FNUS72 KJAX 041209
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HONEY PRAIRIE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
809 AM EDT WED MAY 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0756 EDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A COLD FRONT IS MOVING ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING...BRINGING IN A
DRIER AIRMASS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD IN THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO THE WEEKEND. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP WITH MINIMUM VALUES
IN THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. RH VALUES COULD BE
5 TO 10 PERCENT LOWER NEAR THE FIRE FRONT. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP
WITH WIND GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SPRINKLES THIS MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-4000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 13 TO 21 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....68.

TIME (EDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........76     75     55     55     25     15
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     70     74     77     77     76
RH..............85     62     46     37     33     36
20 FT WIND......N 10   N 12   N 13   N 14   N 14   N 10
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   1900   3800   4000   4000   3700
TRANSPORT WIND..N 20   N 20   N 21   N 21   N 18   N 17
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........15     8      8      10     8      8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............73     65     59     55     52     49
RH..............36     49     63     69     73     79
20 FT WIND......N 9    N 7    N 6    N 5    N 6    N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3700   2700   2700   200    1300   1300
TRANSPORT WIND..N 17   N 14   N 14   N 10   N 8    N 8
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 20
                    MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-6300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....51.

$$
FORECASTER...SANDRIK
REQUESTED BY...TERRI JENKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110504.HONEY.02/JAX