FNUS72 KTAE 171108 FWSTAE SPOT FORECAST FOR BU 319 320...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 608 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT (850) 942-8835, ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION...THE MUCH DRIER AIR WHICH MOVED INTO THE REGION ON MONDAY...WILL HOLD ON ACROSS THE AREA FOR MUCH OF TODAY... ALLOWING LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO OCCUR OVER MUCH OF NORTH FLORIDA ONCE AGAIN. HOWEVER...HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS AND THEN MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST... SO THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES AND LONGEST DURATIONS OF SUB 35 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED OVER THE FLORIDA BIG BEND NEAR THE SUWANNEE RIVER VALLEY. ON WEDNESDAY...NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE ANTICIPATED...AS CLOUDS...MOISTURE...AND RAIN CHANCES WILL ALL BE ON THE INCREASE AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT...BUT MUCH DRIER AIR BEHIND IT MAY RESULT IN A FIRE WEATHER WATCH BEING NECESSARY FOR THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25 PERCENT) EARLY...PARTLY SUNNY (45 PERCENT) THROUGH MID DAY...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) BY LATE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AT 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION..........63. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 55 62 64 64 55 RH..............56 42 34 30 34 55 20 FT WIND......E 5 SE 7 S 8 S 8 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.7 10 10 10 10 7 $$ FORECASTER...GOULD REQUESTED BY...EUGENE WATKINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090217.BU319.01/TAE