FNUS72 KTAE 121351
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR SMR 108-VC...ST. MARKS NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
851 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...A DRIER AIR MASS WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION
TODAY BEHIND AN EXITING COLD FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE
INTO THE 70S THIS AFTERNOON ALLOWING HUMIDITY VALUES TO
DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR AROUND 4 HOURS OVER THE BURN SITE.
MOISTURE WILL QUICKLY RETURN FOR FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT
STORM SYSTEM...WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS REMAINING ELEVATED
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DISPERSIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL
LEVELS TODAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     67     72     73     70     64
RH..............77     56     38     33     39     55
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 5    N 5    N 3    N 2    N 1
20 FT WIND GUST.                     5      5
DISPERSION.....46.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GIBBS
REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER HINCKLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090212.SMR10.01/TAE