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The Fire Weather Planning Forecast for

Duval County

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

.DISCUSSION...
EASTWARD MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES NEAR THE WEST COAST THIS
AFTERNOON WILL ENTER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES EARLY MONDAY AND
CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS. IN RESPONSE...BREEZY SOUTH WIND EXPECTED OVER THE
COASTAL BEND MONDAY. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER CONDITION MONDAY
AFTERNOON OVER THAT PORTION OF THE COASTAL BEND. A COLD FRONT WILL
PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING
WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING TUESDAY. A CRITICALLY DRY
AIRMASS WILL POUR INTO THE REGION TUESDAY...AND WHEN COMBINED WITH
CURED FUELS AND STRONG WINDS...WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY FOR ALL OF
SOUTH TEXAS. LIGHTER EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY WITH
ONSHORE WINDS DEVELOPING FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK ALONG
WITH INCREASING MOISTURE VALUES.

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREER...BENAVIDES...SAN DIEGO
348 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

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

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP                  52           90           53           73
RH %                  84           17           89           25
20FT WND MPH(AM)                   S 13                      W 11
20FT WND MPH(PM)      S 13         S 12         S 11         N 16
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                3400                      5100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 16                      N 25
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            3

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND
70. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.