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SPOT FORECAST FOR JUNIPER SPRINGS  10...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
249 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FORECAST AREA WILL LINGER IN THE REGION
THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AT TIMES. A SERIES OF
DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ALONG THE FRONT FROM SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. THE FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH
OF THE REGION BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH DRIER CONDITIONS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN 15 MPH THROUGH THE PERIOD.
MOISTURE LEVELS WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES THROUGH THE PERIOD
AS WELL WITH NO RED FLAG EVENTS EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). PATCHY DENSE FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....50.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........64     64     59     48     48
WEATHER COV.....AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     68     76     79     80
RH..............91     73     56     46     45
20 FT WIND......E 2    E 5    E 6    E 7    E 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1100   1100   3500   6200   6200
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 7   SE 7   SE 8   E 8    E 8
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........50     30     30     33     51     51
WEATHER COV.....                            AREAS  AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG    FOG
TEMP............78     72     68     65     63     62
RH..............51     67     78     86     93     97
20 FT WIND......E 9    E 7    E 6    E 5    SE 3   SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     10            5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....4500   600    600    400    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..E 10   E 12   E 12   SE 7   SE 6   SE 6
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 15
                    TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....79.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HESS
REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090312.JUNIP.04/JAX