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FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RACCOON KEY RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1140 AM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1930 EDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRIER...AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIRMASS WILL SETTLE IN FOR EARLY IN
THE WEEK. WINDS ABOVE THE SURFACE ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN HIGH
ENOUGH TO KEEP MIXING HEIGHTS FROM COLLAPSING. THUS FOG IS NOT
ANTICIPATED TO BE A CONCERN AT THIS TIME.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 TO 22 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....61.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........50     50     27     39     39     47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     62     66     71     74     75
RH..............91     82     68     54     46     47
20 FT WIND......W 12   W 13   W 14   W 15   W 17   W 16
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     20     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....600    1100   2100   3400   4200   4100
TRANSPORT WIND..W 13   W 14   W 18   W 21   W 22   W 22

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200-1500 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....10.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........19     19     12     11     11     10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............73     69     65     63     61     60
RH..............52     64     70     75     78     81
20 FT WIND......W 15   W 12   W 10   W 9    W 9    W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     15     15     15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3500   2500   1900   1600   1400   1200
TRANSPORT WIND..W 21   NW 18  W 17   W 17   W 17   W 15

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....41.

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FORECASTER...TRABERT
REQUESTED BY...ODY ANDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120325.RACCO.01/JAX