FNUS72 KTAE 241138
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN UNIT 312...ST MARKS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
738 AM EDT THU JUN 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON JUNE 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL YIELD ANOTHER DAY
OF HOT TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S ACROSS THE REGION. LIGHT
SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL PROVIDE ENOUGH MOISTURE TO PRODUCE A FEW
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AROUND THE REGION EACH AFTERNOON
INTO THE WEEKEND. MORE SUBSTANTIVE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES
WILL RETURN BY THE FIRST OF THE WEEK AS INCREASING TROPICAL MOISTURE
ARRIVES IN ASSOCIATION WITH A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO THE
SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1000...THEN 1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 1 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3
                    TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC         S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSTM   NONE   TSTM   TSTM   TSTM   TSTM
TEMP............83     88     93     93     91     86
RH..............76     64     54     52     57     71
20 FT WIND......E 3    SE 5   SE 5   S 5    S 3    SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10     5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1900 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WATSON
REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER HINCKLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100624.BURNU.01/TAE