FNUS72 KJAX 072217
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARIBBEAN CIRCLE...FFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
517 PM EST WED MAR 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1705 EST ON MARCH 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE AND ONSHORE FLOW WILL MAINTAIN EAST WINDS NEAR 15
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT EAST WINDS WILL
DECREASE TO 5 MPH. ON THURSDAY EAST WINDS WILL BE 10 TO 15 MPH.
HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BRINGING A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THEN A RENEWED BREEZY TO WINDY ONSHORE FLOW SETS
UP FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND
                    5 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-900 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 14 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........66     62     55     48     44     45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............68     64     61     58     57     55
RH..............62     73     82     90     97     100
20 FT WIND......E 13   E 12   E 8    NE 6   NE 3   NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     10     10     5
MIX HGT (FT)....2900   1700   1300   900    600    500
TRANSPORT WIND..E 22   E 21   E 16   E 10   E 9    E 9
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....42.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........45     45     45     45     42     40
WEATHER COV.....                     S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE
TEMP............54     56     69     76     80     80
RH..............100    100    78     59     52     52
20 FT WIND......NE 3   E 6    E 9    E 12   E 12   E 12
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10            20
MIX HGT (FT)....400    900    2200   3400   4100   4100
TRANSPORT WIND..E 12   E 13   SE 12  SE 12  SE 12  SE 12
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

$$
FORECASTER...ZIBURA
REQUESTED BY...BARRY COULLIETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120307.CARIB.03/JAX