FNUS72 KJAX 011043
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OKR_C03...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
643 AM EDT THU APR 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CENTER OVER THE AREA TODAY
WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN. THE RIDGE
CENTER WILL GRADUALLY BUILD EAST TO NORTHEAST TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY...WITH A SLIGHTLY STRONGER PREVAILING SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST FLOW REGIME EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND.

THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO PROGRESS SLOWLY
INLAND DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH WIND
SPEEDS WILL REMAIN VERY LIGHT DUE TO THE HIGH POSITIONING
DIRECTLY OVER THE FORECAST AREA. LIGHT SURFACE WINDS
(LESS THAN 7 MPH) WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 TO 5 PM.
WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE (LESS THAN 5 MPH)
AFTER 10 PM TONIGHT.

CONDITIONS APPEAR MORE FAVORABLE FOR FOG DEVELOPMENT
ACROSS THE BURN LOCATION TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURFACE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BECOME MOST FAVORABLE FOR
FOG DEVELOPMENT AFTER 5 AM FRIDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. WINDS BECOMING EAST 3 TO 6
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....18.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........6      4      2      2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     75     81     82
RH..............57     37     27     26
20 FT WIND......NW 2   W 3    SE 2   SE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....1000   2700   4400   4400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 10   N 7    E 3    E 3
LAL.............1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1200 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
RH..............30     47     62     71     76     83
20 FT WIND......SE 3   SE 3   SE 3   SE 1   S 1    S 0
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....4800   1200   1200   700    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND..E 6    SE 8   SE 8   SE 6   S 3    S 3

.FRIDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ENYEDI
REQUESTED BY...MIKE WARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100401.OKR_C.01/JAX