FNUS72 KTAE 031319
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 14...ST. MARKS NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
819 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...DAYTIME HEATING WILL COMBINE WITH A DRY AIRMASS TO
PRODUCE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE HUMIDITY WILL
SLOWLY INCREASE LATER THIS WEEK...BUT MARGINAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS
WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
AT THE FIRE SITE TODAY...THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DIP BELOW 35
PERCENT BY AROUND 11 AM AND BOTTOM OUT AROUND 26 TO 27 PERCENT AROUND
3 PM. OFFSHORE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE ENOUGH FOR A SEA BREEZE TO DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE WIND DIRECTION FORECAST
FOR THIS AFTERNOON HAS LOWER THAN NORMAL CONFIDENCE WITH YOUR BURN
SITE BEING RIGHT AT THE COAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 8 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAX 2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION..........MAX 42.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     49     54     57     51     46
RH..............39     31     27     27     37     49
20 FT WIND......N 12   NE 8   NE 8   W 10   NW 6   N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION..........MIN 8.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION..........MAX 34.

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FORECASTER...WOOL
REQUESTED BY...JOEY LORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090303.COMPA.01/TAE