FNUS72 KJAX 312315 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPKINS PRAIRIE 10...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 715 PM EDT SUN MAR 31 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1904 EDT ON MARCH 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT...THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL INCREASE TOWARD DAWN. THIS FRONT WILL SLIDE ACROSS LATE MONDAY...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. A MUCH DRIER AIR MASS WILL TEMPORARILY SETTLE INTO OUR REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST ON TUESDAY BEHIND THE FRONT. FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...WHILE A FEW POCKETS OF PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY MORNING IN INTERIOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA...A MORE WIDESPREAD AND POTENTIALLY DENSE FOG EVENT IS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY MORNING REGION-WIDE. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....72 DECREASING TO 6. LVORI...............5. TIME (EDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........46 51 56 60 66 72 WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TEMP............80 69 66 63 61 59 RH..............53 67 78 88 95 100 20 FT WIND......W 10 W 8 SW 6 SW 5 SW 3 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4900 1200 900 500 600 800 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 17 SW 14 SW 9 SW 7 SW 6 SW 8 LVORI...........2 3 5 8 8 8 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 2 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................2. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 16 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 46 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 64 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 70 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 60. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........72 72 77 66 73 79 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............58 58 68 75 79 80 RH..............100 100 79 63 53 52 20 FT WIND......SW 3 S 3 SW 7 SW 9 W 12 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....800 1000 2500 3900 5300 4200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 SW 12 SW 15 SW 18 W 20 W 18 DISPERSION INDX.5 7 46 68 63 70 LAL.............2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...STRUBLE REQUESTED BY...WWHITE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130331.HOPKI.01/JAX