FNUS72 KTAE 081238
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN UNIT 57...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
738 AM EST SUN FEB 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 EST ON FEBRUARY 08.
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...

.DISCUSSION...DAYTIME HEATING WILL COMBINE WITH A DRY AIRMASS
TO AGAIN PRODUCE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS THE FLORIDA WESTERN
BIG BEND INCLUDING LIBERTY COUNTY. TRANSPORT WINDS ABOVE 6 MPH EARLY
WILL DECREASE BY AFTERNOON AS THE INVERSION ERODES AND THE SOUNDING
BECOMES WELL MIXED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG ENDING SHORTLY.                   MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL EARLY INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT EAST THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION..........24


TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY FOG ENDING BY 9 AM.
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     49     60     69     71     68
RH..............95     74     54     39     34     38
20 FT WIND......S 0    S 3    S 6    S 7    S 7    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       5             10     10

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FORECASTER...BLOCK
REQUESTED BY...KEN GORDON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090208.BURNU.01/TAE