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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED CARD...FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
441 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY TODAY AS A
SECONDARY COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE BY AFTERNOON. DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT
WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. BREEZY CONDITIONS
WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT. MIN RH'S WILL FALL BELOW CRITICAL VALUES ON
FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1700-3100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 25
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....57.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........33     34     36     39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     69     73     73
RH..............68     53     47     47
20 FT WIND......SW 13  W 18   SW 21  SW 17
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     30     25
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   2700   2700   2000
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 17  SW 24  SW 25  SW 23

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....22.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP............61     52     48     44     42     40
RH..............69     90     95     95     88     77
20 FT WIND......SW 14  SW 12  W 13   W 14   NW 14  NW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1300   1000   1000   1000   1100   1500
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 20  SW 18  W 20   W 22   NW 22  NW 21

.FRIDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZIBURA
REQUESTED BY...BARRY COULLIETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120112.REDCA.01/JAX