FNUS72 KTAE 031255
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN UNIT 28...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
755 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0755 EST ON FEBRUARY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...IN THE WAKE OF A DEPARTING COLD FRONT...A MUCH DRIER
AIRMASS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST AND ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE LOW 20S SHOULD EASILY SUPPORT RED
FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS THIS ENTIRE AREA LATER TODAY. A REINFORCING
SHOT OF COLD AND DRY AIR WILL CROSS TONIGHT. SO...DESPITE COLD
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY...THE AIRMASS WILL BECOME
EXTREMELY DRY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ANTICIPATED TO DROP
FURTHER INTO THE TEENS ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. GUSTY
WINDS WILL SUPPORT HIGH DISPERSION INDICES. VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS ONCE AGAIN ANTICIPATED FOR THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY WITH VERY DRY AIR STILL IN PLACE. MODERATING AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THIS DRY AIR WILL LIKELY YIELD RED
FLAG CONDITIONS BOTH DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     40     47     53     55     53
RH..............81     49     32     26     24     30
20 FT WIND......NW 5   N 8    N 10   NW 9   W 12   W 10
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     10     15     15
DISPERSION......56.

.TONIGHT...

MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL THIS EVENING...DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL
                    TOWARD DAYBREAK.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING
                    15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...BARRY
REQUESTED BY...STEVEN PARRISH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090203.BURNU.01/TAE