FNUS72 KJAX 140910
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FAVER-DYKES SP...FLA PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
510 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0800 EDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE ON TAP TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY AND LINGER INTO THE WEEKEND
WITH MAINLY DRY WEATHER.

DRIER AIR BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL SET THE STAGE FOR POSSIBLE RED
FLAG CONDITIONS EACH AFTERNOON FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS
NORTHEAST FLORIDA...MAINLY OVER INLAND AREAS.

BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20
MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS. SUSTAINED WINDS SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN 15 MPH ON
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. BREEZY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS ON FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS SHOULD
REMAIN LESS THAN 15 MPH OVER THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTY.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....44.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........75     75     89     88     88
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............67     73     76     78     78
RH..............96     81     71     62     60
20 FT WIND......S 13   SW 14  SW 16  SW 17  SW 18
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     25     25     30
MIX HGT (FT)....1300   1300   2000   1500   1500
TRANSPORT WIND..S 21   S 21   SW 25  SW 26  SW 26
CHC OF PCPN (%).60     60     60     50     50
LAL.............4      4      4      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2000...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....12.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........58     36     36     24     11     11
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............76     71     66     64     62     60
RH..............63     72     79     81     80     80
20 FT WIND......SW 17  SW 15  SW 14  W 13   W 12   W 10
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     20     20     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   1200   1200   700    600    600
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 28  SW 24  SW 24  W 18   W 15   W 15
CHC OF PCPN (%).50     10     10     10     0      0
LAL.............3      1      1      1      1      1

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-3900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....61.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HESS
REQUESTED BY...R  MULHOLLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090413.FAVER.02/JAX