FNUS72 KJAX 261047 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR JUNIPER SPRINGS 10...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 647 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0700 EDT ON MARCH 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN EAST OF THE AREA AND RESULT IN SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AT TIMES TODAY. SUB 35 PERCENT RH VALUES COMBINED WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WILL PRODUCE RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS TODAY. DISPERSION VALUES WILL ALSO BE AROUND 75 OVER THE OCALA NATIONAL FOREST. LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...AN UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL COME ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA AND WILL INCREASE RAIN CHANCES WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE FOR AREAS MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM GAINESVILLE TO JACKSONVILLE. BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ALTHOUGH HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY RISE. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE SATURDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. DRIER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE AREA ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO ABOUT 16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX....74. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........45 50 57 57 62 65 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 65 74 79 81 81 RH..............86 72 54 40 35 36 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 8 S 15 S 16 S 16 S 15 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....600 1200 3400 3400 5600 5600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 17 S 22 S 22 S 23 S 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. DISPERSION INDEX....5. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........65 68 68 70 70 70 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............80 74 70 68 66 65 RH..............39 53 64 72 80 83 20 FT WIND......S 14 S 10 SE 6 SE 6 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....5600 1300 1300 800 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 18 S 12 S 12 S 8 S 8 S 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....55. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...SHASHY REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090326.JUNIP.01/JAX