FNUS72 KJAX 031642
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OCEABAY...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1242 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1231 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA
THIS WEEKEND AS TROPICAL STORM LEE APPROACHES THE CENTRAL GULF STATES.
DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN RAIN
CHANCES INCREASE SUNDAY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS EXPECTED
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AS MOISTURE SURGES NORTHWARD FROM THE
SOUTH. WINDS WILL BE 10 TO 15 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES THIS WEEKEND.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....66.

TIME (EDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........45     49     51
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............91     92     89
RH..............48     46     52
20 FT WIND......E 9    E 12   E 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....3700   5800   4200
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13  SE 15  SE 14
LAL.............1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 0200...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........51     48     48     44     40     40
WEATHER COV.....                            CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............87     80     76     74     72     70
RH..............56     71     80     87     93     99
20 FT WIND......E 9    SE 8   SE 7   SE 6   SE 6   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....4200   1500   1500   900    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14  SE 12  SE 12  SE 8   SE 6   SE 6
LAL.............1      1      1      1      3      3

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 1400...THEN 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....44.

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FORECASTER...ZIBURA
REQUESTED BY...PETE MYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110903.OCEAB.02/JAX