FNUS72 KJAX 101858 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HALFMOON 16...FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 258 PM EDT WED APR 10 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1439 EDT ON APRIL 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A MOIST SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE AROUND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC THROUGH TONIGHT. A MORE SOUTHERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY AHEAD OF AN ADVANCING COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL CROSS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...BRINGING A ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO CLOSE TO 15 MPH ALONG THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 5 TO 10 MPH TONIGHT FROM THE ESE. BREEZY SSE WINDS ON THU WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH SUNRISE. LOW CLOUD COVER WILL PRECLUDE WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. LAL.................1 UNTIL 2000...THEN 2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....67 DECREASING TO 8. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. LVORI...............MAX AROUND 8. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........46 48 51 59 72 78 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE TEMP............84 78 74 71 70 68 RH..............49 63 80 90 98 96 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 9 SE 8 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....5600 3700 1800 600 200 300 TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 E 14 SE 12 SE 9 SE 7 SE 7 LVORI...........1 1 3 5 8 7 DISPERSION INDX.67 55 25 8 6 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 10 LAL.............1 2 2 1 1 1 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1500...THEN 2 UNTIL 1600...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-4800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 18 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX....11 INCREASING TO 58. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. LVORI...............5. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........82 82 68 59 56 66 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TSTORM TEMP............67 67 76 81 84 85 RH..............98 100 74 60 51 53 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 10 S 13 S 16 S 16 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....100 100 1700 2900 4800 4700 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 SE 10 S 16 S 20 S 20 S 20 LVORI...........8 7 3 1 1 1 DISPERSION INDX.8 10 36 48 61 58 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 10 10 30 40 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 3 $$ FORECASTER...ENYEDI REQUESTED BY...CAPTAIN GREGORY S LAMONT TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130410.HALFM.01/JAX