FNUS72 KTAE 311117 FWSTAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SVR C-15 DRY BAR...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 717 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0715 EDT ON AUGUST 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 850-942-8835. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT DRAPED ACROSS THE FLORIDA...GEORGIA AND ALABAMA BORDER THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT SOUTHWARD DURING THE DAY BEFORE STALLING ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA AND THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT. THIS FRONT AIDED BY AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND MOIST ONSHORE FLOW WILL PROVIDE THE FOCUS FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTH FLORIDA. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO STAY WELL ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE FURTHER OFFSHORE BY MIDWEEK WITH DRIER AIR FILTERING IN FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER BUT REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. CWR.................40 PERCENT. LAL.................3. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSION....22. TIME (EDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............78 81 84 84 84 84 RH..............85 77 72 73 71 69 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 5 W 8 SW 12 SW 12 SW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................40 PERCENT. LAL.................2. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 7 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSION....3. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................40 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1100...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSION....14. $$ FORECASTER...JAMSKI REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER HINCKLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090831.SVRC1.01/TAE