FNUS72 KJAX 140109
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOURTH OUT FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
909 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2058 EDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN A DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH ONLY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DIURNAL
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY POSSIBLE.

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN MOIST AND ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS
THROUGH THE PERIOD.

SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN 15 MPH EXCEPT IN
THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 0200...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 7 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....1.

TIME (EDT)      10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........73     73     57     57
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............77     76     74     73
RH..............93     95     98     100
20 FT WIND......E 2    SE 2   SE 2   NE 1
20 FT WIND GUST.0
MIX HGT (FT)....1500   900    200    900
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 3   SE 2   S 2
LAL.............3      3      2      2

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 0800...THEN 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 7 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....18.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........57     63     63     69     75     75
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............73     74     81     86     88     87
RH..............100    99     78     66     60     63
20 FT WIND......NE 1   E 2    SE 2   SE 5   SE 6   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.              5             10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....900    1500   1500   2500   3600   3600
TRANSPORT WIND..S 2    S 5    S 5    S 6    SW 7   SW 7
LAL.............2      4      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...TRABERT
REQUESTED BY...PETE MYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090813.FOURT.01/JAX