FNUS72 KJAX 220934 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR ESPANOLA...DOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 534 AM EDT WED JUN 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0519 EDT ON JUNE 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HOT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH MAX TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT BRIEFLY NEAR 40 PERCENT. AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. ANY RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT...AVERAGING LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. PREVAILING WESTERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE LESS THAN 10 MPH THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH BEHIND THE ATLANTIC SEABREEZE IN THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY AS UPPER LEVEL TROUGHING TAKES THE PLACE OF THE STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE. THIS PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE MUCH HIGHER AS THUNDERSTORMS BECOME MORE NUMEROUS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-7800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 16 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....51. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........43 43 43 38 48 48 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE TEMP............76 79 88 93 96 95 RH..............85 80 60 48 42 44 20 FT WIND......SW 3 W 3 W 3 SW 3 E 8 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 12 16 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 2200 2200 5000 7800 7800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 6 S 7 S 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 DISPERSION INDX.3 19 19 40 56 34 LAL.............1 1 1 1 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. LAL.................2 UNTIL 2000...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....3. LVORI...............6. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........56 37 37 37 36 36 WEATHER COV.....AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE TEMP............91 86 82 80 78 77 RH..............50 61 71 77 83 89 20 FT WIND......SE 14 SE 12 S 10 S 8 S 6 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.18 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....6800 1800 1800 1200 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 SE 17 SE 17 S 12 S 6 S 6 LVORI...........6 6 6 6 6 6 LAL.............2 1 1 1 1 1 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1 UNTIL 0800...THEN 3 UNTIL 1400...THEN 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-7300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....24. $$ FORECASTER...SHULER REQUESTED BY...DUANE WEIS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110622.ESPAN.02/JAX