FNUS72 KJAX 161221 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR EPERIMENTAL FORET...USDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 721 AM EST TUE NOV 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0740 EST ON NOVEMBER 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MOISTURE AND WIND WILL INCREASE TODAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. THE COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH TONIGHT WITH DRIER AIR MOVING IN FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. RH'S WILL BE NEAR CRITICALLY LOW VALUES ON WEDNESDAY AND LIKELY ON THURSDAY. SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS NEAR 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE FORECAST TODAY... WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE IN VICINITY OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. OTHERWISE...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE LESS THAN 15 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-3600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....50. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........70 70 70 84 84 84 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............56 69 77 79 79 74 RH..............100 79 59 55 60 84 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 12 S 15 SW 16 SW 15 SW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 25 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....500 2000 2000 3600 3600 2200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 17 S 17 SW 18 SW 18 SW 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 60 60 60 LAL.............1 1 1 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................2 UNTIL 1900...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....4. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. LVORI...............9. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........84 75 75 75 52 52 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............69 64 61 59 57 56 RH..............84 100 100 100 100 100 20 FT WIND......SW 12 SW 9 SW 8 W 7 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 800 600 600 500 500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 17 SW 14 SW 9 SW 9 W 6 W 8 LVORI...........9 9 9 9 9 9 DISPERSION INDX.35 12 8 6 4 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 30 30 30 10 10 LAL.............2 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...ZAPPE REQUESTED BY...PETE MYERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101116.EPERI.01/JAX