FNUS72 KTAE 081205
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR B72...NATURAL RESOURCES EGLIN AFB
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
805 AM EDT WED APR 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR WALTON COUNTY...

.DISCUSSION...TODAY SHOULD BE THE LAST DAY FOR FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS
FOR AWHILE AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASES ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS ALONG
WITH CHANCES FOR RAIN BEGINNING FRIDAY AND CONTINUING INTO THE FIRST
PART OF NEXT WEEK. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE FIRE SITE WILL ONLY SEE
BRIEF DURATIONS OF RH BELOW 35 PERCENT...ABOUT TWO HOURS. HOWEVER...
20-FOOT WINDS WILL BE UP NEAR 15 MPH AND DISPERSION INDICES WILL BE
HIGH...SO RED FLAG CRITERIA SHOULD BE REALIZED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 3 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 400-1900 FT
                    AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    9 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO AROUND 23 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....MAX 98.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     56     61     64     65     62
RH..............66     45     36     35     40     51
20 FT WIND......NW 3   SW 3   SW 8   SW 12  SW 14  SW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     15     15     20     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52.
RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 9
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....MIN 9.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....MAX 62.

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FORECASTER...WOOL
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN MOCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090408.B72__.01/TAE