FNUS72 KJAX 181242
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PARRAMORE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
742 AM EST FRI FEB 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0755 EST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL SETTLE OVER NORTH
CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY AND THIS FEATURE WILL PRODUCE A SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WIND FLOW REGIME. WINDS SHOULD BE LIGHT DUE TO THE
PROXIMITY TO THE RIDGE. AN EAST COAST SEA BREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED
TO REACH THE BURN SITE AND WIND WILL REMAIN WESTERLY LESS THAN 10
MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

AREAS OF DENSE FOG CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 10 AM. FOR LATE
TONIGHT/EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...AREAS OF FOG ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP AGAIN.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....38.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............55     67     75     79     80     77
RH..............100    86     60     45     41     52
20 FT WIND......S 1    S 3    SW 5   SW 5   W 5    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       5             10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....400    2900   2900   5300   5300   5000
TRANSPORT WIND..S 8    SW 8   SW 7   W 6    W 9    W 9

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP............72     64     60     57     55     53
RH..............52     71     80     85     89     94
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 3    W 1    NW 1   NW 1   NW 1
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....5000   1100   700    700    200    600
TRANSPORT WIND..W 9    W 12   NW 7   NW 7   NW 3   N 6

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FORECASTER...TRABERT
REQUESTED BY...RAMSAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110218.PARRA.01/JAX