FNUS72 KTAE 291157
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR SMR 300...ST. MARKS NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
757 AM EDT WED APR 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850)942-8835

.DISCUSSION...A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE
TO PRODUCE EAST TO SOUTHEAST SURFACE WINDS AND GENERALLY WARM AND
DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. MOST OF THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND WILL SEE CRITICAL DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY THIS
AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. INLAND PORTIONS OF
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE MAY SEE ONE TO THREE HOUR DURATIONS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............74     77     79     79     78     77
RH..............69     61     55     54     54     57
20 FT WIND......SE 8   SE 10  S 12   S 13   SE 9   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 6 TO 8 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300-2000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 13 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WATSON
REQUESTED BY...BART RYE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090429.SMR30.01/TAE