FNUS72 KJAX 260915 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR COUNTY LINE WILDFIRE...TYPE 3 TEAM, BENTLEY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 515 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1929 EDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING DUE TO LOW RH...WIND...HIGH DISPERSION...HIGH ERC VALUES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING DUE TO LOW RH AND HIGH DISPERSION... .DISCUSSION...A WARM AND BREEZY WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW IS EXPECTED TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES SOUTH OF THE REGION AND WEAK SURFACE TROUGHS PASS NORTH AND EAST OF THE AREA. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL NEAR 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. THE BREEZY WINDS ALONG WITH LOW RH'S AND HIGH DISPERSION HAS PROMPTED AN UPGRADE TO A RED FLAG. WINDS WILL BE NOT AS STRONG FRIDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE NUDGES NORTH INTO THE AREA. HOWEVER...RH'S ARE STILL FORECAST TO FALL BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FOR 3 TO 5 HOURS ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA ALONG WITH HIGH DISPERSION. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA FOR FRIDAY. NO RED FLAGS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND AS RH'S ARE FORECAST TO BE ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 36 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 103 IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........22 28 21 13 6 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 59 74 83 88 89 RH..............89 88 54 39 31 30 20 FT WIND......S 3 SE 2 SW 9 SW 14 SW 14 SW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 15 20 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....600 700 3400 5200 6500 6600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 SE 9 SW 18 SW 24 SW 22 SW 22 DISPERSION INDX.6 11 76 103 103 79 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....97 DECREASING TO 5. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LVORI...............5. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........7 5 9 18 31 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............85 77 70 66 63 60 RH..............38 59 76 84 89 94 20 FT WIND......SW 13 SW 10 SW 9 SW 8 SW 7 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....5400 2900 1600 1000 700 400 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 23 SW 23 SW 18 SW 14 SW 12 SW 7 LVORI...........1 2 3 4 5 6 DISPERSION INDX.101 17 13 11 6 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 41 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 86 IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...PETERSON REQUESTED BY...VINCE CARVER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120425.COUNT.01/JAX