FNUS72 KJAX 091128
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OKR_0426...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
628 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY WITH
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM. LOW WILL INTENSIFY AS IT
MOVES UP THE EAST COAST WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. MUCH DRIER AND WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA
ON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT).
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
                    RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....15.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........66     81     97     97     91
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............47     55     59     60     58
RH..............100    89     77     73     78
20 FT WIND......SE 6   S 8    S 9    S 9    SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.9      12     13     13     12
MIX HGT (FT)....900    1000   1300   1300   1100
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10  S 9    S 9    S 9    SW 8
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....18.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........91     85     52     52     19     10
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     48     45     43     41     40
RH..............89     100    100    97     82     69
20 FT WIND......SW 8   W 9    W 14   W 16   NW 16  NW 15
20 FT WIND GUST.12     14     21     24     24     23
MIX HGT (FT)....1100   900    700    700    700    700
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8   W 10   W 16   W 16   NW 20  NW 20
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3300-3700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....87.

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FORECASTER...HESS
REQUESTED BY...MIKE WARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100209.OKR_0.01/JAX