FNUS72 KJAX 070337
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COUNTY LINE...USDA- FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1137 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2327 EDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND
BRINGING IN MUCH COOLER DRIER AIR. BREEZY CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY
COMBINED WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW CRITERIA MAY RESULT
IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS.


.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 18 TO 22 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....15.

TIME (EDT)      11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........21     5      2      7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     57     54     51
RH..............72     71     78     82
20 FT WIND......NE 7   NE 7   N 7    N 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1800   1900   2000   2000
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 20  NE 22  NE 22  NE 21
LAL.............1      1      1      1

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6600 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....60.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........7      11     10     10     9      14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     50     61     70     75     76
RH..............81     80     50     36     30     28
20 FT WIND......N 7    N 6    NE 8   NE 12  NE 14  E 14
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....1800   1200   3700   5300   6400   6600
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 20  NE 16  NE 18  NE 18  E 15   E 13
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

$$
FORECASTER...HESS
REQUESTED BY...MIKE DUEITT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120406.COUNT.02/JAX