FNUS72 KTAE 160945
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR C9B  UNIT 1 1...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
545 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AT (850)942-8835.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE SUWANNEE RIVER
VALLEY LATER THIS MORNING ALLOWING HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD IN
FROM THE NORTH DURING THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF LOWER CLOUDS
AND PATCHY FOG EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SCATTER OUT ALLOWING
AMPLE SUNSHINE FOR THE AFTERNOON. WINDS OFF THE WATER TODAY
WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FROM APPROACHING CRITICAL
VALUES WITH MINIMUM VALUES IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S.
DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY WHEN RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL GET DOWN TO AROUND 35 PERCENT FOR A TIME DURING
THE EARLY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY FOR THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 4000 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 12 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSION....AROUND 55.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........60     47     40     35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............66     72     75     74
RH..............73     61     51     55
20 FT WIND......SW 5  SW 6   W 7    W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.8     12     12     12

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO AROUND 300 FT AGL BY LATE
                    EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND MPH BECOMING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSION....AROUND 4.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........30     10     10     8      5      5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............71     64     60     57     55     53
RH..............66     83     95     98     95     95
20 FT WIND......W 6    SW 4   W 2    W 2    NW 2   N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.12     10     6      6      6      6

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    AROUND MID AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....45 TO 50.

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FORECASTER...BRYAN MROCZKA
REQUESTED BY...VIC DOIG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110316.C9BUN.01/TAE