FNUS72 KTAE 041109
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAGNOLIA BLUFF...FWC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
609 AM EST WED MAR 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
ALBEIT MARGINALLY IN THIS SPOT LOCATION...

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL THROUGH
THE MID WEEK PERIOD KEEPING OUR WEATHER DRY. ANOTHER DAY OF
CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TODAY FOR FRANKLIN
COUNTY. HOWEVER NEAR THE COAST...WINDS WILL BE FROM THE EAST AND
THEN SOUTHEAST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY WHICH SHOULD HELP BRING A
MODEST INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE OFF APALACHEE BAY. HOWEVER...
THIS INCREASE SHOULD STILL ALLOW FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO
DROP THE LOWEST HUMIDITIES JUST BELOW 35 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AWAY FROM THE COAST WILL RAPIDLY FALL
INTO THE MIDDLE 20S AT THAT TIME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SOME PATCHY FROST
                    EARLY THIS MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND  62.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE RISING TO
                    2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION..........AROUND 36.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
CHANCE OF RAI...NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     57     61     62     55     51
RH..............47     37     33     35     49     62
20 FT WIND......E 9    E 9    ESE 8  ESE 7  SE 5   SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     10     10      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
RH..................MAX 95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 2500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...
                    FALLING TO 800-900 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION..........AROUND 4.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    5 TO 12 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 700 FT AGL EARLY INCREASING TO AROUND
                    2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION..........55 TO 60.

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FORECASTER...BLOCK
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW HORTMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090304.MAGNO.01/TAE