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SPOT FORECAST FOR 8 MILE FIRE...PUTNAM COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
140 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1322 EDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD OVER THE AREA. GUSTY NORTHEAST
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE RESULTED IN A RED FLAG WARNING
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON...
AND WILL BECOME LIGHT TONIGHT. SUNDAY WILL BE DRY AS WELL...WITH
LOW RH'S...BUT THE LACK OF WINDS WILL LIMIT RED FLAG CONDITIONS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 18 TO 22 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....57.

TIME (EDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........60     54     41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............75     76     75
RH..............41     38     40
20 FT WIND......NE 15  E 14   E 13
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....5000   5300   5300
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 21  NE 18  E 15
DISPERSION INDX.60     57     68

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-2700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
LVORI...............6.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........40     37     37     36     34     28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............73     66     60     57     54     51
RH..............40     53     66     74     80     85
20 FT WIND......E 12   E 8    E 6    NE 2   NE 1   NE 0
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....4900   3400   2200   1700   1200   900
TRANSPORT WIND..E 15   E 15   E 12   E 9    E 7    NE 5
LVORI...........6      6      6      6      6      6

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....25.

$$
FORECASTER...PRESNALL
REQUESTED BY...SGT  JASON NETTLES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120407.8MILE.03/JAX