FNUS72 KJAX 281043 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR JUNIPER SPRINGS 10...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 643 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0700 EDT ON MARCH 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S. TODAY. THE LAST OF THESE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL ALLOW A COLD FRONT TO PUSH THROUGH THE AREA THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT ENDING BY EARLY SUNDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH SUNDAY WILL LIKELY EXCEED HALF AN INCH WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 2 INCHES OR MORE. MUCH DRIER AIR WILL SWEEP IN ON SUNDAY ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX....80. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........58 53 60 60 64 72 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............66 71 80 84 87 86 RH..............93 80 58 48 45 48 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 8 S 15 S 18 S 17 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 25 30 30 25 MIX HGT (FT)....800 1300 3000 3000 4800 3100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 16 S 24 S 24 S 30 S 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 20 20 20 30 30 LAL.............1 1 1 1 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. LAL.................3 UNTIL 2000...THEN 4 UNTIL 0200...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. DISPERSION INDEX....12. CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........72 77 77 89 94 94 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............85 79 75 73 71 69 RH..............51 64 73 79 85 86 20 FT WIND......S 12 SW 10 S 10 S 9 S 7 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 1500 1500 1000 500 500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 24 SW 16 SW 16 SW 13 SW 12 SW 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 70 70 70 70 70 LAL.............3 4 4 4 3 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................3 UNTIL 0800...THEN 2 UNTIL 1400...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 29 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX....32. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...LETRO REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090328.JUNIP.01/JAX