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SPOT FORECAST FOR JUNIPER SPRINGS  10...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
655 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0642 EDT ON MARCH 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
SOUTHWARD THROUGH MONDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO CRITICAL
VALUES THIS AFTERNOON IN THE FIRE AREA WITH SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 15
MPH. THUS A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE
OVER THE AREA MONDAY WITH NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 MPH...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 29
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....87.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........29     35     40     40     45     48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     53     63     69     72     72
RH..............86     87     60     45     38     42
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 6    NE 12  NE 15  NE 15  NE 15
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     20     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....700    1000   3300   3300   5700   5700
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 12  NE 13  NE 18  NE 18  NE 26  NE 29
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 29 MPH BECOMING EAST 9 TO 17 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........48     50     50     51     52     52
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............70     65     62     60     58     57
RH..............45     59     68     76     83     86
20 FT WIND......NE 13  NE 10  NE 8   NE 6   NE 3   NE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     20     15     5      10
MIX HGT (FT)....4200   2600   2600   1500   300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 29  NE 17  NE 17  E 9    E 9    E 9
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 22 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....65.

$$
FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090322.JUNIP.01/JAX