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SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP- 19 NORWALK ISLAND...USFS OCALA NATL. FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
932 AM EDT TUE MAR 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AN EAST COAST SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BE FAIRLY PERSISTENT.
LITTLE IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST...WITH TEMPERATURES
ABOVE NORMAL. ONSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY WITH JUST
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A LATE DAY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....46.

TIME (EDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........41     43     44     43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............71     77     80     80
RH..............67     51     45     46
20 FT WIND......E 5    E 6    E 6    E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2800   4400   5200   5200
TRANSPORT WIND..E 9    E 8    E 8    E 9

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-60 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 2
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....1.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........46     50     53     53     52     39
WEATHER COV.....                                   AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG
TEMP............78     71     67     65     63     61
RH..............49     63     75     81     84     87
20 FT WIND......E 6    E 7    E 5    SE 2   SE 0   N 0
20 FT WIND GUST.10
MIX HGT (FT)....4200   2300   1600   900    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND..E 10   SE 12  SE 9   SE 6   SE 3   SE 2

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 12 TO
                    13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....68.

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FORECASTER...HESS
REQUESTED BY...JARED NOBLES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120313.COMP1.01/JAX