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SPOT FORECAST FOR RESEARCH PLOTS...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
843 AM EST WED FEB 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COOLER AND MORE MOIST AIRMASS WILL ARRIVE TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE. MORNING CLOUDINESS AND POSSIBLE DRIZZLE SHOULD GIVE WAY TO
PARTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN
OUT OF THE NORTHEAST TODAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING. PATCHY DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....38.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........71     56     35     35     25
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....DZL/FG NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     67     74     75     72
RH..............78     59     44     42     47
20 FT WIND......NE 9   NE 10  NE 12  NE 10  E 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....400    2300   4100   4100   3100
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 12  NE 12  NE 10  NE 10  E 13

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG LATE
                    IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........25     23     23     23     64     64
WEATHER COV.....              PATCHY PATCHY AREAS  AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   FOG    FOG    FOG    FOG
TEMP............68     59     56     53     51     49
RH..............55     75     83     86     89     96
20 FT WIND......E 10   E 10   E 9    E 8    E 7    NE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....3100   2200   1200   1200   200    300
TRANSPORT WIND..E 13   E 15   E 12   E 12   E 8    E 8

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....42.

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FORECASTER...HESS
REQUESTED BY...PETE MYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110223.RESEA.01/JAX