FNUS72 KJAX 131321
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FT GATES  22...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
921 AM EDT MON SEP 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0911 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH OF THE AREA TODAY PROVIDING A
NORTHEASTERLY FLOW. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD WELL NORTH OF THE
AREA THROUGH FRIDAY PRODUCING EASTERLY WINDS. WHILE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL APPROACH CRITICAL VALUES DURATIONS WILL BE
LESS THAN 4 HOURS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....73.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........44     44     35     35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............83     89     91     90
RH..............76     61     55     55
20 FT WIND......NE 7   NE 8   NE 9   E 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   3800   6000   6000
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 7   NE 12  NE 16  NE 16
LAL.............1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........34     22     22     23     23     23
WEATHER COV.....                            AREAS  AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG    FOG
TEMP............87     80     77     76     74     73
RH..............60     75     82     86     90     94
20 FT WIND......E 8    E 6    E 6    E 5    E 5    NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-5200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....76.

$$
FORECASTER...TRABERT
REQUESTED BY...MIKE WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100913.FTGAT.01/JAX