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SPOT FORECAST FOR THE POCKET...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
527 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 EDT ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL LINGER ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL BRING AN ONSHORE FLOW TO THE AREA THROUGH
SATURDAY...THEN WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST SUNDAY AS THE FRONT
LIFTS NORTH AS A WARM FRONT. SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY NEAR 10 TO 15 MPH AT
TIMES SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE WEEKEND...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA WITH AREAS OF FOG EXPECTED
EACH NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1200 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........65     50     50     72     72     72
WEATHER COV.....S CHC                       PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG    FOG
TEMP............71     67     62     60     58     56
RH..............74     83     92     97     100    100
20 FT WIND......ENE 9  E 8    E 6    NE 2   NE 2   NE 1
20 FT WIND GUST.14     13     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....4300   1200   1200   700    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13  SE 13  SE 13  SE 10  SE 7   SE 7
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PATCHY DENSE FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....23.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........74     76     76     73     69     69
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY               S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    FOG    NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............55     54     63     71     75     76
RH..............100    100    88     69     62     60
20 FT WIND......NE 0   NE 0   E 2    SE 3   S 3    SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....400    400    400    1200   1900   1900
TRANSPORT WIND..S 6    S 7    S 7    S 9    SW 12  SW 12
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     20     20
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

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FORECASTER...SHASHY
REQUESTED BY...MIKE WARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090313.THEPO.02/JAX