FNUS72 KJAX 091254
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SPOT FORECAST FOR C-73 ZAY PRAIRIE...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
754 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE REGION TODAY. A COOL NORTH
TO NORTHEAST FLOW IS EXPECTED WITH DRY CONDITIONS. A MIXTURE OF SUN
AND CLOUDS IS EXPECTED AS HIGH CLOUDS PUSH ACROSS THE REGION.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....42.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........46     54     66     70     73
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     64     70     71     69
RH..............65     48     41     41     46
20 FT WIND......N 9    NE 10  NE 10  NE 10  NE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   2400   3300   3000   2300
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 17  NE 15  NE 13  NE 13  NE 14

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........73     73     71     67     68     75
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............66     60     57     55     54     52
RH..............53     69     78     85     91     96
20 FT WIND......NE 8   NE 6   NE 5   NE 3   N 2    N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1700   500    400    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 13  NE 10  NE 6   NE 3   NE 3   NE 5

.FRIDAY...

MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1900 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    3600-5200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....24.

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FORECASTER...HESS
REQUESTED BY...MIKE STRANGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120209.C73ZA.01/JAX