FNUS72 KJAX 012008
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPKINS 10...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
408 PM EDT MON APR 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1559 EDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND EXTREME
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE REGION TONIGHT. A DRIER AIR MASS WILL MOVE IN BEHIND
THE FRONT FOR TUESDAY. RH'S WILL FALL BELOW CRITICAL VALUES BUT
WINDS WILL BE LESS THAN 15 MPH. THE AIR MASS WILL MODIFY ON WEDNESDAY
AND RH'S ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES WITH NO HEADLINES
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

RAIN CHANCES WILL BE MINIMAL TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH RAIN
BECOMING LIKELY THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...AND WITH DRY CONDITIONS
RETURNING NEXT WEEKEND.

FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY MORNINGS...PARTICULARLY FOR INLAND LOCATIONS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2000...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1200 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....64 DECREASING TO 5.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........48     37     34     31     28     25
WEATHER COV.....S CHC                              PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG
TEMP............80     73     65     59     57     57
RH..............49     63     82     97     96     90
20 FT WIND......W 12   W 8    W 6    W 6    NW 5   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3200   1300   1000   700    400    600
TRANSPORT WIND..W 20   W 14   W 10   NW 7   NW 6   N 7
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     10     10     0      0      0
LAL.............2      1      1      1      1      1

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 56.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........23     23     21     19     19     20
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     57     65     80     82     82
RH..............90     90     69     38     31     31
20 FT WIND......NW 3   N 5    N 9    NE 9   NE 7   E 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5             15     15     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....800    1000   2400   3800   5100   4000
TRANSPORT WIND..N 8    N 10   NE 10  NE 9   NE 9   E 12
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

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FORECASTER...WOLF
REQUESTED BY...MIKE WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130401.HOPKI.01/JAX