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SPOT FORECAST FOR OKR-0336...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
951 AM EST THU FEB 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0845 EST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT EAST THROUGH FRIDAY MAINTAINING
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 15 MPH WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS.

WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED THIS WEEKEND WITH SOUTHERLY
WINDS INCREASING TO NEAR 20 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ON SATURDAY.
A COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE AREA LATE SATURDAY WITH STRONG
NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.

A DRIER AIRMASS WILL FILTER IN EARLY NEXT WEEK AND RED FLAG EVENTS
ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3300 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 16 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....44.

TIME (EST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........63     65     68     68     65
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     65     70     71     71
RH..............88     66     49     43     46
20 FT WIND......SE 6   SE 9   SE 10  SE 13  SE 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....500    3000   5600   5600   3300
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 12  SE 13  SE 14  SE 14  SE 16
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47.
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........65     51     46     46     48     19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............66     59     56     53     51     50
RH..............53     69     79     86     92     95
20 FT WIND......E 8    E 5    SE 5   S 3    S 2    S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     5      5      10
MIX HGT (FT)....3300   1100   700    700    300    400
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 16  SE 16  SE 10  SE 10  SE 5   SE 8
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3200 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....59.

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FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...BRANTLEY BOATRIGHT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090226.OKR03.01/JAX