FNUS72 KTAE 231212
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR L  KIRK EDWARDS WEA...FFWCC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
812 AM EDT THU JUL 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

.DISCUSSION...
NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS EXPECTED THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AHEAD OF A STALLED FRONTAL
BOUNDARY TO OUR NORTH WILL PREVENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FROM
REACHING CRITICAL LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON. EVEN AFTER THIS
FRONT WASHES OUT ON FRIDAY...LOW LEVEL FLOW PREVAILING FROM THE
SOUTHWEST WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSPORT ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
INTO THE FORECAST AREA AND HELP KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
WELL ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT SKY COVER). SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3000 FT AGL AT IGNITION INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL
                    BY EARLY AFTEROOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....50

TIME (EDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....              S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............85     88     90     93     86     80
RH..............61     53     47     46     62     79
20 FT WIND......W 5    SW 7   SW 7    SW 7   SW 6   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3200 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING AND 400 FT DURING LATE NIGHT
                    AND EARLY MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH
DISPERSION INDEX....6

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FORECASTER...GOREE
REQUESTED BY...MORGAN WILBUR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090723.LKIRK.01/TAE