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FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED CARD...FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
520 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES SATURDAY
MORNING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO BE 20 TO 25
PERCENT TODAY AND SATURDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE
DURING THE AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....54.

TIME (EST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........40     35     31     30     32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     48     53     56     55
RH..............53     34     28     25     24
20 FT WIND......NW 9   NW 12  W 12   W 10   W 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1400   2000   2600   2900   2900
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 17  NW 18  NW 18  NW 17  NW 15

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....7.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP............47     40     36     34     32     30
RH..............38     54     62     69     71     71
20 FT WIND......W 6    W 3    W 5    W 6    W 7    NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1500   800    700    500    600    700
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 13  NW 12  NW 12  NW 10  NW 12  NW 13

.SATURDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TRABERT
REQUESTED BY...BARRY COULLIETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120113.REDCA.01/JAX