FNUS72 KJAX 191251
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BETTS EDDY 3...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
751 AM EST MON DEC 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON DECEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL PUSH EAST INTO THE ATLANTIC WITH
AN ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPING TODAY AND AN INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
AND CLOUDS WHICH SHOULD KEEP RH VALUES ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS AND WILL
RESULT IN TEMPERATURES PUSHING INTO THE 70S. WINDS WILL VEER TO THE
SOUTHEAST AND REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT. PATCHY FOG IS EXPECTED LATE
TONIGHT AS WINDS BECOME NEAR CALM.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-3700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....34.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........27     41     48     54     57
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     65     70     71     67
RH..............90     59     50     49     58
20 FT WIND......E 5    SE 8   SE 10  SE 9   SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     12     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1700   2700   3700   3000   2200
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13  SE 13  SE 12  SE 13  SE 13
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-60 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........56     50     39     36     43     58
WEATHER COV.....                            PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG    FOG
TEMP............61     55     51     49     47     46
RH..............70     90     100    100    100    100
20 FT WIND......SE 6   SE 3   SE 3   SE 2   SE 2   SE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   1300   900    500    400    700
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13  SE 10  SE 7   SE 5   SE 5   S 7
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1800-3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....37.

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FORECASTER...HESS
REQUESTED BY...MARLENE BULLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111219.BETTS.01/JAX