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SPOT FORECAST FOR HUGHES ISLAND...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
831 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
LINGERING DRY AIRMASS AND HIGH PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE AREA WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY AND THIS WILL COMBINE WITH BREEZY WEST
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS
NORTHEAST FLORIDA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 16 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....51.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........4      6      8      8      10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     59     68     70     67
RH..............68     38     26     26     31
20 FT WIND......W 3    W 8    W 10   W 12   W 10
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....700    1700   3300   3300   3200
TRANSPORT WIND..W 10   W 12   W 15   W 15   W 16

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO
                    6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........8      14     15     16     24     24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     54     51     48     46     43
RH..............39     59     74     83     89     95
20 FT WIND......W 8    W 6    W 5    W 3    W 3    NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10            5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....3200   1000   400    400    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..W 16   W 14   W 8    W 8    W 5    NW 6

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 14 TO
                    16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SHASHY
REQUESTED BY...RAMSAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110214.HUGHE.01/JAX