FNUS72 KJAX 180942 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR DUNE FIRE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CUMBERLAND ISLAND NATIONAL S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 542 AM EDT SAT JUN 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2348 EDT ON JUNE 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ONE MORE DAY AS SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN QUICKLY DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON. RAIN CHANCES WILL DECREASE SUNDAY AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE SEASONAL LEVELS WITH NEAR 90 DEGREES EXPECTED EACH DAY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUSTAIN BELOW 15 MPH...WITH STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING...THEN AREAS OF SMOKE BY LATE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH MID-AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....53. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........68 61 61 67 73 73 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY AREAS CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............76 77 82 85 86 86 RH..............90 89 75 67 63 63 20 FT WIND......SW 9 W 9 W 9 W 10 SW 10 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 2100 2100 3600 5100 5100 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 12 W 12 W 12 W 13 W 13 W 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 30 30 LAL.............1 1 1 1 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................2 UNTIL 2000...THEN 3 UNTIL 0200...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....11. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. LVORI...............4. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........73 73 73 66 59 59 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE TEMP............85 83 81 80 79 79 RH..............67 72 75 77 78 80 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 S 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3400 1700 1700 1100 600 600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 SW 13 SW 13 SW 12 SW 12 SW 12 LVORI...........4 4 4 4 4 4 DISPERSION INDX.43 27 27 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 10 10 LAL.............3 3 3 3 1 1 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 TO 18 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....45. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...ZAPPE REQUESTED BY...ODY ANDERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110617.DUNEF.01/JAX