FNUS72 KJAX 231929 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR ESPANOLA...DOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 329 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1522 EDT ON JUNE 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A SURFACE TROUGH WILL LINGER OVER THE SOUTHEAST REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND HIGH CHANCES OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES. WEST TO SOUTHWEST PREVAILING FLOW IS EXPECTED WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS LESS THAN 15 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST NEAR THE ATLANTIC COAST IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENING WITH THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE WITH SPEEDS NEAR 15 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS WILL ALSO BE HIGHER AND GUSTY NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. PATCHY SMOKE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. LAL.................4 UNTIL 2000...THEN 3 UNTIL 0200...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....2. CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT...MAINLY EARLY IN THE EVENING. LVORI...............7. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........72 72 72 72 56 56 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM SMOKE SMOKE TEMP............89 85 80 78 77 75 RH..............59 68 77 82 87 91 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 3 S 3 SW 2 SW 1 SW 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5400 4200 4200 2300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 W 6 W 6 SW 3 S 3 S 3 LVORI...........7 7 7 7 7 7 DISPERSION INDX.26 3 3 2 2 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 30 30 30 10 10 LAL.............4 3 3 3 1 1 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL 0800...THEN 3 UNTIL 1400...THEN 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....24. CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........56 52 52 52 77 77 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............74 76 84 89 92 91 RH..............95 91 71 61 56 57 20 FT WIND......SW 1 SW 3 SW 5 SW 3 SE 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 4000 4000 4900 5800 5800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 DISPERSION INDX.2 28 22 33 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 30 30 60 60 LAL.............1 3 3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...SHASHY REQUESTED BY...DUANE WEIS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110623.ESPAN.02/JAX