334  
FNUS52 KJAX 200708  
FWFJAX  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
308 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
TROPICAL STORM FAY IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH NORTHEAST INTO  
THE ATLANTIC WATERS TODAY...THEN MAKE ANOTHER LANDFALL IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA ON  
THURSDAY. THE FORECAST IS DEPENDENT UPON THE INTENSITY AND ULTIMATE  
PATH OF TROPICAL STORM FAY. AT THIS TIME...THE WEATHER ACROSS MOST OF  
THE AREA WILL DETERIORATE TODAY WITH A POSSIBILITY OF PROLONGED  
WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. REFER TO THE LATEST  
ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FAY.  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.  
 
GAZ132>136-149>152-162>164-202215-  
COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-  
BRANTLEY-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-  
308 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 60 70  
WEATHER TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
TEMP 90 71 87  
RH (%) 54 99 61  
20FT WND MPH (AM) NE 9 N 9  
20FT WND MPH (PM) NE 9 N 8 N 9  
PRECIP DURATION 2 9 9  
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.37 0.52 0.63  
LAL 4 5 5  
MIXING HEIGHT(FT-AGL) 3900 500 3100  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 24 NE 14 NE 25  
DISPERSION INDEX 45 11 45  
MAX LVORI 5  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
FRIDAY  
VERY WINDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH.   
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.  
LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND  
15 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. EAST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 
 
 
GAZ153-154-165-166-202215-  
INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-INLAND CAMDEN-COASTAL CAMDEN-  
308 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 80 80  
WEATHER TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
TEMP 85 75 85  
RH (%) 72 99 73  
20FT WND MPH (AM) NE 13 G23 N 14 G24  
20FT WND MPH (PM) NE 14 G24 NE 19 G29 NE 25 G43  
PRECIP DURATION 6 12 12  
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.51 0.67 1.25  
LAL 4 5 5  
MIXING HEIGHT(FT-AGL) 2700 500 2700  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 33 NE 22 E 33  
DISPERSION INDEX 63 15 60  
MAX LVORI 5  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
FRIDAY  
VERY WINDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID  
70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH.   
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.  
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST  
WINDS 10 MPH.   
TUESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
FLZ020>023-030-035-202215-  
HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-UNION-GILCHRIST-  
308 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 60 70  
WEATHER TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
TEMP 89 73 86  
RH (%) 58 98 65  
20FT WND MPH (AM) N 10 G16 N 13  
20FT WND MPH (PM) N 15 G25 N 9 N 15 G25  
PRECIP DURATION 6 9 9  
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.45 0.55 0.71  
LAL 4 5 5  
MIXING HEIGHT(FT-AGL) 2900 500 3100  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 23 N 16 NE 24  
DISPERSION INDEX 48 13 49  
MAX LVORI 5  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
FRIDAY  
VERY WINDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID  
70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH.   
SATURDAY  
BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS  
15 TO 20 MPH.   
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. EAST WINDS  
10 MPH.   
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 
 
 
FLZ031-032-036-037-040-202215-  
BRADFORD-CLAY-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-MARION-  
308 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 80 70  
WEATHER TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
TEMP 87 74 85  
RH (%) 65 96 69  
20FT WND MPH (AM) N 13 G19 N 19 G35  
20FT WND MPH (PM) N 15 G25 N 13 G19 NW 22 G45  
PRECIP DURATION 9 9 9  
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.63 0.72 1.20  
LAL 5 5 5  
MIXING HEIGHT(FT-AGL) 2800 500 3000  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 25 N 17 NE 38  
DISPERSION INDEX 42 15 46  
MAX LVORI 5  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
FRIDAY  
VERY WINDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID  
70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH.   
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.   
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. EAST WINDS  
10 MPH.   
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 
 
 
FLZ024-025-202215-  
NASSAU-DUVAL-  
308 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 80 90  
WEATHER TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
TEMP 85 74 84  
RH (%) 69 100 72  
20FT WND MPH (AM) NE 12 G22 N 22 G35  
20FT WND MPH (PM) NE 15 G25 NE 13 G26 N 25 G45  
PRECIP DURATION 9 12 12  
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.57 0.75 1.82  
LAL 4 5 5  
MIXING HEIGHT(FT-AGL) 2700 500 2700  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 31 NE 22 E 40  
DISPERSION INDEX 58 15 58  
MAX LVORI 5  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
FRIDAY  
VERY WINDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID  
70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH.   
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
80S. EAST WINDS 15 MPH.   
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST  
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. EAST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH.   
TUESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH WINDS  
10 MPH.  
 
 
 
FLZ033-038-202215-  
ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-  
308 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008  
 
TODAY TONIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 80 80  
WEATHER TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
TEMP 86 76 85  
RH (%) 68 95 71  
20FT WND MPH (AM) NE 16 G24 N 30 G50  
20FT WND MPH (PM) N 17 G25 N 19 G29 SW 32 G55  
PRECIP DURATION 11 12 12  
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.88 1.13 2.19  
LAL 5 5 5  
MIXING HEIGHT(FT-AGL) 2300 600 2600  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 30 E 31 E 49  
DISPERSION INDEX 50 20 76  
MAX LVORI 5  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
FRIDAY  
VERY WINDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH.   
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
80S. EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.   
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST  
WINDS 10 MPH.   
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHEAST  
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.   
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH  
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
MZ  
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