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SPOT FORECAST FOR JUNIPER SPRINGS...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
321 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MARCH 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION TODAY. A BACK DOOR COLD
FRONT WILL SLIDE DOWN FROM THE NORTH AND PUSH INTO THE FORECAST AREA
ON THURSDAY THEN STALL AND LINGER INTO THE WEEKEND PROVIDING A FOCUS
FOR ISOLATED SHOWER ACTIVITY AT TIMES. A MORE SIGNIFICANT FRONTAL PASSAGE
WILL TAKE PLACE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

ENOUGH LINGERING DRY AIR IN PLACE TODAY WILL ALLOW FOR 2 TO 4 HOURS OF
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AT 35 PERCENT OR LESS ACROSS INLAND NORTHEAST
FLORIDA. NOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING SINCE
LOW LEVEL WIND FLOW WILL REMAIN LIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO 9
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....38.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........22     22     18     19     19
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     67     77     82     83
RH..............91     68     49     39     37
20 FT WIND......N 2    N 5    NE 6   E 6    E 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5                           10
MIX HGT (FT)....1100   1100   2900   5400   5400
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 5   NW 5   N 7    E 6    E 6
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 11 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........18     24     24     24     25     25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............80     72     67     64     61     59
RH..............42     61     73     80     89     94
20 FT WIND......E 8    E 8    SE 6   SE 5   SE 2   SE 1
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     10            5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....4600   600    600    400    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..E 9    E 14   E 14   SE 8   SE 3   SE 3
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     0      0      0      0      0
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 12 TO
                    14 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....49.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HESS
REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090310.JUNIP.02/JAX