FNUS72 KJAX 051047
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 86...USDA - FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
547 AM EST FRI FEB 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON FEBRUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND
BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE
MOST WIDESPREAD RAINS ARE EXPECTED FROM EARLY AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY EVENING. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON SATURDAY WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES REMAINING WELL ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. AN
AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD WELL NORTHWEST OF THE AREA ON
SUNDAY BRINGING DRIER AIR AND LIGHTER WINDS. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ON SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL
LEVELS...WITH VALUES DROPPING TO 35 TO 40 PERCENT OVER THE SPOT
FORECAST AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 21
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 26
                    TO 32 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....59.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........73     73     85     95     95
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............66     71     75     75     73
RH..............89     80     73     65     77
20 FT WIND......S 16   S 20   S 21   S 21   SW 20
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     30     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....2300   2300   3400   3400   3000
TRANSPORT WIND..S 26   S 26   S 32   S 32   S 32

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 10
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-800 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 29 TO 32 MPH BECOMING WEST 15 TO 22 MPH
                    IN THE LATE EVENING.
DISPERSION INDEX....13.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........95     84     72     72     63     37
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE
TEMP............69     63     60     58     56     55
RH..............77     91     93     94     91     87
20 FT WIND......SW 20  SW 17  W 14   W 12   W 9    W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20     20     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....3000   2600   1600   1600   500    800
TRANSPORT WIND..S 32   S 29   SW 22  SW 22  W 15   W 12

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 31 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....86.

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FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100205.COMP8.01/JAX