FNUS72 KJAX 081240 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR BAKER BAY...USDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 740 AM EST MON FEB 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON FEBRUARY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD NORTH OF THE REGION TODAY WITH A LIGHT NORTHEAST TO EAST FLOW GRADUALLY INCREASING MOISTURE ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON TUESDAY AND BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY APPROACH CRITICAL VALUES FOR A BRIEF DURATION WELL INLAND THIS AFTERNOON... OTHERWISE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE RED FLAG CRITERIA THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN BELOW 15 MPH UNTIL THE FRONT PASSES TUESDAY NIGHT. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS MUCH DRIER AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH BY AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....41. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........13 13 18 25 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 58 62 62 60 RH..............64 47 39 42 56 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 6 E 7 E 7 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 2200 3500 3500 2700 TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 E 8 E 9 E 10 E 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-600 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....4. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........25 32 38 38 52 58 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 48 44 42 41 42 RH..............56 76 93 100 100 100 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 6 E 5 E 2 E 1 SE 0 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2700 1900 1100 1100 200 600 TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 E 9 E 9 E 9 SE 8 SE 8 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH BY AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-2600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....55. $$ FORECASTER...ENYEDI REQUESTED BY...PETE MYERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100208.BAKER.01/JAX