHERLY FLOW ON
TUESDAY ALTHOUGH RH VALUES MAY STILL DROP INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S
OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 5 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....33.

TIME (EST)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........4      3      3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     64     64
RH..............37     34     38
20 FT WIND......N 5    NE 5   E 8
20 FT WIND GUST.7      8      12
MIX HGT (FT)....2400   4000   2800
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 9   NW 7   SW 8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 5 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........3      14     14     14     18     15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     56     54     53     51     50
RH..............44     54     61     64     68     71
20 FT WIND......SE 6   SE 3   S 2    S 3    S 3    S 1
20 FT WIND GUST.9      5      3      4      4      2
MIX HGT (FT)....2800   1000   700    700    300    500
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8   SE 8   S 7    S 7    S 5    S 5

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-2800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....39.

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FORECASTER...HESS
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN ELLENBERGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100308.GUANA.01/JAX