FNUS72 KTAE 191312
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR 305...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
912 AM EDT MON OCT 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE
FORECAST AREA. THEREFORE THE DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
AT LEAST ONE MORE DAY RESULTING IN RED FLAG CRITERIA FOR ALL OF
OUR FLORIDA ZONES THIS AFTERNOON. THERE COULD BE AN HOUR OR TWO
OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE UNTIL FRONTAL PASSAGE FRIDAY
NIGHT OR SATURDAY MORNING.

AT THE FIRE SITE TODAY...TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE INCREASING INTO THE
AFTERNOON HOURS OUT OF THE NORTHEAST. MIXING HEIGHTS SHOULD BE
SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY. THIS GIVES DISPERSION INDICES UP AROUND 75.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 3900 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 INCREASING TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION..........MAX 75.

TIME (EDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     57     64     68     68     61
RH..............72     47     37     31     29     44
20 FT WIND......E 3    NE 8   NE 9   NE 9   NE 7   NE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     10     10

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION..........MIN 4.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76.
RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION..........MAX 51.

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FORECASTER...WOOL
REQUESTED BY...WAYNE BURNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091019.305__.01/TAE