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SPOT FORECAST FOR OKR_0530...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
833 AM EDT WED MAR 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...PATCHY FOG WILL BURN OFF RAPIDLY THIS MORNING. A
RELATIVELY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY ALTHOUGH A
SEABREEZE IS EXPECTED BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. OTHER THAN THE
SEABREEZE...VERY LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

AN APPROACHING FRONT LATE IN THE WORK WEEK WILL KEEP HUMIDITY VALUES
ELEVATED WHILE ALSO INCREASING RAIN CHANCES ACROSS THE AREA.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    8 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....35.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........21     21     26     26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     68     74     75
RH..............66     46     34     33
20 FT WIND......N 2    NE 3   E 3    SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....900    3100   4800   4800
TRANSPORT WIND..N 6    NE 6   SE 6   SE 6
LAL.............1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1100 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........26     17     17     17     27     27
WEATHER COV.....                            PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG    FOG
TEMP............73     65     60     57     54     52
RH..............37     51     65     74     82     90
20 FT WIND......SE 3   SE 3   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5                           5
MIX HGT (FT)....5600   1100   1100   700    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8   SE 9   SE 9   SE 7   SE 6   SE 6

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 INCREASING TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....65.

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FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...MIKE WARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100324.OKR_0.01/JAX