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SPOT FORECAST FOR BOMBING RANGE NINE  21...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1027 AM EDT FRI OCT 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1015 EDT ON OCTOBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT WITH COOLER AND
DRIER AIR AND RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST PORTIONS OF
MARION COUNTY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE FORECAST AREA
OVER THE WEEKEND WITH DRY CONDITIONS BUT AN ONSHORE FLOW WILL INCREASE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS.

GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY.
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN 15 MPH FROM
SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO NEAR 4200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 17 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....53.

TIME (EDT)       10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)..........22     20     14     12
WEATHER COV......
WEATHER TYPE.....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.............73     78     80     80
RH...............46     36     35     33
20 FT WIND.......N 9    N 13   NE 14  NE 14
20 FT WIND GUST..15     16            20
MIX HGT (FT).....2900   3300   4200   4200
TRANSPORT WIND...N 18   N 18   NE 18  NE 20
DISPERSION INDX..58     58     52     52

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1200 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 8
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
LVORI...............6.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........12     5      5      5      6      6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............76     68     65     62     61     59
RH..............42     66     76     82     86     91
20 FT WIND......NE 14  NE 10  NE 7   NE 6   NE 6   NE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3300   1200   1200   700    400    400
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 20  NE 17  NE 17  NE 12  NE 8   NE 8
LVORI...........6      6      6      6      6      6
DISPERSION INDX.50     12     8      5      4      4

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO NEAR 4500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....49.

$$
FORECASTER...SHASHY
REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101029.BOMBI.01/JAX