FNUS72 KJAX 062209
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ORANGE SPRINGS...MARION COUNTY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
609 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1750 EDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED STORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA WILL
CONTINUE TO FORM ALONG THE SEA BREEZE AND DRIFT NORTHEAST
THIS EVENING. WHILE PREVAILING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST...WINDS MAY BE VARIABLE THE NEXT HOUR OR
TWO FROM OUTFLOWS FROM THE STORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 0200...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO
                    5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....DECREASING TO 2.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........59     59     59     53     48     48
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE   NONE
TEMP............87     81     75     72     70     68
RH..............44     55     67     75     82     89
20 FT WIND......SW 6   SW 5   SW 3   S 3    S 2    S 1
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....4500   1500   1500   900    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9   W 9    W 9    SW 6   S 3    S 3
CHC OF PCPN (%).30     20     20     20     0      0
LAL.............2      2      2      2      1      1

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FORECASTER...PETERSON
REQUESTED BY...B  WALKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090506.ORANG.01/JAX