FNUS72 KJAX 091049 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR CARIBBEAN CIRCLE...FFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 549 AM EST FRI MAR 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0543 EST ON MARCH 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BE SOUTH OF THE AREA THIS WEEKEND WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING NORTH OF THE AREA PRODUCING BREEZY CONDITIONS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....58. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........54 56 51 46 49 60 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............58 60 71 77 80 79 RH..............100 99 77 62 55 55 20 FT WIND......S 1 S 3 S 7 SW 7 SW 8 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....900 1700 3100 4500 5200 5200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 8 SW 9 W 9 W 9 W 10 DISPERSION INDX.4 4 6 49 55 32 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 20 30 30 LAL.............1 1 1 1 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................3 UNTIL 1900...THEN 2 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....15. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. LVORI...............5. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........71 76 74 77 77 80 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............75 68 66 64 62 60 RH..............64 79 87 92 93 92 20 FT WIND......NW 8 NW 7 N 7 N 8 N 9 N 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 1200 1100 900 900 1200 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 13 NW 13 N 14 N 14 N 16 NE 20 LVORI...........5 5 5 5 5 5 DISPERSION INDX.28 18 18 12 14 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 20 20 LAL.............3 2 1 1 1 1 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 23 TO 25 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....62. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........82 82 78 74 74 70 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE TEMP............59 61 66 69 70 70 RH..............89 80 63 56 53 52 20 FT WIND......N 10 NE 12 NE 15 NE 15 NE 16 NE 17 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 25 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1800 2500 3100 3500 3500 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 23 NE 24 NE 24 NE 23 NE 23 NE 25 DISPERSION INDX.26 27 32 56 59 65 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...PETERSON REQUESTED BY...BARRY COULLIETTE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120309.CARIB.01/JAX