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SPOT FORECAST FOR OKR_0350...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
626 AM EST THU MAR 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY BUILD IN
TODAY AND BRING IN A COOL AND DRY AIRMASS ON BREEZY NORTHWEST
WINDS. A RED FLAG HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA
DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND CRITICALLY LOW RH'S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 22 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....72.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........11     8      6      7      7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     51     54     54     52
RH..............57     45     39     37     47
20 FT WIND......NW 12  NW 13  NW 14  NW 14  NW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     25     20
MIX HGT (FT)....2500   2500   4200   4200   3300
TRANSPORT WIND..N 20   N 20   N 22   N 22   N 18

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 9 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........7      6      5      5      11     5
WEATHER COV.....                            AREAS  AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FROST  FROST
TEMP............48     42     39     36     34     33
RH..............47     65     75     80     84     84
20 FT WIND......NW 9   NW 6   W 5    W 5    W 6    NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3300   800    600    600    400    600
TRANSPORT WIND..N 18   N 13   N 9    N 9    N 7    N 9

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....64.

$$
FORECASTER...PETERSON
REQUESTED BY...MIKE WARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100304.OKR_0.01/JAX