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SPOT FORECAST FOR FL-SMR 306...USFWS-ST MARKS NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
638 AM EST THU FEB 21 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850)942-8835.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY AS ONSHORE
FLOW DEVELOPS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL KEEP HUMIDITY VALUES
ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS FOR ALL AREAS. A VERY MOIST AIRMASS WILL
BE IN PLACE FOR FRIDAY...WITH NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL EARLY INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION..........MAX 33.

TIME (EST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........41     51     51     57
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     66     69     68
RH..............53     51     54     62
20 FT WIND......E 6    SE 6   SE 6   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO
                    900 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.
DISPERSION..........MIN 12.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........57     64     70     70     71     77
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............65     60     60     60     60     60
RH..............71     88     93     99     100    100
20 FT WIND......SE 5   S 6    S 6    S 6    S 6    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     15     15

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 0700...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL EARLY INCREASING TO 1700 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION..........MAX 36.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........77     82     81     81     85     82
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............61     61     65     70     72     72
RH..............100    100    100    86     82     82
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 8    S 10   S 11   S 11   S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     25     25     20

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FORECASTER...TODD LERICOS/TIM BARRY
REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER HINCKLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130221.FLSMR.01/TAE