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FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURNUNIT14...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1012 AM EST THU FEB 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0845 EST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

.DISCUSSION...THE WARMING TREND WITH INCREASING MOISTURE WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY...AHEAD OF A STRONG
COLD FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP ACROSS TRI-STATE AREA FROM WEST TO
EAST SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP ESPECIALLY OVER WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE AREA SATURDAY MORNING...AND THE FRONT WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY A SQUALL LINE AS IT MOVES EASTWARD. MUCH COLDER
AND DRIER AIR WILL SPREAD IN BEHIND THE FRONT ON SUNDAY...AND
RED FLAG CONDITIONS DUE TO DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP BEGINNING SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING
THROUGH AT LEAST THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 14 TO
                    18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION..........72.

TIME (EST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     64     69     73     75     67
RH..............74     59     48     42     39     51
20 FT WIND......E 7    SE 10  SE 13  SE 13  SE 12  S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     15     10

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FORECASTER...BARRY
REQUESTED BY...DAVID QUISENBERRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090226.BURNU.01/TAE