FNUS72 KJAX 221309 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR 005 PENNER PONDS...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 809 AM EST THU DEC 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 EST ON DECEMBER 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE EAST OF THE AREA AS A SURFACE TROUGH PERSISTS TO THE WEST THROUGH FRIDAY. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD NORTH OF THE REGION SATURDAY WITH ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED. SOUTH WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH AT TIMES TODAY. FRIDAY RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF THE APPROACHING FRONT. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ON FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 15 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....55. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........21 29 46 42 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 73 79 80 79 RH..............95 80 57 49 55 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 9 S 10 S 10 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 3200 4300 3900 3100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 15 S 15 S 15 S 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....2. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM MIX HGT (FT)....2300 1600 1100 600 500 800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 9 S 7 S 6 S 5 S 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...WOLF REQUESTED BY...MARK PLOSKI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111222.005PE.01/JAX