FNUS72 KJAX 291145 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR 007 LITTLE LAKE GEORGE WILDERNESS...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 745 AM EDT FRI MAY 29 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MAY 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT CURRENTLY OVER GEORGIA WILL HELP PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WESTERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE PRESCRIBED FIRE AREA. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL AND WEAKEN OVER THE WILDERNESS SATURDAY WITH RAIN CHANCES DECREASING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS DRIER AIR ALOFT MOVES INTO THE REGION. SURFACE MOISTURE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN HIGH ENOUGH TO PREVENT ANY RED FLAG EVENTS THROUGH THE PERIOD. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN 15 MPH THROUGH THE PERIOD...EXCEPT POSSIBLY STRONGER IN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. .TODAY... MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....58. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM RH..............91 70 59 54 55 20 FT WIND......SW 1 SW 5 SW 8 SW 10 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 1500 2900 4300 4300 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6 SW 6 W 12 W 16 W 16 .TONIGHT... MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1000 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....3. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM MIX HGT (FT)....2900 1500 1500 900 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..W 15 SW 12 SW 12 SW 8 SW 6 SW 6 $$ FORECASTER...TRABERT REQUESTED BY...MARK PLOSKI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090529.007LI.01/JAX