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SPOT FORECAST FOR SMR SPRING PLOT...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
227 PM EDT THU APR 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850)942-8835.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DISSIPATE ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA TODAY. A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM THE
SOUTHWEST ON SATURDAY BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS
TO MUCH OF THE REGION. A MUCH DRIER...BUT COOLER AIR MASS WILL SPREAD
ACROSS THE REGION ON MONDAY BEHIND THIS SYSTEM CREATING THE POTENTIAL
FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........78 AT IGNITION...MAX 80.
RH..................63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 3500
                    FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.
DISPERSION..........MAX 61.

TIME (EDT)      2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........70     70
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............78     77
RH..............63     62
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 64.
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION..........MIN 5.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........50     42     42     41     38     38
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............77     77     71     69     68     67
RH..............61     65     77     82     84     84
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 5    S 5    SW 5   SW 4   SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80.
RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-4100 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION..........MAX 61.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........35     33     33     35     36     36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............66     65     73     77     78     80
RH..............85     85     68     58     55     51
20 FT WIND......SW 2   SW 2   SW 4   SW 6   S 8    SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     15     15     15

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FORECASTER...MARK WOOL
REQUESTED BY...GREG TITUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120419.SMRSP.01/TAE