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SPOT FORECAST FOR OKR_0361...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
607 AM EST MON FEB 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 EST ON FEBRUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD NORTH OF THE REGION TODAY WITH
A LIGHT NORTHEAST TO EAST FLOW GRADUALLY INCREASING MOISTURE ACROSS
THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON TUESDAY AND BRING A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP BELOW 40 PERCENT
FOR A BRIEF DURATION THIS AFTERNOON...OTHERWISE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN
ABOVE RED FLAG CRITERIA THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN
BELOW 15 MPH UNTIL THE FRONT PASSES TUESDAY NIGHT. RED FLAG CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS MUCH DRIER AIR FILTERS INTO
THE AREA.

PATCHY GENERALLY LIGHT FOG IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE BURN AREA
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND PERSIST UNTIL AN HOUR AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY
MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO THE 3 TO 5 MILE RANGE...WITH THICKER
FOG POSSIBLE IF MORE LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE ADVECTS INLAND TODAY OR MINIMUM
TEMPERATURES DROP LOWER THAN ANTICIPATED TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 7 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....44.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........34     24     28     48     48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     57     61     61     59
RH..............70     50     41     44     58
20 FT WIND......NE 5   E 6    E 7    E 7    E 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2200   2200   3600   3600   2700
TRANSPORT WIND..E 8    E 8    E 10   E 10   E 10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-500 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........48     55     45     45     55     65
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     48     43     41     41     42
RH..............58     78     93     100    100    100
20 FT WIND......E 7    E 6    E 5    E 2    E 1    SE 0
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....2700   1900   1100   1100   200    500
TRANSPORT WIND..E 10   E 10   E 9    E 9    SE 8   SE 7
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-2500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 23 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....64.

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FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...MIKE WARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100208.OKR_0.01/JAX