FNUS72 KTAE 201316
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR SMR 333...ST. MARKS NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
816 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST (10 AM CST)
THIS MORNING UNTIL 7 PM EST (6 PM CST) THIS EVENING FOR THE
EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO LONG
DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH
20-FOOT WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 15 MPH...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO
EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO
EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...A COLD AND DRY AIRMASS WILL LEAD TO RED FLAG
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THIS AFTERNOON AND ONCE
AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AT ST. MARKS WILL DROP TO BELOW
35 PERCENT FOR 4 TO 6 HOURS THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS.
RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     42     47     47     42     37
RH..............46     37     30     28     39     49
20 FT WIND......NW 14  NW 15  NW 15  NW 13  NW 10  NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.30     25     20     20     15     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    THEN BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 8
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GIBBS
REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER HINCKLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090120.SMR33.01/TAE