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SPOT FORECAST FOR OKR LYGO...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
806 AM EDT THU APR 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE FORECAST AREA WILL REMAIN
IN PLACE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. AN UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF THE AREA ON FRIDAY.
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN 15 MPH
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. BRIEF PERIODS OF CRITICAL RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES NEAR 35 PERCENT WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK BUT CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO REMAIN JUST OUTSIDE OF RED FLAG
CRITERIA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 4000 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....76.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........25     25     41     41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............74     81     84     84
RH..............65     50     41     40
20 FT WIND......SE 6   SE 8   SE 9   SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1200   3900   6600   6600
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10  SE 13  SE 14  SE 14

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1400 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........30     21     21     30     36     36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............82     76     71     68     66     64
RH..............45     57     70     78     84     88
20 FT WIND......SE 9   SE 8   SE 7   SE 6   S 5    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10            5
MIX HGT (FT)....4000   1400   1400   900    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 16  SE 16  SE 16  SE 12  S 7    S 7

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 7 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4000 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....51.

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FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...MIKE WARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090430.OKRLY.01/JAX