FNUS72 KTAE 121302 FWSTAE SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN UNIT 24...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 802 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0755 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 AREA 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 AREA THIS AFTERNOON. 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.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 57 64 71 72 70 RH..............83 78 54 34 31 35 20 FT WIND......N 2 N 3 N 5 N 5 N 3 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 DISPERSION...52. .TONIGHT... MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...GIBBS REQUESTED BY...STEVEN PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090212.BURNU.02/TAE