FNUS72 KJAX 271047 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR JUNIPER SPRINGS 10...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 647 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0700 EDT ON MARCH 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S. TODAY AND SATURDAY. THE LAST OF THESE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS ON SATURDAY NIGHT WILL ALLOW A COLD FRONT TO PUSH THROUGH THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. MIN RH VALUES TODAY WILL BE AROUND 40 TO 45 PERCENT OVER THE OCALA NATIONAL FOREST. BEHIND THE FRONT ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON...RH VALUES MAY DIP INTO THE LOWER 40S OVER MARION COUNTY AND RH VALUES ON MONDAY WILL LIKELY DIP INTO THE LOWER 30S. WINDS TODAY AND SATURDAY WILL BE SOUTHERLY AT 10-20 MPH AND GUSTY. WESTERLY FLOW AT 15-20 MPH AND GUSTY IS LIKELY ON SUNDAY. MUCH WEAKER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX....63. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%)..........75 74 62 62 58 55 WEATHER COV...... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE.....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.............64 67 75 80 82 82 RH...............79 72 57 48 44 45 20 FT WIND.......S 8 S 8 S 13 S 15 S 16 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST..15 15 17 22 22 22 MIX HGT (FT).....700 1200 2400 2800 3900 3900 TRANSPORT WIND...S 9 S 16 S 21 S 22 S 23 S 22 CHC OF PCPN (%)..10 10 10 20 20 20 LAL..............1 1 1 1 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 7 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 (%).........50 48 46 42 50 52 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............81 76 72 70 69 67 RH..............50 62 71 78 84 88 20 FT WIND......S 13 S 10 S 7 S 6 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3700 1400 1400 900 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 20 S 13 S 13 S 9 S 7 S 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 10 10 LAL.............2 1 1 1 1 1 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX....67. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...SHASHY REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090327.JUNIP.01/JAX