FNUS72 KTAE 171159
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR TRIANGLELOOP2...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
759 AM EDT WED JUN 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON JUNE 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850) 942-8835.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT
WILL KEEP CONDITIONS VERY HOT AND MODERATELY HUMID ACROSS THE
REGION DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. BECAUSE THE HIGH TEMPERATURES
ACROSS PARTS OF THE INTERIOR LOCATIONS WILL REACH OR EXCEED 100
DEGREES...THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS PARTS OF THE INTERIOR FLORIDA
BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE MAY DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 1-2 HOURS TODAY
AND THURSDAY EACH AFTERNOON BEFORE THE SEA BREEZE FRONT PUSHES
THROUGH. HOWEVER...BECAUSE TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT...DISPERSIONS
SHOULD REMAIN BELOW THE CRITICAL LEVELS OF 75. BY THE WEEKEND AND
EARLY NEXT WEEK...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND RAIN CHANCES WILL BE ON THE
INCREASE WHICH SHOULD LESSEN ANY FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS SUBSTANTIALLY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION..........46.

TIME (EDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....NONE   NONE   NONE   S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   TSTM   TSTM   TSTM
TEMP............82     88     91     92     93     90
RH..............81     65     59     54     50     59
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 6   NW 8   NW 8   W 8    W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT THIS EVENING.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2300...THEN 2 UNTIL 0200...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION..........4.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION..........53.

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FORECASTER...GOULD
REQUESTED BY...VIC DOIG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090617.TRIAN.01/TAE