FNUS72 KTAE 241303 FWSTAE SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN UNIT 55...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 803 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0755 EST ON NOVEMBER 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835 .DISCUSSION...A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE EASTERN GULF ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY BRINGING A CHANCE FOR RAIN TO PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. THIS RAIN SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH AND EAST OF THE FIRE SITE. WITH VERY LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THE MIXING LAYER...DISPERSION INDICES WILL BE QUITE LOW. THE LOW CLOUDS WE SEE THIS MORNING COULD LINGER INTO THE AFTERNOON AFTER WHICH THEY WILL GIVE WAY TO A MID LEVEL DECK OF CLOUDS. A DRY AIR MASS WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM THURSDAY WITH EVEN DRIER AIR ARRIVING ON FRIDAY BEHIND A RAIN-FREE COLD FRONT. AS A RESULT...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE FIRE SITE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. RH..................94 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....MAX 16 TO 20. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 58 62 66 68 65 RH..............94 89 80 73 67 74 20 FT WIND......NE 5 NE 5 NE 3 N 3 N 5 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...WOOL REQUESTED BY...DANIEL CEDENO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091124.BURNU.01/TAE