FNUS72 KJAX 241854
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ECSF  HWY 100   WEST-V...FL. DIVISION OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
254 PM EDT WED MAR 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS TODAY WILL CONTINUE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
ACROSS INLAND NORTHEAST FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. A RED
FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.

AN APPROACHING FRONT ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL KEEP RH VALUES
ELEVATED WHILE ALSO INCREASING RAIN CHANCES ACROSS THE AREA.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE.

BREEZY WEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 17 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....66.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........35     37     37     41     45     45
WEATHER COV.....                            S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............52     52     62     70     74     76
RH..............84     85     69     55     47     46
20 FT WIND......S 0    S 1    S 7    S 10   S 9    S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....600    1000   1000   2700   4400   4400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 7    S 13   S 13   S 16   S 17   S 17

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FORECASTER...ENYEDI
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CROSBY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100325.ECSFH.01/JAX