FNUS72 KJAX 121220
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR JUNIPOER SPRINGS 10...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
820 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0812 EDT ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ALTHOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AND NO RED FLAG EVENTS ARE EXPECTED THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE BETWEEN 35 AND 40 PERCENT TODAY AND
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. RH COULD FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT AS THE FIRE DRAWS
MOISTURE FROM THE ATMOSPHERE.

SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN AT 15 MPH OR LESS THROUGH THE PERIOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....59.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........29     40     40     49     49
WEATHER COV.....AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     72     78     81     81
RH..............99     75     54     42     42
20 FT WIND......SE 3   SE 7   SE 8   SE 8   E 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1100   3400   3400   5600   5600
TRANSPORT WIND..S 10   SE 10  SE 9   SE 10  E 10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1000 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........49     37     37     41     46     46
WEATHER COV.....                            PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG    FOG
TEMP............79     71     67     64     61     60
RH..............46     63     78     87     93     97
20 FT WIND......E 9    E 9    E 7    E 5    SE 3   SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10            5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....4800   1000   1000   400    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..E 10   E 16   E 16   SE 8   SE 5   SE 5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....44.

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FORECASTER...TRABERT
REQUESTED BY...MARK CLERE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090312.JUNIP.01/JAX