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SPOT FORECAST FOR GUANA RIVER WMA...FWC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
848 AM EDT FRI APR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STACKED RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE
THE AREA TODAY...THEN IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY SHIFT NORTHEAST. THIS
FEATURE WILL AGAIN PROVIDE WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY. THE RIDGE WILL
ADVANCE FARTHER NORTHEAST THIS WEEKEND AND AN INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW
WILL PROVIDE SOME HUMIDIFICATION.

WIND SPEEDS WILL SUSTAIN NEAR 15 MPH ALONG THE COAST EACH AFTERNOON...
OTHERWISE WIND SPEEDS BELOW 15 MPH ARE FORECAST.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 13 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4200 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 2 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO EAST 13 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....45.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........7      10     12     12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............78     79     81     80
RH..............51     51     48     49
20 FT WIND......NE 3   E 7-10 E 13   E 13
20 FT WIND GUST.10     11-13  15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2700   2800   4200   3400
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 2   NE 2   E 13   E 15
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0
LAL.............1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG
                    POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........12     12     10     16     22     22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............79     76     72     71     69     68
RH..............52     61     68     72     75     77
20 FT WIND......E 13   E 12   SE 10  SE 9   SE 8   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3300   1600   1600   1000   400    400
TRANSPORT WIND..E 15   E 15   E 15   SE 12  SE 8   SE 8
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      10     10     10     0      0
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 14 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....62.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SHASHY
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN ELLENBERGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090424.GUANA.01/JAX