FNUS72 KTAE 241311
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURNUNIT111...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
811 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850) 942-8835.

...A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY BEFORE MOISTENING STEADILY ON WEDNESDAY AS SOUTHERLY
FLOW RETURNS TO THE REGION. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL APPROACH FROM
THE NORTH ON FRIDAY BRINING A CHANCE OF RAIN BACK TO THE FORECAST
AND CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. AFTER TODAY...THE POTENTIAL
FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS IS QUITE LOW. ALSO...
DESPITE THE DECK OF HIGH CLOUDINESS THIS MORNING...THERE IS STILL
PLENTY OF DRY AIR IN PLACE FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO BOTTOM OUT
IN THE UPPER 20S THIS AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    AT 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION..........44.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
TEMP............43     53     60     62     59     51
RH..............49     35     29     29     36     52
20 FT WIND......NE 5   E 8    E 8    SE 8   SE 7   SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.8      10     10     10     10     5

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FORECASTER...GOULD
REQUESTED BY...DAVID QUISENBERRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090224.BURNU.02/TAE