FNUS72 KTAE 241020
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT CREEK LOOP...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
520 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850)942-8835.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT SKY COVER).
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BY 12 PM EST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 3100 FT
                    AGL BY 3 PM EST.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....41.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     54     62     63     62     57
RH..............60     47     35     34     34     58
20 FT WIND......NE 6   NE 9   E 7    E 8    NE 5   NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT SKY COVER).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-1000 FT AGL
                    BY 11 PM EST.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.
MAXIMUM LVORI.......8.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT SKY COVER).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL BY 3 PM EST.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....30.

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FORECASTER GODSEY
REQUESTED BY...VIC DOIG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090224.SALTC.01/TAE