FNUS72 KTAE 311234
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR SMR 405   405...ST. MARKS NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
734 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850) 942-8835.

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FORECAST
AREA OVER THE WEEKEND PROVIDING FAIR AND DRY WEATHER. THE DRY
CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS
ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON. FURTHER NORTH INTO SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...BRIEF PERIODS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 25 PERCENT ARE ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...DURATIONS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO BE SUFFICIENT TO MEET RED FLAG CRITERIA. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL MOVE TO OUR EAST SUNDAY ALLOWING A SLOW INCREASE IN LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE. HOWEVER...ENOUGH DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS
EXTREME EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO PRODUCE ANOTHER
POSSIBLE RED FLAG EVENT THERE. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL
BRING RAIN CHANCES TO THE AREA FOR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY EVENING.
ANOTHER VERY DRY AND COLDER AIRMASS WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM
FOR THE MIDDLE PORTION OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 7 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7 TO
                    12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION..........57.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     51     57     60     58     51
RH..............53     37     28     27     33     50
20 FT WIND......NW 3   NW 5   W 5    SW 7   SW 6   S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10     10     5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
                    LATE TONIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NEAR CALM.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND
                    5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
DISPERSION..........3.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION..........53.

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FORECASTER...GOULD
REQUESTED BY...GREG TITUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090131.SMR40.01/TAE