FNUS72 KTAE 251346 FWSTAE SPOT FORECAST FOR 325...ST. MARKS NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 846 AM EST WED FEB 25 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT (850)942-8835. .DISCUSSION...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...AS EASTERLY WINDS VEER TO THE SOUTHEAST AND EVENTUALLY TO THE SOUTH BY THE END OF THE DAY TODAY...AIDED BY THE SEA BREEZE. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EASTWARD ACROSS THE TRI-STATE AREA BEGINNING LATE SATURDAY...BRINGING A THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA...FOLLOWED BY COLDER AND DRIER WEATHER THROUGH THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH BY NOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN......5 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION..........61. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 61 64 64 61 58 RH..............76 64 59 61 68 78 20 FT WIND......E 10 SE 10 SE 10 S 9 S 6 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 8 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN......5 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO 7 MPH BY LATE EVENING. DISPERSION..........7. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION..........49. $$ FORECASTER...GOULD REQUESTED BY...JOEY LORD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090225.325__.01/TAE