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SPOT FORECAST FOR POCKET...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
625 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0645 EDT ON MARCH 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION TODAY. A BACK DOOR COLD
FRONT WILL SLIDE DOWN FROM THE NORTH AND PUSH INTO THE FORECAST AREA
ON THURSDAY THEN STALL AND LINGER INTO THE WEEKEND PROVIDING A FOCUS
FOR ISOLATED SHOWER ACTIVITY AT TIMES. A MORE SIGNIFICANT FRONTAL
PASSAGE WILL TAKE PLACE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

ENOUGH LINGERING DRY AIR IN PLACE TODAY WILL ALLOW FOR 3 TO 4 HOURS OF
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 30 AND 35 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....45.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........18     18     14     21     21
WEATHER COV.....AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     72     80     83     83
RH..............90     67     46     35     33
20 FT WIND......NW 2   NW 3   W 7    W 8    W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1100   2700   2700   4600   4600
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 8   W 8    W 7    W 8    W 8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND
                    6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........19     18     18     20     24     24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............80     71     65     62     59     57
RH..............37     57     71     82     94     98
20 FT WIND......W 6    N 3    NE 2   E 3    SE 3   SE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....4100   400    400    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..W 7    N 6    N 6    E 5    SE 3   SE 3

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....52.

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FORECASTER...TRABERT
REQUESTED BY...MIKE WARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090311.POCKE.01/JAX