FIRESTORM 1999

Below are Observations I took during the Fires of 1998

H=HAZE K=SMOKE


|DATE/TIME |CITY |ST|TMP|DEW|HMD|HIX| WIND |PRSS| SKY | WEATHER | COMMENTS---> |(UTC) | | |(F)|(F)|(%)|/WC| (mph) |(mb)| | |
Jun 17/03:14 Macclenny FL 84 72 67 90 SSW 4 G 4 1016 CLR K Fires are burning to my N about 25 miles away, 20 mi to my NE and to my S about 25 mi. Jun 17/18:27 Macclenny FL 101 68 33 108 SW 4 G 5 1018 SCT HK Right now the temp. is 101.3F with a Heat Idx of 104.8F. Fires are still in my area..one is N of me Jun 17/18:55 Macclenny FL 103 64 27 107 NW 6 G 10 1017 SCT HK Fires are burning in my area. To my SSW about 20 mi. To my E about 15 mi. To my N about 25 mi. Jun 18/02:39 Macclenny FL 83 66 59 86 CALM 1018 BKN HK Fires are to my S about 7-10 miles away, 1 to my N about 20-35 miles and 1 to my E about 15-25 miles Jun 18/03:00 Macclenny FL 83 66 59 86 CALM 1018 BKN HK the high today was 103F and the low was 75F. Fires are still buring in my area to my S, E, N. Jun 18/15:10 Macclenny FL 98 73 45 110 NW 4 G 5 1019 CLR HK The fires in my area have been contained but they they flare up again when the wind picks up Jun 18/15:41 Macclenny FL 101 72 41 114 N 4 G 5 1019 CLR HK Jun 18/16:34 Macclenny FL 103 70 35 113 NW 4 G 6 1018 BKN HK Jun 18/17:40 Macclenny FL 106 66 28 113 W 3 G 5 1018 BKN HK my webpage is http://www.qisfl.net/home/hurricanemike Jun 18/18:00 Macclenny FL 107 68 28 115 NE 6 G 7 1018 BKN HK Jun 18/18:57 Macclenny FL 107 63 24 112 CALM 1017 BKN HK it is very hot..107.4F and very dry..fires are still in my area..I need RAIN! Jun 19/02:59 Macclenny FL 81 68 65 84 CALM 1018 X HK The sky is very smokey from a fire about 10 miles W of me Jun 19/03:17 Macclenny FL 81 68 65 84 CALM 1018 X HK smokey right now Jun 19/16:28 Macclenny FL 100 70 37 108 SW 5 G 5 1016 SCT HK there is still smoke in the area. Jun 19/18:23 Macclenny FL 105 63 26 110 W 5 G 7 1015 SCT HK a little smoke still in the air..in may get worse as the day goes on Jun 19/20:04 Macclenny FL 105 61 24 108 W 5 G 6 1013 CLR HK it is smokey..pressure has been sf through the day..now at 29.93" Jun 20/14:34 Macclenny FL 76 75 96 81 NW 5 G 5 1016 BKN HK after 2 months of little or no rain..it stormed last night..i got about 0.04". It is smokey again. Jun 20/14:39 Macclenny FL 76 75 96 81 SW 3 G 5 1016 BKN HK High was near 105F yesterday. Before it rained barometer fell to 29.78"/1008 mb Jun 21/02:53 Macclenny FL 79 66 67 82 CALM 1015 CLR finally..no smoke..the high today was 99.9F~100F Jun 21/03:14 Macclenny FL 78 68 68 81 ESE 4 G 4 1015 CLR I hope it does get dry again.. Jun 21/15:38 Macclenny FL 96 72 45 105 CALM 1017 SCT HK once again it is very smokey here in Macclenny.