FNUS72 KJAX 112206
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR JUNIPER 10...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
606 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1758 EDT ON MARCH 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE BOTTOMED OUT IN THE
MID 30S AS OF 6 PM...CLOSE TO FORECAST MINIMUMS. WITH
SUNSET...THESE VALUES WILL BE ON THE RISE WITH 60 PERCENT RH
VALUES EXPECTED BY 8 PM. PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE
AGAIN INTO THE LATTER HALF OF THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD.

A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE DOWN FROM THE NORTH AND PUSH
INTO THE AREA ON THURSDAY THEN STALL AND LINGER INTO THE WEEKEND
PROVIDING A FOCUS FOR ISOLATED SHOWER ACTIVITY. A MORE SIGNIFICANT
FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL TAKE PLACE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WINDS WILL REMAIN LESS THAN 15 MPH THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS AND NO FURTHER RED FLAG
EVENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY DENSE FOG
                    LATE IN THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.

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     66     64     61     59
RH..............37     60     73     80     87     91
20 FT WIND......SE 6   E 6    E 5    E 3    SE 2   SE 1
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     10     5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....3400   1300   1300   800    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 12  SE 13  SE 13  SE 8   SE 3   SE 3

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY DENSE FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3600 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO EAST 14 TO
                    16 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....82.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........29     28     28     38     32     32
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     56     66     75     79     81
RH..............95     98     77     57     45     43
20 FT WIND......SE 1   SE 1   SE 3   SE 6   E 8    E 9
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      10     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....300    400    400    3100   5900   5900
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 2   SE 3   SE 3   SE 8   E 14   E 14

$$
FORECASTER...DEESE
REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090311.JUNIP.02/JAX