FNUS72 KJAX 251400 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR 206 FIRE...DOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 900 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0851 EST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA TONIGHT BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. THE FRONT WILL STALL NEAR THE AREA ON SATURDAY...BRINGING AREAS OF DRIZZLE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. PATCHY DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE THE NEXT SEVERAL NIGHTS. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TODAY. WINDS WILL BE LESS THAN 15 MPH ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. HIGH DISPERSION VALUES ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH VALUES REACHING NEAR 100. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICALLY LOW VALUES THROUGH MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 31 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....77. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........59 59 59 55 55 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 74 78 79 79 RH..............80 62 53 50 54 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 16 SW 18 SW 18 SW 17 20 FT WIND GUST.12 25 30 30 25 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 2300 3600 3600 2900 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 12 SW 24 SW 31 SW 31 SW 29 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........WEST 23 TO 29 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....4. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LVORI...............6. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........55 65 65 65 78 78 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE DZL/FG DZL/FG TEMP............74 68 66 64 62 61 RH..............59 73 78 83 87 92 20 FT WIND......W 15 W 13 W 9 W 6 W 3 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 2200 1300 1300 300 800 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 29 W 23 W 15 W 15 W 8 NW 3 LVORI...........6 6 6 6 6 6 DISPERSION INDX.M M M M M M CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....15. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...ZAPPE REQUESTED BY...HARRIS JARRIEL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110225.206FI.03/JAX