077  
FNUS72 KJAX 131036  
FWSJAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR OSBS B-8A...UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
636 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON MARCH 13.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (904) 741-4370 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE TODAY. SOUTHWESTERLY  
SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS AT IGNITION TIME WITH GRADUALLY  
INCREASING TRANSPORT SPEEDS FORECAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE  
INCREASING SPEEDS WILL YIELD GOOD DAYTIME DISPERSION VALUES BY  
MID-AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG FORMATION IS POSSIBLE AT THE BURN SITE  
ON FRIDAY MORNING.  
 
SURFACE AND TRANSPORT SPEEDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND VARIABLE  
THROUGH THE MID-MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY, WITH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS  
THEN DEVELOPING BY LATE MORNING THAT WILL SHIFT TO EASTERLY BY  
EARLY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SPEEDS WILL REMAIN AROUND 7 MPH,  
RESULTING IN GENERALLY GOOD DAYTIME DISPERSION VALUES AT THE BURN  
SITE ON FRIDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........37 49 30 29 21 5 3 3 5 10 8  
WEATHER COV.....ARS PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............50 50 54 60 65 69 72 75 76 76 76  
RH..............100 96 93 87 75 63 53 45 43 42 42  
HEAT INDEX (F)..50 50 54 60 65 69 72 75 76 76 76  
WIND CHILL (F)..50 50 54 60 65 69 72 75 76 76 76  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 7 9 10 13 14 16 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.6 2.6 3.8 4.5 5.2 5.5 5.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 7 8 9 10 12 12 12 12  
DISPERSION IDX..3 6 6 8 17 31 47 46 50 51 48  
LVORI...........9 9 6 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........11 13 17 19 25 20 13 8 8 9 14 24  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............74 72 67 64 63 60 59 58 57 56 55 54  
RH..............44 49 61 70 72 84 83 86 90 90 96 100  
HEAT INDEX (F)..74 72 67 64 63 60 59 58 57 56 55 54  
WIND CHILL (F)..74 72 67 64 63 60 59 58 57 56 55 54  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W SW W W W W NW N  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 5 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 10 9 7 6 6 6 3 2 2 2 2  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW W W NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 9 8 8 7 6 6 5 3 3  
DISPERSION IDX..52 11 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2  
LVORI...........1 2 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 7 8 8  
   
FRIDAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........32 38 51 36 21 6 9 12 16 14 12 11  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............55 54 54 59 66 71 74 76 79 80 81 81  
RH..............96 96 96 83 68 59 53 50 44 42 41 39  
HEAT INDEX (F)..55 54 54 59 66 71 74 76 79 80 81 81  
WIND CHILL (F)..55 54 54 59 66 71 74 76 79 80 81 81  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE N N NE NE NE E E E E SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 0 0 2 5 6 6 6 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 3 7 9 9 9 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.4 1.9 2.7 3.6 4.4 4.7 5.0 5.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 7 7  
DISPERSION IDX..2 2 3 5 9 15 24 31 40 40 39 41  
LVORI...........8 8 8 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...VILLAFANE  
REQUESTED BY...TRACEY SLEEK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2506297.0/JAX  
.DELDT 03/13/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TASLEEK@UFL.EDU  
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