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SPOT FORECAST FOR OKR_LOOP...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
632 AM EST FRI MAR 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON MARCH 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AREA
WILL SHIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND. UNSEASONABLY COOL
AIR WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA WITH DRY CONDITIONS IN PLACE.
THE LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL BE NORTHERLY TODAY AND SATURDAY WITH SUSTAINED
SPEEDS BELOW 15 MPH. WEAKER NORTHERLY FLOW ON SATURDAY MAY RESULT IN A
WEAK AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE NEAR COAST RESULTING IN A SLIGHT INCREASE
IN MOISTURE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....60.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........7      5      5      6      6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     50     56     58     55
RH..............63     43     33     31     36
20 FT WIND......N 7    N 8    NNW 9  NW 10  N 8
20 FT WIND GUST.11     15     20     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....700    2800   4700   4700   4700
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 12  NNW 14 NW 15  NW 15  N 14


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 7 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.
LVORI...............4.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........6      5      5      5      4      5
WEATHER COV.....                            AREAS  AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FROST  FROST
TEMP............51     43     40     37     35     33
RH..............43     60     68     74     79     82
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 3    NW 2   NW 1   NW 1   NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     5
MIX HGT (FT)....4700   900    500    500    200    500
TRANSPORT WIND..N 14   N 10   N 6    N 6    N 3    N 7
LVORI...........4      4      4      4      4      4

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO NEAR 4600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....67.

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FORECASTER...SHASHY
REQUESTED BY...MIKE WARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100305.OKR_L.01/JAX