FNUS72 KTAE 181257
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR 129...ST. MARKS NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
857 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850)942-8835.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE SOUTHEAST
TODAY AND DRIER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE LOCAL AREA.
RELATIVE HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO ABOVE AVERAGE
DISPERSION INDICES. WARMING TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
TO DROP TO 35 PERCENT OR A LITTLE BELOW FOR UP TO FOUR HOURS THIS
AFTERNOON. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY AS WELL...
DEPENDING ON THE STRENGTH AND TIMING OF THE SEA BREEZE. AREAS OF FOG AND
LOW CLOUDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BECOMING 8 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO AROUND 4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION..........RISING TO AROUND 50.

TIME (EDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............66     71     75     77     72     67
RH..............66     52     44     40     49     60
20 FT WIND......E 10   E 10   E 10   E 8    NE 5   NE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     10            5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NEAR CALM LATE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR 300 FT AGL.
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION..........DECREASING TO AROUND 4.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH BECOMING MORE NORTHWEST
                    6 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO NEAR 4500 FT AGL .
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION..........RISING TO AROUND 50.

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FORECASTER...DUVAL
REQUESTED BY...BART RYE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090318.129__.01/TAE