FNUS72 KJAX 271318
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OKR_C15...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
918 AM EDT SAT MAR 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND
REACH SPEEDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DESPITE BREEZY
CONDITIONS...ONSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ABOVE
CRITICAL VALUES THIS AFTERNOON. ON SUNDAY WINDS WILL BECOME
SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHERLY AND REMAIN BREEZY AT TIMES WITH SPEEDS NEAR
15 MPH AS THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. A GOOD CHANCE
OF RAIN IS EXPECTED FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....47.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........73     77     80     80
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     60     65     67
RH..............75     66     64     64
20 FT WIND......E 13   E 15   E 15   E 16
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....1000   1800   2700   2700
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 16  E 20   E 21   E 21

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........65     59     59     59     61     61
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............65     61     58     57     56     55
RH..............66     74     82     90     100    100
20 FT WIND......E 14   E 10   E 8    E 7    E 7    SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     15     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3100   1100   1100   700    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..E 21   E 17   E 17   E 12   SE 6   SE 6

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....58.

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FORECASTER...HESS
REQUESTED BY...MIKE WARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100327.OKR_C.01/JAX