FNUS72 KTAE 111236
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR ST  MARKS 321   326...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
736 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...DESPITE THE INCREASING MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS
AND COOL TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON...IT STILL APPEARS THAT THE
LOW LEVEL AIR MASS WILL BE DRY ENOUGH TO SUPPORT CRITICAL DURATIONS
OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS THIS BURN LOCATION THIS AFTERNOON...
SO WILL LEAVE THE CURRENT RED FLAG WARNING IN PLACE. BY TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY...A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL
APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE WEST AND IS EVEN EXPECTED TO BRING SOME
SNOW TO THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND NORTHWESTERN
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...WHERE 1 TO 3 INCH ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION..........44.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RAIN
TEMP............39     44     48     49     46     44
RH..............42     36     31     32     40     48
20 FT WIND......N 8    NW 8   NW 8   NW 6   NW 5   NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN IN THE EVENING. RAIN LIKELY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 21 MPH.
DISPERSION..........UPPER 30S.

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FORECASTER...GIBBS
REQUESTED BY...GREG TITUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100211.STMAR.01/TAE