FNUS72 KJAX 051123
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HONEY PRAIRIE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
723 AM EDT THU MAY 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0715 EDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

LOWER DEWPOINTS WILL LEAD TO REDUCED RH VALUES TODAY...UNDER A
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
TODAY WILL SHIFT TO NORTHEAST BY MIDDAY...THEN EAST BY MID-LATE
AFTERNOON AROUND 10 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO EAST 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-5400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST BECOMING EAST 8 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....60.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........16     16     17     29     29     33
WEATHER COV.....AREAS                AREAS  AREAS  AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE  NONE   NONE   SMOKE  SMOKE  SMOKE
TEMP............49     65     74     78     79     77
RH..............77     59     42     34     33     38
20 FT WIND......N 6    NE 9   NE 10  E 10   E 8    E 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....900    900    3800   5400   5400   4600
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 14  NE 14  E 15   E 15   E 12   E 12
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-2100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........33     27     27     27     50     50
WEATHER COV.....AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............76     70     64     61     59     57
RH..............38     52     64     72     79     87
20 FT WIND......E 8    E 8    SE 6   SE 5   SE 2   SE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....4600   3100   3100   2100   700    700
TRANSPORT WIND..E 12   E 12   E 12   SE 12  SE 8   SE 8
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-4500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....8.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WOLF
REQUESTED BY...TERRI JENKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110505.HONEY.01/JAX