FNUS72 KJAX 131031 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR CARIBBEAN CIRCLE...FFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 631 AM EDT TUE MAR 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0616 EDT ON MARCH 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN EAST COAST SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BE PERSISTENT THIS WEEK. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IS FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL. RH VALUES OF ABOUT 42 TO 46 PERCENT EXPECTED TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...BUT LOWER VALUES ARE FORECAST FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION...IS EXPECTED TO LEAD TO FAIRLY LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THE PERIOD. AN EAST COAST SEA BREEZE WILL LIKELY MOVE TO NEAR CARIBBEAN CIRCLE BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM TODAY. DUE TO LIGHT WINDS...PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF FOG WEDNESDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-50 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 9 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....42. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........35 37 46 50 52 55 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............56 59 71 77 80 80 RH..............94 93 78 58 46 46 20 FT WIND......E 1 E 2 SE 5 E 6 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.3 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 400 1700 4700 5600 5600 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 7 SE 9 E 9 E 7 E 7 E 9 DISPERSION INDX.3 14 23 38 44 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 20 20 LAL.............1 1 1 1 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. LAL.................2 UNTIL 1900...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-400 FT AGL LATE. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 2 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX....1. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LVORI...............5. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........58 62 56 56 56 43 WEATHER COV.....S CHC AREAS WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG TEMP............78 71 67 64 62 61 RH..............49 64 76 81 83 85 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 7 SE 5 SE 2 S 1 NW 0 20 FT WIND GUST.10 MIX HGT (FT)....3900 400 300 300 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 SE 12 SE 9 SE 7 S 3 SE 2 LVORI...........5 5 5 5 5 6 DISPERSION INDX.28 8 6 3 2 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 0 0 LAL.............2 1 1 1 1 1 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....59. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...SHASHY REQUESTED BY...BARRY COULLIETTE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120313.CARIB.01/JAX