FNUS72 KJAX 031938
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ARABIA BAY...NWS WFO JAX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
238 PM EST FRI DEC 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1800 EST ON DECEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL DRIFT SOUTH THROUGH
SATURDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A WARM-UP TO NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES
BUT KEEP A DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO
SOUTHWEST OVER CLINCH COUNTY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH A MIN RH NEAR
40 PERCENT. WINDS OF 10 T0 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY WITH
A GUST TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE. FROM SUNDAY INTO NEXT WEEK A
UNSEASONABLY COLD AND DRY AIRMASS WILL DROP TEMPERATURES AS
MUCH AS 10-15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL AND WILL CONTINUE THE
RAIN-FREE CONDITIONS. BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LVORI...............5.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........11     15     15     15     20     20
WEATHER COV.....                            AREAS  AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FROST  FROST
TEMP............50     44     41     39     37     35
RH..............44     61     71     77     85     93
20 FT WIND......W 7    W 5    W 3    W 3    W 3    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     5                    5
MIX HGT (FT)....2800   900    400    400    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..W 13   W 12   W 7    W 7    W 7    W 7
LVORI...........5      5      5      5      5      5
DISPERSION INDX.44     5      3      3      3      3
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....61.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.


TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........21     20     20     20     32     32
WEATHER COV.....AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....FROST  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     36     51     62     66     65
RH..............100    100    64     46     42     46
20 FT WIND......W 2    W 2    W 5    W 9    W 13   W 13
20 FT WIND GUST.       7      10     15     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....300    800    1800   1800   3400   2800
TRANSPORT WIND..W 7    NW 9   W 8    W 8    W 17   W 17
LVORI...........M      M      M      M      M      M
DISPERSION INDX.3      10     18     18     59     53
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...SHASHY
REQUESTED BY...SHASHY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101203.ARABI.01/JAX