FNUS72 KJAX 171801
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORMANDY FIRE...DOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
101 PM EST FRI DEC 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1300 EST ON DECEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT OVER SOUTH GEORGIA WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE
SOUTH AND SETTLE ON THE FL/GA BORDER TONIGHT. A SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FEW WIND GUSTS TO 20
TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES. A LINE OF SHOWERS CURRENTLY JUST NORTH OF
LAKE CITY MAY BRING A FEW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT THE
BULK OF THE RAINFALL WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE WILDFIRE THROUGH TONIGHT.
LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG MAY DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH A MORE
CONTINUOUS LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. THE GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD DECREASE SHARPLY AFTER SUNSET WITH
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
THERE IS A VERY SMALL CHANCE OF THUNDER IN THE SHOWER ACTIVITY THROUGH
SATURDAY BUT HAVE DEEMED IT TOO LOW TO INCLUDE IN THE FORECAST AT THIS
TIME.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-3700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....47.

TIME (EST)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........76     76     76
WEATHER COV.....       CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............69     70     66
RH..............61     59     68
20 FT WIND......SW 11  SW 9   SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....3700   3700   2800
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 20  SW 20  SW 16

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH DECREASING TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....1.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........76     77     77     77     83     83
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............61     56     53     51     50     49
RH..............81     97     100    100    100    100
20 FT WIND......SW 7   SW 5   SW 3   SW 2   SW 1   S 0
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....2800   400    300    300    200    300
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 16  SW 12  SW 6   SW 6   SW 3   SW 2

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). OCCASIONAL RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....50.

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FORECASTER...HESS
REQUESTED BY...WENDY RODGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101217.NORMA.02/JAX