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SPOT FORECAST FOR JUNIPER SPRINGS  10...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
739 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0727 EDT ON MARCH 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY LIFT
NORTH TODAY. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY ACROSS THE AREA SOUTH OF
THE FRONT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP JUST BELOW 40 PERCENT OVER
THE FIRE AREA 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. DENSE FOG WILL
BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT IN THE FIRE AREA. SOUTHWEST WINDS SHOULD KEEP
SEABREEZE EAST OF THE FIRE AREA TODAY AND MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3900 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 16 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....78.

TIME (EDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........53     41     44     44     37     39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     71     80     84     85     85
RH..............92     84     62     47     41     44
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 7    S 9    S 9    S 9    SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     15     15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....500    500    3400   6400   6400   3900
TRANSPORT WIND..S 9    S 9    S 14   SW 16  SW 16  W 15
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    AREAS OF DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1400 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........39     41     41     48     49     49
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR FOG    FOG
TEMP............83     75     71     68     65     64
RH..............44     60     72     80     88     92
20 FT WIND......SW 7   W 6    SW 3   SW 5   SW 6   SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3900   1400   1400   900    400    400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 15   W 13   W 13   SW 9   S 6    S 6
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE
                    FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3800 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....64.

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FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090315.JUNIP.01/JAX