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SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 300...ST. MARKS NWR...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
823 AM EDT THU APR 23 2009

CORRECTED SKY.

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

...THE RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/
TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ TODAY FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND
EASTERN PANHANDLE...EXCEPT FOR GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES...AND
AWAY FROM ALL THE COASTS...DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW HUMIDITY
AND HIGH DISPERSIONS ESPECIALLY INLAND...

...THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR GULF AND FRANKLIN
COUNTIES FOR TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELED...

...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH DISPERSIONS...

.WARMER TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL
SETTLE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. IN
ADDITION...VERY HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS WILL YIELD VERY HIGH DISPERSIONS
...ESPECIALLY INLAND THIS AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT...RED FLAG
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FOR THE NEXT FEW AFTERNOONS ACROSS MOST OF
THE FLORIDA COUNTIES. AT THIS TIME...HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST
AND OFFSHORE BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY. LOCAL WINDS WILL VEER TO ONSHORE
TRANSPORTING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ONSHORE PRECLUDING RED FLAG CONDITIONS
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY NOON. (60
                    PERCENT DECREASING TO 15-25 PERCENT)
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............71     76     81     83     82     77
RH..............65     52     43     37     39     50
20 FT WIND......SW 8   SW 9   SW 12  SW 12  SW 10  SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     15     10
DISPERSIONS.....65.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2 TO 9 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSIONS.........60.

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FORECASTER...GIBBS
REQUESTED BY...JOEY LORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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