FNUS72 KTAE 111359
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN UNIT 338...ST. MARKS NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
959 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

.DISCUSSION...MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARM DAY IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY BRIEFLY DROP BELOW 35
PERCENT ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH DURATIONS OF UP TO 2 TO 3 HOURS POSSIBLE ALONG
THE SUWANNEE RIVER VALLEY. HOWEVER...HUMIDITIES SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE
35 PERCENT ALONG THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON. DISPERSIONS WILL REMAIN
AROUND 50 THIS AFTERNOON WITH FAIRLY LIGHT ONSHORE TRANSPORT WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 1 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6
                    TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION...50.


TIME (EDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     68     75     74     71     66
RH..............66     56     48     50     60     71
20 FT WIND......SE 6   S 8    S 10   S 10   SW 9   SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     15     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-1400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4100 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GIBBS
REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER HINCKLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090311.BURNU.01/TAE