FNUS72 KJAX 181303
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OKR_0426...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
903 AM EDT MON APR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL PUSH EAST INTO THE
ATLANTIC TODAY AND A WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP. MOSTLY SUNNY
AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH CRITICAL RH LEVELS BELOW 30 PERCENT WILL
BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT WINDS. FOR TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME PATCHY FOG TOWARD MORNING ALTHOUGH
MOST OF THE FOG SHOULD BE FAIRLY SHALLOW IN NATURE WITH JUST A FEW
PATCHES OF DENSE FOG POSSIBLE. ON TUESDAY...VERY WARM CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE WITH HIGHS AROUND 90 DEGREES...BUT RH VALUES SHOULD REMAIN
JUST ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS AS THE BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTENS SOMEWHAT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....46.

TIME (EDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........20     20     18     12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............74     81     85     84
RH..............45     34     30     31
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 7   SE 8   SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     11     12
MIX HGT (FT)....2900   2900   4600   3600
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8   SE 8   SE 9   SE 10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL EARLY DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........12     18     18     12     15     15
WEATHER COV.....                                   FOG
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............82     75     68     65     63     60
RH..............36     53     67     77     84     90
20 FT WIND......SE 8   E 7    SE 7   SE 6   S 3    S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10
MIX HGT (FT)....3600   1300   1300   800    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10  SE 12  SE 12  SE 8   S 5    S 5

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....54.

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FORECASTER...HESS
REQUESTED BY...REGGIE FORCINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110418.OKR_0.01/JAX