FNUS72 KTAE 121255
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN UNIT 243...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
755 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0745 EST ON FEBRUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...A DRIER AIR MASS WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION
TODAY BEHIND AN EXITING COLD FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE
INTO THE 70S THIS AFTERNOON ALLOWING HUMIDITY VALUES TO
DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR AROUND 4 HOURS ACROSS THE EASTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN BIG BEND. MOISTURE WILL QUICKLY
RETURN FOR FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM...WITH
HUMIDITY LEVELS REMAINING ELEVATED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
DISPERSIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS TODAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5-10 MPH.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     61     66     71     73     70
RH..............93     73     52     35     30     34
20 FT WIND......NW 3   N 3    N 3    N 3    N 3    NE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
DISPERSION...52.

.TONIGHT...

MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GIBBS
REQUESTED BY...STEVEN PARRISH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090212.BURNU.01/TAE