FNUS72 KJAX 301215
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HONEY PRAIE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
815 AM EDT SAT APR 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0756 EDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH
TEMPERATURES WARMING TO THE MID 80S. EASTERLY WINDS OF 10-15 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE ANTICIPATED TODAY.

THE PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW TODAY WILL HELP RAISE MOISTURE VALUES
BY SUNDAY BUT MINIMUM RH VALUES MAY STILL DROP TO AROUND 35 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 14 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....58.

TIME (EDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........4      4      5      5      5      6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     70     80     85     86     84
RH..............100    66     38     27     24     30
20 FT WIND......SW 0   SE 6   E 8    E 7    E 8    E 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     10     10     15
MIX HGT (FT)....600    1000   2900   5300   5300   5200
TRANSPORT WIND..E 6    E 6    E 8    E 9    E 9    E 14
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 3 TO
                    8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........6      7      7      7      7      7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............82     74     67     63     60     57
RH..............30     44     59     69     79     86
20 FT WIND......E 8    E 7    SE 7   SE 5   SE 1   E 1
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10     5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....5200   2500   1300   800    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..E 14   E 15   E 15   E 9    SE 3   SE 3
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 9 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....56.

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FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...REGGIE FORCINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110430.HONEY.01/JAX