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SPOT FORECAST FOR THE POCKET...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
725 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL LINGER ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...
THEN LIFT NORTH BY SUNDAY. LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY
AND TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST OVER 20 MPH AT TIMES SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. A LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
AREAS OF FOG WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY WITH
GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITY BY MID-MORNING. MORE FOG IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE
                    FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....20.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........79     79     71     71
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............63     71     75     76
RH..............87     69     62     60
20 FT WIND......E 5    E 6    E 5    SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.              10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....500    1200   1900   1900
TRANSPORT WIND..E 9    S 10   SW 10  SW 10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........77     73     73     86     91     91
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............74     68     65     62     60     59
RH..............63     76     86     93     100    100
20 FT WIND......SE 5   E 5    E 5    E 3    SE 3   N 1
20 FT WIND GUST.                     5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   1200   1200   700    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10  SW 9   SW 9   SW 6   SW 3   SW 3

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 18 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....69.

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FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WRIGHT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090314.THEPO.01/JAX