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SPOT FORECAST FOR ALBERT...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
220 PM EST FRI JAN 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 EST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...RH VALUES WILL BE BELOW 35 PERCENT WITH WINDS GENERALLY
FROM 250 DEGREES TO 280 DEGREES OR ALMOST DUE WEST REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BACK A LITTLE TO THE SOUTHWEST
AND DECREASE BY AROUND 6 PM TO 8 PM THIS EVENING. WINDS MAY
GUST TO 25 MPH AT TIMES THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHEAST
FLORIDA DUE TO LOW RH AND WINDS.

ON SATURDAY...MOST LOCALES WILL AGAIN BOTTOM OUT AROUND 35 PERCENT...
HOWEVER WINDS WILL SUSTAIN LESS THAN 15 MPH. RED FLAGS ARE NOT
ANTICIPATED DUE TO LIGHT WINDS AND SHORT DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW
RH VALUES.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-3900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 17 TO 23 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....66.

TIME (EST)      3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........6      8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............65     63
RH..............31     32
20 FT WIND......W 14   W 10
20 FT WIND GUST.23     20
MIX HGT (FT)....3800   3200
TRANSPORT WIND..W 23   W 17
DISPERSION INDX.84     57

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.
LVORI...............6.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........8      8      10     10     10     12
WEATHER COV.....                            PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FROST  FROST
TEMP............56     48     45     42     40     38
RH..............51     72     82     87     90     92
20 FT WIND......WSW 7  WSW 3  W 2    W 2    W 2    W 1
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     5      5      10
MIX HGT (FT)....3200   900    600    600    300    500
TRANSPORT WIND..W 17   W 9    W 6    W 6    W 5    W 6
LVORI...........6      6      6      6      6      6
DISPERSION INDX.67     11     6      3      2      3

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....45.

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FORECASTER...SHASHY
REQUESTED BY...PETE MYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110128.ALBER.01/JAX