FNUS72 KTAE 241229
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR 310...ST. MARKS NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
829 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 EDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

.DISCUSSION...THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO VEER TOWARD THE SOUTH AHEAD
OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL
AND LAY OUT FROM EAST TO WEST NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...WHICH WILL KEEP THE MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW
OFF THE GULF IN PLACE. DISPERSIONS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD
NOT MEET RED FLAG CRITERIA TODAY AT THE SITE. HOWEVER...HUMIDITIES
INLAND FROM THIS LOCATION WILL BRIEFLY APPROACH 35 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-3500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH HEIGHTS RISING
                    ABOVE 4000 FR JUST NORTH OF SITE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 17
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION..........58 TO 63.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     65     70     72     72     71
RH..............91     70     59     53     51     52
20 FT WIND......E 8    SE 12  SE 14  SE 15  SE 12  SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     20     15     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION..........6 TO 12.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 IN THE MORNING...2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION..........50 TO 59.

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FORECASTER...BLOCK
REQUESTED BY...BART RYE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090324.310__.01/TAE