FNUS72 KJAX 210945 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR OLUSTEE BATTLE FIRE...OSCEOLA N. F. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 445 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2026 EST ON FEBRUARY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN WELL EAST OF THE AREA TODAY. BECOMING WINDY TODAY WITH SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDICES WILL BE HIGH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 30S OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA WITH HIGH DISPERSION VALUES... THUS WHILE MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT IT WILL STILL BE A FIRE SENSITIVE DAY. HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIGHER ON TUESDAY...THUS NO RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 14 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 28 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....81. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........56 48 48 45 24 28 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 54 67 76 80 80 RH..............100 100 68 45 38 39 20 FT WIND......S 2 SSW 5 SW 12 SW 14 SW 16 SW 16 20 FT WIND GUST.7 15 20 25 30 25 MIX HGT (FT)....400 500 2100 2100 4500 4300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 SW 10 SW 22 SW 22 SW 28 SW 24 DISPERSION INDX.4 7 29 44 81 68 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 17 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....6. LVORI...............9. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........23 30 30 30 60 60 WEATHER COV..... AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG TEMP............74 66 62 60 58 56 RH..............52 72 85 94 100 100 20 FT WIND......SW 12 SW 8 SW 8 SW 7 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4000 400 400 400 300 400 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 24 SW 17 SW 12 SW 12 SW 9 SW 9 LVORI...........9 9 9 9 9 9 DISPERSION INDX.90 18 12 5 6 6 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....68. $$ FORECASTER...SHASHY REQUESTED BY...PETE MYERS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110220.OLUST.02/JAX