FNUS72 KJAX 251258
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OKR-0336...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
758 AM EST WED FEB 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL SHIFT
OFFSHORE TODAY RESULTING IN EAST WINDS THAT WILL GUST UP TO 15 TO
20 MPH NEAR THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON. ONSHORE WINDS WILL BRING
INCREASED MOISTURE. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST THURSDAY AND SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST FRIDAY. RH VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY
A COLD FRONT THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....51.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........74     74     74     74     74
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     61     64     64     63
RH..............84     64     54     53     62
20 FT WIND......E 7    E 8    E 9    E 8    E 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2300   2300   4100   4100   2500
TRANSPORT WIND..E 15   E 14   SE 14  SE 15  SE 15
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46.
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........74     55     55     55     56     56
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     54     52     50     49     48
RH..............62     76     83     89     93     97
20 FT WIND......E 6    E 5    E 3    SE 2   SE 2   SE 1
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....2500   1000   600    600    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 15  SE 14  SE 8   SE 8   SE 3   SE 6
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....54.

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FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...BRANTLEY BOATRIGHT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090225.OKR03.01/JAX