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SPOT FORECAST FOR RESEARCH PLOTS2...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
729 AM EST THU FEB 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING OTHERWISE SKIES
WILL BECOME PARTLY SUNNY AND MILD WITH LIGHT SOUTHEAST FLOW THIS AFTERNOON.
ANOTHER ROUND OF PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
INCREASE SHARPLY ON FRIDAY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH AT TIMES WITH WARM TEMPERATURES EXPECTED.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY DENSE FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....57.

TIME (EST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........86     64     64     46     53
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     65     73     77     77
RH..............90     70     55     49     48
20 FT WIND......E 5    E 6    SE 8   S 9    S 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1000   2600   2600   4100   3400
TRANSPORT WIND..E 12   SE 14  SE 14  S 15   S 13

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY DENSE FOG LATE
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........53     58     58     58     81     81
WEATHER COV.....              PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   FOG    FOG    NONE   NONE
TEMP............71     63     60     58     56     54
RH..............61     80     89     94     98     100
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 5    S 5    S 5    S 6    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10
MIX HGT (FT)....3400   1100   800    800    400    700
TRANSPORT WIND..S 13   SW 10  S 7    S 7    S 7    S 12

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....92.

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FORECASTER...HESS
REQUESTED BY...PETE MYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110224.RESEA.01/JAX