FNUS72 KJAX 081534
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LARRY PACETTI...DOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1034 AM EST MON MAR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 EST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 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 MID 30S DURING THE
AFTERNOON AS DRIER AIR ALOFT MIXES DOWN TO THE SURFACE.

ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...MOISTURE LEVELS WILL INCREASE WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH UNTIL LATE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....45.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........5      5      3      3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     65     67     66
RH..............45     31     27     32
20 FT WIND......NW 6   N 6    E 6    SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2900   5300   5300   5200
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 9   NW 9   NW 8   SW 7
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3
                    TO 7 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....1.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LVORI...............4.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........3      15     15     15     18     14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     55     52     50     48     47
RH..............39     55     61     66     72     76
20 FT WIND......SE 3   SE 1   S 0    SW 1   W 1    SW 1
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....5200   1000   600    600    200    400
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7   SE 7   S 5    S 5    S 3    S 5
LVORI...........4      4      4      4      4      4
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-3400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....43.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...ZAPPE
REQUESTED BY...HARRIS JARRIEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100308.LARRY.05/JAX