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SPOT FORECAST FOR PRAIRIE BURN...FLORIDA DEP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
846 AM EST WED MAR 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON MARCH 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA AS
SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES. A SEABREEZE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN CHANCES INCREASE LATE TONIGHT
AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY
AT TIMES ON THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE
CRITICAL VALUES THROUGH THURSDAY. BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND
15 MPH ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY MAINLY ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 18 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....55.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........29     65     65     61
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............68     74     75     75
RH..............54     46     43     45
20 FT WIND......S 13   S 14   S 13   S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....3000   5000   5000   5000
TRANSPORT WIND..S 16   S 18   S 18   S 12

.TONIGHT...

MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....6.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
MIX HGT (FT)....5000   1200   800    800    400    800
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12   S 6    SE 6   SE 6   SE 8   SE 10

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FORECASTER...WOLF
REQUESTED BY...JIM WEIMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100310.PRAIR.01/JAX