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SPOT FORECAST FOR BU 309...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1215 PM EDT TUE APR 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 EDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850)942-8835.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY AIR MASS WILL BE IN PLACE TODAY...BUT WIND
SPEEDS AND ERC VALUES ARE NOT LIKELY TO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO SUPPORT
RED FLAG CONDITIONS. ALTHOUGH EASTERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL IN
WAKULLA COUNTY AROUND THE NOON HOUR...AN ONSHORE BREEZE FROM THE
GULF MAY DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON...LEADING TO A MORE SOUTHEAST OR
SOUTH WIND WITH TIME. THE AIRMASS WILL BEGIN TO MOISTEN WEDNESDAY
AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BEGINS TO DEVELOP IN THE WESTERN GULF OF
MEXICO. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE REGION
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO
                    8 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION..........MAXIMUM VALUES AROUND 50.

TIME (EDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........14     19     19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............76     79     81
RH..............33     29     26
20 FT WIND......E 5    E 5    SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.7      8      9

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 4
                    TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........22     24     24     34     44     44
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............80     75     65     60     58     57
RH..............29     38     55     65     67     71
20 FT WIND......SE 4   S 3    SE 3   E 3    E 3    E 4
20 FT WIND GUST.7      5      4      4      5      6

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........47     54     54     61     67     67
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............55     55     59     64     70     72
RH..............78     87     84     78     63     60
20 FT WIND......E 4    E 4    E 6    E 6    E 6    E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.6      6      9      10     15     10

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FORECASTER...ALEX LAMERS
REQUESTED BY...WAYNE BURNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130402.BU309.01/TAE