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SPOT FORECAST FOR PAYNES PRAIRIE...FLORIDA DEP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1002 AM EST THU JAN 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON JANUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA BRINGING
DRY AND COOL AIR TO THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES NEAR 35 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED TODAY FOR SHORT DURATIONS.

RH VALUES MAY REACH RED FLAG CRITERIA OVER INLAND AREAS ON
FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE LESS THAN 15 MPH TODAY AND 15 TO 20 MPH
ON FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1800-2800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....42.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........10     20     22     23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     54     59     58
RH..............63     41     35     40
20 FT WIND......NW 7   WNW 9  W 10   W 9
20 FT WIND GUST.14     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1200   2700   2700   2200
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 13  W 14   W 14   W 13
DISPERSION INDX.28     42     42     29

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
LVORI...............5.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........26     35     35     35     22     20
WEATHER COV.....                            AREAS  AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FROST  FROST
TEMP............51     44     41     39     37     35
RH..............49     64     72     79     84     88
20 FT WIND......W 7    W 6    W 6    W 6    W 5    W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     5
MIX HGT (FT)....1800   900    600    600    400    600
TRANSPORT WIND..W 13   W 12   W 8    W 8    W 7    W 9
LVORI...........5      5      5      5      5      5
DISPERSION INDX.29     5      4      4      3      4

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 12 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO NEAR 3600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 24 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....64.

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FORECASTER...SHASHY
REQUESTED BY...JIM WEIMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110127.PAYNE.03/JAX