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SPOT FORECAST FOR JUNIPER SPRINGS  10...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
535 PM EDT SAT MAR 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1725 EDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT OVER NORTHERN FLORIDA WILL
BEGIN TO SLOWLY LIFT NORTH THROUGH SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHERLY
ACROSS THE AREA SOUTH OF THE FRONT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP
JUST BELOW 40 PERCENT OVER MARION COUNTY THE NEXT 2 AFTERNOONS.
WIND GUSTS OVER 15 MPH ARE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON...BUT SUSTAINED
WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 MPH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRECEDE A COLD FRONT AS IT SWEEPS ACROSS THE
AREA LATE MONDAY. AREAS OF FOG...SOME OF IT DENSE...WILL DEVELOP
AGAIN TONIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE LATE
                    EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1300 FT AGL
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE
                    EVENING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....1.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........56     50     48     52     65     65
WEATHER COV.....                            S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RN/FG  RN/FG
TEMP............83     74     68     66     64     63
RH..............38     56     77     85     91     92
20 FT WIND......SW 9   NW 5   W 2    SW 1   S 0    S 0
20 FT WIND GUST.15            5      5             5
MIX HGT (FT)....4500   1500   1300   700    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 14  N 6    N 6    S 3    SW 2   SW 2
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     20     20
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....59.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........65     62     62     60     52     52
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RN/FG  RN/FG  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     61     70     78     82     83
RH..............95     97     75     55     43     42
20 FT WIND......S 0    S 0    S 3    S 7    SW 9   SW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     15     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....300    400    400    2500   4500   4500
TRANSPORT WIND..W 7    SW 7   SW 7   SW 12  SW 15  SW 15
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     0      0      0      10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

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FORECASTER...SHASHY
REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090314.JUNIP.02/JAX