FNUS72 KTAE 301329
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR SMR 319...ST. MARKS NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
929 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850)942-8835.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...WITH MUCH DRIER AIR ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE TRI-STATE
AREA...EXPECT DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT TO
EXCEED CRITERIA FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG
BEND AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. THE NEXT IN THE CURRENT SERIES
OF STRONG STORM SYSTEMS WILL APPROACH AND SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA LATE
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...AND THE PATTERN WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK...WITH STILL ANOTHER DISTURBANCE
EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THUS...AFTER THIS AFTERNOON...
RED FLAG CRITERIA ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE MET THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0 TO 10 PERCENT SKY COVER).
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL
                    BY 3 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....40.

TIME (EDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     68     72     73     70     63
RH..............60     39     31     33     39     54
20 FT WIND......E 7    SE 7   SE 7   S 7    S 6    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT SKY COVER) THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) TOWARD
                    DAYBREAK.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.
MAX LVORI...........6.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT SKY COVER). CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73.
RH..................MIN 61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....32.

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FORECASTER GODSEY
REQUESTED BY...GREG TITUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090330.SMR31.01/TAE