FNUS72 KJAX 241953 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR JUNIPER...USDA - FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 353 PM EDT WED MAR 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS TODAY WILL CONTINUE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS INLAND NORTHEAST FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. AN APPROACHING FRONT ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL KEEP RH VALUES ELEVATED WHILE ALSO INCREASING RAIN CHANCES ACROSS THE AREA. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER 2 PM...BUT THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL AFTER 6 PM THURSDAY EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS THURSDAY NIGHT MAY RANGE FROM A HALF AN INCH TO ABOUT 1 INCH IN MARION COUNTY. BREEZY WEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. LVORI...............4. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........38 35 32 30 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 66 62 59 57 56 RH..............36 49 61 69 74 78 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 3 E 3 SE 2 SE 0 SE 0 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 LVORI...........4 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....62. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........30 32 32 38 42 52 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............55 55 64 72 76 78 RH..............83 84 66 53 45 44 20 FT WIND......SE 0 SE 1 S 7 S 10 S 9 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 7 14 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....600 1100 1300 2700 4400 4400 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 S 13 S 13 S 16 S 16 S 16 DISPERSION INDX.4 6 6 49 63 63 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 20 20 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...SHASHY REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100325.JUNIP.01/JAX