FNUS72 KTAE 171736
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR SMR 307   324...ST. MARKS NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
136 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1340 EDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

.DISCUSSION...LOW CLOUDS HAVE STRUGGLED TO DISSIPATE TODAY. NORTHERN
EDGE OF CLOUD DECK IS CURRENTLY NEAR THE TALLAHASSEE AIRPORT AND
SLOWLY PUSHING SOUTH. HOWEVER...IT MAY BE 3 PM TO 4 PM BEFORE THE
CLOUDS BREAK NEAR THE BURN UNIT. HAVE REVISED PREVIOUS FORECAST TO
ACCOUNT FOR LINGERING CLOUDS...AND SUBSEQUENT LOWER TEMPS AND HIGHER
HUMIDITY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-80 PERCENT) BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (40 TO 50 PERCENT) BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............69     72     73     73     69     66
RH..............70     63     55     52     60     66
20 FT WIND......N 7    N 6    NW 5   W 2    N 3    NE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.                            5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT) WITH PATCHY FOG.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
DISPERSION..........AROUND 5.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL BY MIDDAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION..........AROUND 50.

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FORECASTER...CAMP
REQUESTED BY...BART RYE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090317.SMR30.01/TAE