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SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP- 3  0311...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
610 AM EDT WED JUL 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DEWPOINTS WILL START OUT IN THE LOW 70S TODAY AND DROP INTO THE
UPPER 60S AS WE HEAT UP TO AROUND 90 DEGREES BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
LIGHT EASTERLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL WITH A BRIEF INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS
BEHIND AN ATLANTIC COAST SEABREEZE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AT THE BURN
AREA AROUND MID AFTERNOON. MOST AREAS WILL REMAIN DRY TODAY BUT THERE
IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IN THE VICINITY OF THE
SEABREEZE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON...MAINLY LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-7700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 4 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....23.

TIME (EDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........31     33     33     61     64
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY               S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............77     86     90     90     88
RH..............81     61     47     44     49
20 FT WIND......SE 1   SE 3   E 5    E 6    SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.       5                    10
MIX HGT (FT)....1500   4600   4600   7700   7200
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 3   S 5    S 5    SW 6   S 9
LAL.............1      1      1      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 0200...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1600 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........64     45     45     32     28     28
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE   NONE
TEMP............86     81     77     75     74     72
RH..............55     69     79     85     90     92
20 FT WIND......SE 7   SE 7   SE 6   S 5    S 5    SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10                   5
MIX HGT (FT)....7200   1600   1600   900    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..S 9    SE 10  SE 10  SE 8   S 6    S 6
LAL.............2      2      2      2      1      1

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....83.

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FORECASTER...SHULER
REQUESTED BY...REGGIE FORCINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090722.COMP3.03/JAX