FNUS72 KJAX 261022 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR JENNINGS STATE FOREST...DOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 522 AM EST THU FEB 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT EAST THROUGH FRIDAY MAINTAINING EAST WINDS AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES TODAY. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED THIS WEEKEND WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO NEAR 20 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ON SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE AREA LATE SATURDAY WITH STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. A DRIER AIRMASS WILL FILTER IN EARLY NEXT WEEK AND RED FLAG EVENTS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE NOTE THAT A FORECAST REQUESTED THE DAY BEFORE IS FILLED IN THE SAME AS IF IT IS REQUESTED ON THE DAY. THE BOXES FOR TEMP AND RH ETC. SHOULD BE CHECKED FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....62. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM TEMP............63 69 72 72 RH..............63 48 43 43 20 FT WIND......E 8 E 10 E 13 E 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 3000 5600 3400 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14 SE 14 E 15 E 16 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....2. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM TEMP............67 60 57 55 53 51 RH..............53 69 79 84 89 91 20 FT WIND......E 9 E 6 E 3 SE 2 S 1 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3400 1100 700 700 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..E 16 E 16 SE 9 SE 9 SE 3 SE 7 .FRIDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....53. $$ FORECASTER...TRABERT REQUESTED BY...HEATHER VENTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090226.JENNI.04/JAX