FNUS72 KJAX 031044
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COUNTY LINE FIRE...TYPE 3 TEAM, BENTLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
644 AM EDT THU MAY 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0639 EDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC WILL
BUILD SOUTHWARD THROUGH FRIDAY. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE
10 TO 15 MPH TODAY THEN MORE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST ON FRIDAY. GUSTS OF 15
TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON ARE POSSIBLE. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES. A LATE AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE MERGER
IS EXPECTED NEAR THE FIRE SITE AFTERNOON 5 PM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4400-4700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 0 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....INCREASING TO 49.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LVORI...............6.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........36     36     35     35     38     50
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     73     83     88     90     90
RH..............100    97     68     54     45     46
20 FT WIND......S 0    S 1    SE 5   SE 6   SE 5   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....100    1300   2800   4100   4700   4600
TRANSPORT WIND..S 0    S 2    S 8    SE 8   SE 6   E 9
LVORI...........10     9      3      1      1      1
DISPERSION INDX.1      5      30     36     33     49
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 0
                    TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....DECREASING TO 1.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LVORI...............5.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........53     53     55     56     56     54
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............87     81     75     72     69     67
RH..............50     64     77     84     88     94
20 FT WIND......SE 7   SE 8   SE 6   SE 3   SE 1   S 1
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10     5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....4000   2500   1500   1000   800    400
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 12  SE 16  SE 14  SE 10  SE 7   S 2
LVORI...........1      2      4      5      5      6
DISPERSION INDX.57     22     11     6      4      2
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4400-5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 0 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO 6
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....INCREASING TO 44 IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ENYEDI
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DEMATTEIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120503.COUNT.01/JAX