FNUS72 KTAE 081318
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR SMR BURN UNIT 311...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
818 AM EST WED FEB 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON FEBRUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850)942-8835.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE BIG BEND REGION
TODAY BRINGING WITH IT A DRY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIRMASS. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS BOTH
THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDICES
WILL BE IN THE MODERATE RANGE WITH TRANSPORT WINDS RANGING IN
DIRECTION FROM NORTH TODAY TO NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY. RAIN CHANCES
WILL REMAIN NEAR ZERO THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 9 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING AROUND 3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT THIS MORNING RISING TO NORTH 12 TO 15 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION..........RISING TO AROUND 42.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........48     48     54     51
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     65     69     71
RH..............61     49     38     32
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 6    N 6    N 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO AROUND 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION..........FALLING TO AROUND 15.
LVORI...............2 RISING TO 3 BY SUNRISE.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........51     37     35     35     33     36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     58     54     50     47     45
RH..............41     50     55     59     63     64
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 5    N 5    N 5    N 5    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO AROUND 3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION..........RISING TO AROUND 51.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........36     38     40     40     42     42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     46     54     59     64     68
RH..............67     61     47     39     32     29
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 6    N 6    NE 5   NE 5   N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15

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FORECASTER...PARKS CAMP
REQUESTED BY...GREG TITUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120208.SMRBU.01/TAE