FNUS72 KJAX 191230 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR JUNIPER SPRINGS WILDERNESS 19...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 830 AM EDT MON JUL 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0818 EDT ON JULY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AXIS WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL THROUGH THE PERIOD. A DRIER THAN NORMAL AIRMASS WILL KEEP THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MAINLY ISOLATED THROUGH THE PERIOD. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL WITH HIGHS IN THE 90S. WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 MPH EXCEPT NEAR THE COAST WITH THE AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE. HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS THROUGH THE PERIOD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 95. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO NEAR 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....52. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........50 50 50 45 45 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 88 92 93 91 RH..............99 72 57 52 57 20 FT WIND......SE 4 SE 6 E 8 E 10 E 12 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 3900 3900 5600 5600 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 E 12 E 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 75. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO NEAR 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....2. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........45 30 30 30 25 25 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............88 84 81 79 78 77 RH..............60 69 78 83 88 92 20 FT WIND......E 12 SE 10 SE 8 SE 6 SE 4 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4400 2300 2300 400 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..E 15 SE 15 SE 15 SE 8 SE 5 SE 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 95. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...SANDRIK REQUESTED BY...TAMMY MILTON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100719.JUNIP.01/JAX