FNUS72 KJAX 120642
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR POCKET...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
242 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE SOUTH INTO THE FORECAST AREA TODAY
THEN BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE WEEKEND BEFORE SLIDING SOUTH OF THE
REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK. ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND
ALTHOUGH PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND VERY SPORADIC
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK AND NO RED FLAG EVENTS ARE EXPECTED. DRIER AIR FILTERING IN BEHIND
FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL ALLOW FOR POSSIBLE RED FLAG EVENTS NEXT WEDNESDAY.

SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN AT 15 MPH OR LESS THROUGH THE PERIOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....55.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........32     44     44     53     58
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     70     77     80     80
RH..............98     71     51     44     43
20 FT WIND......SE 2   S 5    SE 6   E 8    E 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1000   3100   3100   5800   4900
TRANSPORT WIND..S 7    SE 7   SE 7   E 8    E 13
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1100 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....6.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........58     69     69     66     76     76
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............78     70     65     63     60     58
RH..............48     67     80     87     94     97
20 FT WIND......E 10   E 12   E 9    E 7    E 6    E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     15     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....4900   1100   1100   500    500    500
TRANSPORT WIND..E 13   E 20   E 20   E 12   E 8    E 8
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     20     20     20     20     20
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3900 FT AGL
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....28.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HESS
REQUESTED BY...REGGIE FORCINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090312.POCKE.01/JAX