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SPOT FORECAST FOR JUNIPER SPRINGS  10...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
700 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0653 EDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA WILL MOVE
EAST AND CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A WARM AND DRY PATTERN TODAY AND
THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE MID 30 PERCENT
RANGE FOR 2-3 HOURS BUT WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN BELOW 15 MPH.
DISPERSION VALUES WILL BE HIGH TODAY AND THURSDAY.

OCCASIONALLY BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY AS A FRONT STALLS NORTH OF THE AREA. MOISTURE WILL
SLOWLY INCREASE BY THE END OF THE WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE AREA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....62.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........49     51     51     53     59
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     70     75     78     78
RH..............78     60     47     40     38
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 10  SE 13  SE 13  SE 12
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....1100   3400   3400   5700   5700
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 15  SE 17  SE 17  SE 18  SE 20
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 12
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....7.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........59     65     65     60     56     56
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............76     70     66     64     62     61
RH..............43     59     67     72     76     79
20 FT WIND......SE 10  SE 10  SE 9   SE 8   S 7    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     15     15     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....5600   1300   1300   800    400    400
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 20  SE 18  SE 18  SE 14  SE 10  SE 10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....81.

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FORECASTER...SHASHY/TRABERT
REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090325.JUNIP.01/JAX