FNUS72 KJAX 151024
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARIBBEAN CIRCLE...FFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
624 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0617 EDT ON MARCH 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BE NORTH OF THE AREA TODAY BUT WILL SLOWLY
MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH SATURDAY INTO THE FORECAST REGION WITH
MAINLY A DRY WEATHER PATTERN. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL
RESULT IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO BE NEAR CRITICAL VALUES
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN
15 MPH THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

PATCHY TO AREAS OF FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE THE NEXT FEW MORNINGS.
THIS FOG COUPLED WITH SMOKE COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITIES IN THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 1 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....38.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........22     17     18     28     44     54
WEATHER COV.....AREAS  AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     61     74     81     84     85
RH..............99     100    76     55     43     41
20 FT WIND......E 1    E 3    E 6    E 8    E 9    E 10
20 FT WIND GUST.       5             10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....200    600    2400   4100   4900   5000
TRANSPORT WIND..E 1    E 3    E 8    E 9    E 9    E 10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-1900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 1 TO 3 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........49     35     32     32     20     27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............82     73     67     64     61     59
RH..............45     62     77     85     91     97
20 FT WIND......E 10   E 8    E 5    SE 2   SE 1   SE 1
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....4500   2600   1500   1000   600    300
TRANSPORT WIND..E 12   E 14   SE 13  SE 10  SE 6   SE 2
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 1 TO 7
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....24.

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FORECASTER...STRUBLE
REQUESTED BY...BARRY COULLIETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120315.CARIB.01/JAX