FNUS72 KJAX 271232 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR BOMBING RANGE NINE 21...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 832 AM EDT WED OCT 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0822 EDT ON OCTOBER 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL ATLANTIC WILL CONTINUE A SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE LOCAL AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. THURSDAY NIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH OF THE AREA TRAILED BY A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD WEST OF THE AREA FRIDAY...THEN THE HIGH WILL SHIFT EAST AND POSITION OVER THE SOUTHEAST REGION THIS WEEKEND. SOUTH WINDS WILL NEAR 10 TO 15 MPH TODAY THEN SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST THURSDAY IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-5100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....54. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........48 48 48 37 37 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............73 83 88 90 89 RH..............100 83 64 55 54 20 FT WIND......SE 3 S 6 S 6 SE 6 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 3200 3200 5100 5100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 9 S 9 S 9 SE 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 20 LAL.............1 1 1 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. LAL.................2 UNTIL 0200...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....2. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. LVORI...............8. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........37 47 47 47 69 69 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE TEMP............86 79 76 74 73 72 RH..............60 76 85 91 94 97 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 7 E 3 E 2 SE 2 S 1 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4800 1500 1500 900 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 12 SE 13 SE 13 SE 8 S 3 S 3 LVORI...........8 8 8 8 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 10 10 LAL.............2 2 2 2 1 1 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-5100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....33. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...ZAPPE REQUESTED BY...MIKE WILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101027.BOMBI.01/JAX