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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPKINS PRAIRIE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
408 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0700 EST ON MARCH 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD NORTHWEST OF THE REGION WITH DRY
CONDITIONS CONTINUING ALONG WITH CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW
28 PERCENT EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS
THAN 10 MPH AND THUS RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ERC VALUES
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....10 INCREASING TO 56.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........4      10     15     21     21     21
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FROST  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............35     47     58     65     66     64
RH..............72     51     35     29     27     31
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 8    N 8    N 7    NW 8   NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     10     15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1500   3200   4300   4500   4500   4300
TRANSPORT WIND..N 17   N 13   N 10   NW 9   NW 10  NW 10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100-2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....48 DECREASING TO 5.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........21     16     10     10     10     11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     52     48     46     44     42
RH..............36     53     66     72     77     81
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 3    N 2    N 1    NW 2   NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....4100   3200   2100   1600   1300   1100
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10  N 9    N 9    N 7    N 7    N 9

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 70.

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FORECASTER...HESS
REQUESTED BY...MIKE WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130306.HOPKI.02/JAX