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SPOT FORECAST FOR BELMORE...DOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
844 AM EST FRI JAN 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...THE COMBINATION OF HIGH PRESSURE ADVANCING EAST ACROSS THE
GULF OF MEXICO AND A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH WILL LIKELY
GENERATE SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 15 MPH LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THIS
AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A DRY AIR MASS WILL LINGER
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FORECAST TO BOTTOM OUT AROUND 35 PERCENT
ACROSS MOST AREAS. 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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 13 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 23 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....64.


TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........6      6      8      12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     59     63     63
RH..............57     41     35     34
20 FT WIND......W 11   W 14   W 15   W 15
20 FT WIND GUST.16     25     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....1400   2300   4000   3300
TRANSPORT WIND..W 17   W 17   W 23   W 18
DISPERSION INDX.12     47     64     62

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
LVORI...............6.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........10     10     10     10     10     10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     49     46     44     42     40
RH..............51     69     78     84     87     90
20 FT WIND......W 9    W 5    W 3    W 3    W 2    W 1
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3300   900    600    600    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..W 18   W 12   W 7    W 7    W 6    W 7
LVORI...........6      6      6      6      6      6
DISPERSION INDX.74     14     7      3      3      3

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....48.

$$
FORECASTER...SHASHY
REQUESTED BY...STEPHEN MONTGOMERY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110128.BELMO.01/JAX