NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
9:02 AM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011
GAZ132>136-149>154-163>166-102300-
APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-BRANTLEY-CAMDEN (COASTAL)-CAMDEN (INLAND)-
CHARLTON-CLINCH-COFFEE-GLYNN (COASTAL)-GLYNN (INLAND)-JEFF DAVIS-
PIERCE-WARE-WAYNE-
9:02 AM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011
…SMOKE AND ASH FROM HONEY PRAIRIE WILDFIRE WILL SPREAD NORTH THEN
NORTHEAST TODAY…
PLUMES OF THICK SMOKE FROM THE HONEY PRAIRIE WILDFIRE WILL DRIFT
NORTH THIS MORNING…IMPACTING AREAS MAINLY EAST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 441
FROM FARGO TO HOMERVILLE AND DOUGLAS…AND ALONG AND WEST OF U.S.
HIGHWAYS 1 AND 23 FROM WAYCROSS TO ALMA AND BAXLEY. THE SMOKE PLUME
WILL GRADUALLY TURN TO THE NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON…IMPACTING AREAS
ALONG AND EAST OF U.S. HIGHWAYS 1 AND 23 AND WEST OF THE I-95
CORRIDOR. VISIBILITIES NEAR THE FIRE MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE
HALF MILE AT TIMES. ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA…VISIBILITIES
MAY DROP TO BETWEEN 2 AND 5 MILES AT TIMES.
ASH FALLING FROM THE SMOKE PLUME MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. PERSONS
WHO HAVE RESPIRATORY ALIMENTS THAT CAN BE TRIGGERED BY SMOKE SHOULD
CONSIDER STAYING INDOORS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY IN SMOKE.
05-10-11
10:00 hrs