FNUS72 KJAX 121028 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR EDDY TOWER...USDA- FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 628 AM EDT THU MAY 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0614 EDT ON MAY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MIN RH'S WILL BE NEAR 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WITH ERC VALUES IN THE LOWER 30S. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT EASTERLY THIS MORNING... AND EASTERLY 10 TO 15 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON AS THE EAST COAST SEABREEZE MOVES INLAND. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A LATE DAY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE SEABREEZE FRONT. SIMILAR RH'S ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE EARLY IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF SMOKE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 8 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....48. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........29 25 25 25 40 40 WEATHER COV.....AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE NONE NONE NONE SMOKE SMOKE TEMP............67 78 88 94 96 95 RH..............96 85 53 40 35 39 20 FT WIND......S 0 SE 0 E 3 E 4 E 7 E 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 7 9 13 MIX HGT (FT)....900 1500 4700 4700 7900 7900 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 2 SE 3 NE 3 NE 9 NE 9 NE 15 LAL.............1 1 1 1 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF SMOKE UNTIL EARLY MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. LAL.................2 UNTIL 2000...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. DISPERSION INDEX....2. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........40 36 36 36 28 28 WEATHER COV.....AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE NONE NONE TEMP............92 85 78 74 71 69 RH..............43 56 69 77 84 91 20 FT WIND......E 6 SE 7 SE 6 SE 5 S 3 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4700 1600 1600 1000 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 9 SE 12 SE 12 S 9 S 6 S 6 LAL.............2 1 1 1 1 1 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....63. $$ FORECASTER...ZIBURA REQUESTED BY...PETER MYERS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110512.EDDYT.01/JAX