FNUS72 KJAX 031153 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPKINS PRAIRIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 653 AM EST SUN MAR 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0649 EST ON MARCH 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AGAIN TODAY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS NEAR 15 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 20 TO 25 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. THE ERC VALUES ARE HIGHEST FROM THE OCALA NATIONAL FOREST TO THE COAST AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY BUT WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER AND FIRE WEATHER HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED FOR A PORTION OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA WHERE ERC VALUES ARE HIGHEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 17 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....13 INCREASING TO 48. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........38 29 23 21 16 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 41 50 54 55 55 RH..............80 65 40 30 27 30 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 10 NW 15 W 15 W 16 W 16 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....900 2000 3200 4500 4500 4400 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 12 NW 15 NW 17 NW 17 W 16 W 16 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-2100 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....13 DECREASING TO 5 AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 13 EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........8 7 6 6 4 3 WEATHER COV..... AREAS WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FROST TEMP............50 43 40 38 36 34 RH..............36 50 59 63 66 68 20 FT WIND......W 12 W 9 NW 9 NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4100 3300 2100 1000 400 500 TRANSPORT WIND..W 16 NW 20 NW 21 NW 9 NW 6 NW 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....17 INCREASING TO 28 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 34 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 20 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 11. $$ FORECASTER...TRABERT REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130303.HOPKI.01/JAX