FNUS72 KJAX 122303
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HALF MOON 16...FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
703 PM EDT FRI APR 12 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1856 EDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...STALLING JUST SOUTH
OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE
CRITICAL RANGE ON SATURDAY...BUT WINDS AND ERC VALUES WILL NOT
MEET CRITERIA FOR ANY HEADLINES.

FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...SIGNIFICANT FOG IS NOT EXPECTED
TONIGHT.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO
                    8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT
                    AROUND MIDNIGHT...BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH
                    LATE IN THE OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................2 IN THE EVENING...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 13 MPH IN
                    AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....56 DECREASING TO 4.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LVORI...............5.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........76     71     70     72     72     70
WEATHER COV.....       ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............80     76     72     69     67     65
RH..............65     79     91     94     96     97
20 FT WIND......W 8    W 8    W 6    W 3    W 5    NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     5             10
MIX HGT (FT)....2900   1800   900    500    300    200
TRANSPORT WIND..W 17   W 13   SW 10  W 2    W 5    NW 6
LVORI...........1      3      5      6      8      8
DISPERSION INDX.56     39     15     4      4      5
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     20     20     20     20     20
LAL.............1      2      2      1      1      1

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-4200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 57.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
LVORI...............4.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........69     67     65     64     62     61
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............63     64     74     80     83     84
RH..............96     90     60     45     38     38
20 FT WIND......NW 6   N 8    N 8    NE 7   NE 6   E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....300    600    2400   3500   4100   4200
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 6   N 7    NE 10  NE 12  E 12   E 9
LVORI...........7      5      2      1      1      2
DISPERSION INDX.5      7      23     31     57     27
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     20     30     30     40
LAL.............1      1      1      2      2      2

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...CAPT  LAMONT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130412.HALFM.02/JAX