FNUS72 KJAX 241039 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR ESPANOLA...DOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 639 AM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0627 EDT ON JUNE 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SURFACE TROUGH NORTH OF THE AREA AND SURFACE RIDGE TO OUR SOUTH WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A PREVAILING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW...WITH THE SEABREEZE MOVING IN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND WINDS SHIFTING TO SOUTHEASTERLY. SPEEDS WILL BE 5 TO 10 MPH AND THEN 10 TO 15 MPH BEHIND THE SEABREEZE. WINDS WILL BE HIGHER AND GUSTY NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. OUTFLOWS FROM THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE SUDDEN SHIFTS IN WIND DIRECTION. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL BE HIGH TODAY WITH MINIMUM RH ABOVE 55 PERCENT AND A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN EXPECTED. THE MORNING WILL HAVE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHILE THE STRONGER STORMS ARRIVE IN THE AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH... ALTHOUGH THE STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE 2 TO 3 INCHES IF ONE PASSES OVER THE FIRE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL 0800...THEN 3 UNTIL 1400...THEN 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-4100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-4900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....34. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........56 69 69 69 77 77 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............74 80 86 89 89 89 RH..............97 91 74 64 60 64 20 FT WIND......SW 2 SW 3 W 5 S 7 SE 8 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 3200 4100 4100 4900 4900 TRANSPORT WIND..S 5 SW 6 W 9 W 9 W 10 W 10 LAL.............1 3 3 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. LAL.................4 UNTIL 2000...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....2. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........77 75 75 75 79 79 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............86 82 78 76 75 73 RH..............67 74 82 86 90 93 20 FT WIND......SE 7 S 5 S 3 S 2 SW 2 SW 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4600 2300 2300 1300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..W 8 W 5 W 5 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 LAL.............4 3 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................3 UNTIL 1400...THEN 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....41. $$ FORECASTER...TRABERT REQUESTED BY...DUANE WEIS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110624.ESPAN.01/JAX