FNUS72 KJAX 031718
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPKINS PRAIRIE...FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1218 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1154 EST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS NEAR 15 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS OF
20 TO 25 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO NEAR 35 PERCENT
THIS AFTERNOON. SINCE CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL KEEP RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES JUST ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS THIS
AFTERNOON...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
FLORIDA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO OUR
REGION OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN CLEARING SKIES AND GRADUALLY
DECREASING WINDS THIS EVENING. NEARLY CALM WINDS ARE EXPECTED
DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS...RESULTING IN A HEAVY FROST AROUND
SUNRISE ON MONDAY. VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED ON
MONDAY...BUT LIGHT WINDS SHOULD PRECLUDE RED FLAG CONDITIONS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT)
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 16 TO 25 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....50.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LVORI...............1.

TIME (EST)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........88     78     68
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     50     50
RH..............45     40     35
20 FT WIND......W 16   W 16   W 15
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     20
MIX HGT (FT)....3800   4500   4400
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 17  W 16   W 15
LVORI...........1      1      1
DISPERSION INDX.48     50     45
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0
LAL.............1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD HEAVY
                    FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....25 DECREASING TO 5 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LVORI...............3.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........50     30     5      3      2      2
WEATHER COV.....                                   AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FROST
TEMP............46     41     38     37     34     31
RH..............42     55     63     66     67     69
20 FT WIND......W 13   W 9    W 8    W 7    W 7    NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3500   2000   1500   1000   400    400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 20   NW 18  NW 15  NW 9   NW 6   NW 4
LVORI...........2      2      2      3      3      3
DISPERSION INDX.16     14     10     6      5      5
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD HEAVY FROST EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 35 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LVORI...............2.

$$
FORECASTER...NELSON
REQUESTED BY...CPT  G S  LAMONT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130303.HOPKI.02/JAX