FNUS72 KJAX 171103
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR JUNIPER SPRINGS  10...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
703 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0656 EDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK SURFACE COLD FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS NORTH-
CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SOUTHWARD AS SPRAWLING HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. A FEW POST-FRONTAL SHOWERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS MORNING....OTHERWISE DRY AND COOLER CONDITIONS ARE
FORECAST THROUGH AT LEAST MID-WEEK. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE
FORECAST TO LOWER TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 PERCENT TODAY AND AGAIN ON
WEDNESDAY. NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH
TODAY...WITH EASTERLY WINDS AROUND 10 MPH FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3700 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....43.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........95     95     93     82     82
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     71     75     77     77
RH..............94     75     59     53     49
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 7    NE 8   NE 9   NE 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....500    3100   3100   5700   5700
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 10  NE 12  NE 12  N 13   NE 14
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1600 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....6.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........76     52     52     46     44     44
WEATHER COV.....                            PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG    FOG
TEMP............75     68     64     62     60     59
RH..............52     64     75     79     82     85
20 FT WIND......NE 12  NE 10  NE 9   NE 7   N 6    N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3700   1600   1600   1000   400    400
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 14  NE 15  NE 15  NE 12  NE 9   NE 9
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....45.

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FORECASTER...TRABERT/ZAPPE
REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090317.JUNIP.01/JAX