FNUS72 KTAE 241325
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 125...ST. MARKS NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
825 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AT (850)942-8835.

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY BEFORE MOISTENING STEADILY ON WEDNESDAY AS SOUTHERLY
FLOW RETURNS TO THE REGION. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL APPROACH FROM
THE NORTH ON FRIDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN BACK TO THE FORECAST
AND CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. AFTER TODAY...THE POTENTIAL
FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS IS QUITE LOW. ALSO...
DESPITE THE DECK OF HIGH CLOUDINESS THIS MORNING...THERE IS STILL
PLENTY OF DRY AIR IN PLACE FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO BOTTOM OUT
IN THE MID 20S THIS AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY APPROACHING 25 PERCENT
FOR A BRIEF PERIOD.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT HIGH CLOUDS) THEN
                    BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     57     62     65     59     53
RH..............39     31     27     26     37     51
20 FT WIND......NE 6   E 7    SE 7   SE 6   E 3    E 1
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN......5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL BY MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN......5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...GOULD
REQUESTED BY...JOEY LORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090224.UNIT1.01/TAE