FNUS72 KJAX 211006
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP-3...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
606 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON JULY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE MAIN MOISTURE AXIS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PAST WEEKENDS RAINS WILL
SHIFT SOUTH OF THE AREA WITH DRIER AIR WORKING IN. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR
RH VALUES TO LOWER INTO THE LOWER 40S THIS AFTERNOON. AN EAST TO SOUTHEAST
FLOW REGIME WILL ESTABLISH TODAY AND PREVAIL THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH
INCREASES IN MOISTURE AND RAIN CHANCES BEGINNING ON WEDNESDAY.

WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 15 MPH EXCEPT IN THE
VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-7600 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....73.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........29     38     30     30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............81     87     90     88
RH..............69     53     44     48
20 FT WIND......S 2    SE 3   E 7    SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1700   4700   7600   7600
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 3   SW 7   SW 9   SW 9
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........34     27     27     41     43     43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............85     80     76     74     72     71
RH..............56     69     81     88     94     97
20 FT WIND......SE 8   SE 8   SE 6   SE 3   SE 2   SE 1
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....7200   1500   1500   900    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12   SE 13  SE 13  SE 8   S 3    S 3
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....32.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...ZAPPE
REQUESTED BY...REGGIE FORCINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090721.COMP3.01/JAX