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FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BALDWIN BAY 2...FFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
834 AM EDT TUE MAR 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0819 EDT ON MARCH 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE SOUTH ALONG THE COAST TODAY WITH
BREEZY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. FLOW OFF THE
ATLANTIC WILL PUSH MOISTURE INLAND KEEPING MINIMUM RH VALUES ABOVE
CRITICAL LEVELS. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO
WARM TO AROUND 80.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 7 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 1 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....24.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........17     25     32     36     36
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     70     77     81     80
RH..............96     59     48     43     50
20 FT WIND......NE 3   E 8    E 13   E 15   E 15
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     15     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....1500   4300   4900   4800   4300
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 5   E 8    E 8    E 8    E 10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....1.
LVORI...............10.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........32     23     19     16     12     13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............76     69     63     59     57     57
RH..............55     72     85     95     98     99
20 FT WIND......E 14   E 12   E 6    E 2    E 1    E 1
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     10     5
MIX HGT (FT)....3300   1900   900    400    200    100
TRANSPORT WIND..E 12   E 14   E 10   E 6    E 1    E 1
LVORI...........10     10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-4900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 1 TO 5 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....9.

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FORECASTER...TRABERT
REQUESTED BY...LINDA STARLING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120327.BALDW.01/JAX