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SPOT FORECAST FOR 03 01...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
901 AM EST MON MAR 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION AND DRY WEATHER
WILL CONTINUE WITH LIGHT WINDS.

TUESDAY...STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN IN ALL AREAS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS WELL.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALS OVER ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH NEAR 7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....31.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........18     18     24     28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     62     65     65
RH..............52     35     30     31
20 FT WIND......NE 5   SE 4   SSE 5  SSE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2200   2200   4200   4200
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 8   NE 8   S 6    SW 7
LAL.............1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 8
                    TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....6.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
LVORI...............4.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........28     34     55     55     78     78
WEATHER COV.....                            LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............61     55     52     50     48     47
RH..............39     53     65     72     81     90
20 FT WIND......ESE 6  E 4    E 6    E 6    E 7    E 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....4200   1000   400    400    400    500
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7   E 8    E 8    E 8    E 8    E 9
LVORI...........4      4      4      4      4      4
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      60     60
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND
                    14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....9.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SHASHY
REQUESTED BY...REGGIE FORCINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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