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SPOT FORECAST FOR MATANZAS STATE PARK...FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
809 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2025 EST ON JANUARY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A SEASONABLY COOL AND VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL PERSIST OVER OUR
REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT
AT LESS THAN 10 MPH.

MAXIMUM LVORI VALUES WILL BE AROUND 4 TO 5 LATE TONIGHT. DISPERSION
INDEX WILL BE BELOW 30 TONIGHT.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS POSTED FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA
FROM THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ON FRIDAY.
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...BUT WIND SPEEDS WILL BE AT OR BELOW 10 MPH AND
DISPERSION VALUES SHOULD REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-500 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....30 DECREASING TO 9.

TIME (EST)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      2      2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     45     43     41     40
RH..............51     65     69     67     65
20 FT WIND......WNW 6  W 6    NW 7   NW 8   NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   1200   500    400    400
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 15  NW 15  NW 10  NW 10  NW 14
LVORI...........1      3      3      3      4
DISPERSION INDX.37     25     8      8      11

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....15 INCREASING TO 56 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 66.
LVORI...............2.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........6      6      8      10     10     10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     41     51     59     63     63
RH..............62     62     48     35     31     32
20 FT WIND......NW 10  NW 10  NW 10  NW 12  NW 10  NW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....600    1200   2200   3200   3500   3100
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 16  NW 18  NW 20  NW 20  NW 17  NW 15
LVORI...........2      2      1      1      1      1
DISPERSION INDX.13     15     52     65     63     51

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FORECASTER...SHASHY
REQUESTED BY...LT  J  ASBURY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130131.MATAN.01/JAX