FNUS72 KJAX 201240 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR SWARTHOUT...USDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 740 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EST ON JANUARY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES TODAY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING NORTH OF THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY AFTER THE MORNING FOG BURNS OFF WITH LIGHT WINDS. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AND END DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....52. TIME (EST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........41 46 46 45 57 WEATHER COV.....AREAS WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 53 64 70 70 RH..............100 81 60 53 53 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 5 S 6 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.3 8 10 11 11 MIX HGT (FT)....800 2100 2100 3300 2200 TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 SE 10 SE 10 S 13 SW 12 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....4. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........57 70 75 75 87 92 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............63 58 55 53 52 50 RH..............70 87 95 100 100 100 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 W 6 W 5 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 8 7 7 7 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 1000 700 700 300 600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 12 SW 10 W 7 W 7 W 6 NW 7 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-1800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....27. $$ FORECASTER...HESS REQUESTED BY...PETE MYERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110120.SWART.01/JAX