FNUS72 KJAX 160739
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP-3...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
239 AM EST WED FEB 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN
ONSHORE FLOW THROUGH THURSDAY. THE MOIST FLOW OFF THE ATLANTIC WILL
RESULT IN MUCH HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. A FEW SPRINKLES ARE POSSIBLE
WEDNESDAY. AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE FORECAST FOR BOTH LATE TONIGHT
AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN AND DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    AND DRIZZLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................85 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST 8 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 2400-2800
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....35.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........80     80     76     76
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............57     65     68     68
RH..............85     66     59     60
20 FT WIND......E 8    E 8    E 9    E 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   1900   2800   2400
TRANSPORT WIND..E 14   E 14   E 15   E 16
DISPERSION INDX.26     26     35     34
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     30     30
LAL.............1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    AND DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE IN THE EVENING.
                    AREAS OF DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5
                    TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LVORI...............9.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........76     75     75     75     77     77
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  AREAS  AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   FOG    FOG
TEMP............63     57     55     53     52     50
RH..............68     84     91     96     100    100
20 FT WIND......E 9    E 7    E 6    E 3    E 3    E 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....2400   1000   700    700    300    600
TRANSPORT WIND..E 16   E 16   E 10   E 10   SE 5   SE 6
LVORI...........9      9      9      9      9      9
DISPERSION INDX.34     11     7      5      2      3
CHC OF PCPN (%).30     20     20     20     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE
                    FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76.
RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....57.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...PETERSON
REQUESTED BY...REGGIE FORCINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110216.COMP3.01/JAX