FNUS72 KJAX 011907 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR ARABIA BAY...NWS WFO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 207 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1358 EST ON DECEMBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW RH VALUES AND GUSTY WINDS... .DISCUSSION...A MUCH DRIER AND COLDER AIR MASS HAS FILTERED INTO THE AREA. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO DROP TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF NEAR 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON. BRIEF RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH 5 PM EST. COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS....WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES GENERALLY BOTTOMING OUT NEAR 25 PERCENT EACH DAY. LIGHT WINDS WILL PRECLUDE ISSUANCE OF RED FLAGS AFTER TODAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....3. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LVORI...............5. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........3 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 37 34 32 30 29 RH..............44 59 70 76 81 83 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 6 NW 3 NW 3 NW 3 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 800 500 500 300 500 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 20 NW 15 NW 9 NW 9 NW 6 NW 7 LVORI...........5 5 5 5 5 5 DISPERSION INDX.57 16 10 4 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-2900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....42. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 8 8 8 7 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............27 29 43 52 55 54 RH..............85 78 46 30 25 25 20 FT WIND......N 2 N 3 N 7 N 7 N 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....500 700 1700 1700 2900 2400 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 7 N 9 NW 10 NW 10 NW 12 NW 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...ZAPPE REQUESTED BY...ZAPPE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101201.ARABI.02/JAX