FNUS72 KTAE 181310
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR FL-SMR 307...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
910 AM EDT FRI MAY 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850)942-8835.

.DISCUSSION...IT STILL APPEARS THAT AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS ACROSS THE TRI-STATE AREA. HOWEVER...AFTERNOON DISPERSION
INDICES WILL BE FAIRLY HIGH DUE TO A COMBINATION OF ELEVATED
TRANSPORT WIND SPEEDS AND HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION..........62.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........44     46     50     50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............75     79     82     83
RH..............68     61     55     52
20 FT WIND......NE 5   NE 6   NE 7   NE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     11     12     12

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200-1400 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION..........13.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........48     51     51     53     58     58
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............83     79     73     70     69     68
RH..............52     57     70     77     79     81
20 FT WIND......NE 4   NE 6   NE 6   NE 5   NE 4   NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     12     12     10     10     10

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION..........62.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........59     59     59     58     57     57
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............68     66     76     81     81     82
RH..............84     87     62     52     51     48
20 FT WIND......NE 5   NE 6   NE 6   NE 5   NE 5   NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...DON VAN DYKE
REQUESTED BY...GREG TITUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120518.FLSMR.01/TAE