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SPOT FORECAST FOR C8-2...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
733 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM NORTHEAST OF THE AREA TODAY
WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES
THE AREA. THE COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. WINDY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES BUT INCREASED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS
ANTICIPATED.

DRIER AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WHICH
ARE LIKELY TO RESULT IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....40.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........38     38     49     44
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     60     64     64
RH..............63     41     34     34
20 FT WIND......E 5    SE 6   SE 6   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.              10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   2000   3600   4000
TRANSPORT WIND..E 8    E 8    SE 9   SE 12
LAL.............1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........44     38     38     38     62     62
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     54     51     49     47     46
RH..............45     61     71     80     88     95
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   S 3    S 3    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     5      5      10
MIX HGT (FT)....4000   1000   600    600    300    500
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 12  SE 12  S 8    S 8    S 6    S 9
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 24 TO
                    30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....70.

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FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...MIKE WARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090217.C82__.01/JAX