FNUS72 KTAE 081055
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR YELLOWJACKET...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
555 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850)942-8835.

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...COOLER AND DRIER AIR CONTINUES TO USHER INTO THE
REGION BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WHICH MOVED THROUGH ON WEDNESDAY
MORNING. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND HIGH TRANSPORT WIND SPEEDS WILL
CREATE VERY HIGH DISPERSIONS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. 20 FOOT WINDS
WILL BE LIGHTER AND DISPERSIONS WILL BE LOWER ON FRIDAY...BUT
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO BE LOWER ACROSS MOST
LOCATIONS AS WELL...CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL RED FLAG
DURATIONS TO BE MET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 9 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    AND GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO WEST AT 25
                    TO 30 MPH.
DISPERSION..........117.


TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     62     68     70     67     59
RH..............65     47     34     31     39     63
20 FT WIND......SW 6   W 10   W 16   W 20   W 15   W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     25     20     10


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 23 TO 29 MPH BECOMING NORTH 8 TO 17 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
DISPERSION..........10.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION..........43.

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FORECASTER...GOULD
REQUESTED BY...VIC DOIG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090108.YELLO.01/TAE