FNUS72 KJAX 091250
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR JUNIPER WILDERNESS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
750 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON FEBRUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY WITH
NUMEROUS SHOWERS DEVELOPING BY AFTERNOON. LOW WILL INTENSIFY AS IT
MOVES UP THE EAST COAST WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. MUCH DRIER AND WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA
ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK SOUTH
OF THE REGION ON FRIDAY WITH LOW RAIN CHANCES EXPECTED. HIGH PRESSURE
RE-BUILDS BACK IN THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND WITH DRIER WEATHER AND
A CHANCE OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....21.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........83     83     96     96     82
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............55     61     63     63     61
RH..............94     84     76     79     95
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 9    S 12   S 12   SW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1000   1000   1100   1100   1100
TRANSPORT WIND..S 13   S 13   S 15   S 15   S 14
CHC OF PCPN (%).30     30     60     60     60
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....16.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........82     68     52     52     36     22
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     52     50     48     46     45
RH..............95     100    100    100    95     73
20 FT WIND......SW 9   SW 9   W 10   W 14   NW 15  NW 15
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     15     15            20
MIX HGT (FT)....1100   1000   600    600    700    700
TRANSPORT WIND..S 14   SW 13  W 14   W 14   NW 18  NW 20
CHC OF PCPN (%).60     30     30     30     0      0
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

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FORECASTER...ZAPPE
REQUESTED BY...RAMSAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100209.JUNIP.01/JAX