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SPOT FORECAST FOR THE POCKET...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
834 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 EDT ON MARCH 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY LIFT
NORTH TODAY. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY ACROSS THE AREA SOUTH OF
THE FRONT. WIND GUSTS OVER 15 MPH ARE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON...BUT
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 MPH. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE
POSSIBLE TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRECEDE A COLD FRONT AS IT SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA LATE MONDAY.
SOUTHWEST WINDS SHOULD KEEP SEABREEZE JUST EAST OF THE AREA TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD DENSE
                    FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-4300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 18 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....65.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........75     85     85     80     80
WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD               CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............62     72     78     81     81
RH..............100    79     59     48     48
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 7    S 7    S 9    S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....500    2400   2400   4300   4300
TRANSPORT WIND..S 9    SW 13  SW 13  SW 17  SW 18

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........62     61     61     66     71     71
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............79     72     68     66     63     62
RH..............51     65     77     86     96     100
20 FT WIND......S 9    SW 8   SW 7   SW 6   SW 5   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2800   1300   1300   800    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18  SW 16  SW 16  SW 10  SW 6   SW 6

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....33.

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FORECASTER...CARROLL
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WRIGHT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090315.THEPO.01/JAX