FNUS72 KJAX 251254 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HANDCOCK ALBERT 2...USDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 754 AM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0755 EST ON JANUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TODAY BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE HAIL. RAINFALL TOTALS EXCEEDING AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS EVENT. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH LATE TONIGHT BRINGING DRIER AND WINDY CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY. A COOL AND DRY AIR MASS WILL SETTLE INTO THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH RH VALUES JUST ABOVE RED FLAG CRITERIA. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE LESS THAN 15 MPH THIS MORNING AND THEN ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....30. CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........96 96 96 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............44 52 58 62 62 62 RH..............100 98 93 92 91 95 20 FT WIND......E 5 SE 8 S 10 S 13 S 13 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1300 1300 2200 2200 1300 TRANSPORT WIND..E 13 SE 14 SE 14 S 15 S 17 S 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 90 90 90 LAL.............1 1 1 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH. LAL.................2 UNTIL 0100...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....10. CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT. LVORI...............7. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 92 92 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............61 62 62 61 60 58 RH..............95 96 93 98 100 99 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 12 S 12 S 12 SW 12 SW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 400 400 400 400 700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 17 S 17 SW 15 SW 15 SW 12 SW 15 LVORI...........7 7 7 7 7 7 DISPERSION INDX.26 19 16 13 10 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 90 50 50 LAL.............2 2 2 2 1 1 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....78. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...ZAPPE REQUESTED BY...PETE MYERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110125.HANDC.02/JAX