FNUS72 KTAE 251221
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR APALACHICOLA BLUFFS UNIT 27...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
821 AM EDT THU JUN 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON JUNE 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850) 942-8835.

.DISCUSSION...CONVECTIVE COVERAGE WILL BE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL
ONCE AGAIN TODAY AND MAINLY CONFINED TO FAVORABLE SEA BREEZE AREAS
NEAR THE COAST. WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL...
THEY WILL NOT BE AS HOT AS EARLIER IN THE WEEK. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY MAY APPROACH 35 PERCENT OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TODAY...BUT RED FLAG DURATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE...OUR CURRENT EXPECTED MINIMUM RH IS 40
PERCENT. INCREASING MOISTURE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE EARLY
WORK WEEK WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) WITH A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NEAR CALM WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH BY LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH.

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   TSTMS  TSTMS  TSTMS
TEMP............80     87     91     94     96     90
RH..............76     59     49     43     40     50
20 FT WIND......E 2    E 5    SE 7   SE 7   S 7    SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     12     12     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CHANCE OF RAIN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL EARLY DECREASING TO 600 FT OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING NEAR CALM OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF RAIN......30 PERCENT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GOULD
REQUESTED BY...BRYAN KREITER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090625.APALA.01/TAE