FNUS72 KJAX 151016
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP-3...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
516 AM EST TUE FEB 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A BACK DOOR FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION
THIS MORNING BRINGING GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS. THE AIR MASS WILL
BE MODIFIED SINCE IT WILL COME ON NORTHEAST WINDS OFF THE ATLANTIC.

WEDNESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE OFFSHORE BRINGING MORE
MOISTURE TO THE AREA AND NO RED FLAGS ARE EXPECTED. A FEW SPRINKLES
WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 2900-3600 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 13 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....66.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........18     18     32     32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     62     66     66
RH..............59     45     41     41
20 FT WIND......NE 12  E 13   E 13   E 13
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....2200   2200   3600   2900
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 18  NE 18  E 18   E 18
LVORI...........M      M      M      M
DISPERSION INDX.49     49     65     58
LAL.............1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.
LVORI...............5.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........32     39     39     39     55     55
WEATHER COV.....                            PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG    FOG
TEMP............60     54     51     49     47     45
RH..............50     67     76     81     86     93
20 FT WIND......E 10   E 7    NE 6   NE 6   NE 5   NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2900   1000   700    700    400    600
TRANSPORT WIND..E 18   E 17   E 12   E 12   E 7    E 10
LVORI...........5      5      5      5      5      5
DISPERSION INDX.58     8      5      5      5      7
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....37.

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FORECASTER...PETERSON
REQUESTED BY...REGGIE FORCINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110215.COMP3.01/JAX