FNUS72 KTAE 151418 RRA FWSTAE SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDWAY COOP...FL DIVISION OF FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 918 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON JANUARY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... .DISCUSSION...IN THE WAKE OF A REINFORCING COLD FRONT...A VERY COLD AND DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL LEAD TO RED FLAG CONDITIONS FOR NORTH FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON. WITH AN EVEN DRIER AIRMASS IN PLACE...CRITICAL RED FLAG LEVELS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. A WEAK FRONT WITH SLIGHTLY MORE MOIST AIR IS FORECAST TO CROSS ON SUNDAY. IN ITS WAKE...A DRIER AIR MASS WILL RETURN. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE DURING THE EARLY WORK WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....52 MAX. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 51 57 60 55 49 RH..............55 41 31 28 33 46 20 FT WIND......NW 5 N 8 N 9 N 8 N 6 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...BARRY REQUESTED BY...SHAWN DUGGAR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090115.MIDWA.01/TAE