FNUS72 KJAX 160953 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR JUNIPER SPRINGS 10...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 553 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2142 EDT ON MARCH 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 MPH TODAY WITH OCCASIONALLY HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS WILL PRECEDE A COLD FRONT THAT WILL APPROACH SOUTHEAST GEORGIA LATE IN THE DAY. THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO PRESS SOUTHWARD TONIGHT...LIKELY EXITING SOUTH OF THE WILDFIRE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A FEW SHOWERS SHOWERS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN GRADUALLY SETTLE INTO NORTHEAST FLORIDA FROM THE NORTH THROUGH MID-WEEK. SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH ARE FORECAST TUESDAY. THESE WINDS WILL ADVECT DRIER AND COOLER CONDITIONS INTO THE AREA...ALTHOUGH CRITICALLY LOW RH VALUES ARE NOT FORECAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....51. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........71 71 71 53 62 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 62 71 79 83 85 RH..............96 98 73 55 46 43 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 3 SW 6 SW 7 SW 9 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 400 400 3000 5500 5500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7 SW 9 SW 9 SW 13 SW 16 SW 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....3. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........65 67 67 66 82 82 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RN/FG RN/FG TEMP............83 76 72 70 67 66 RH..............46 60 70 76 80 82 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 7 W 6 W 5 W 3 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 1400 1400 900 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..W 16 W 13 W 13 W 9 NW 6 NW 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....40. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...ZAPPE REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090315.JUNIP.03/JAX