FNUS72 KTAE 051253
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAIRES BURN...FWC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
753 AM EST TUE JAN 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0810 EST ON JANUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850) 942-8835

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING DUE
TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING DUE TO ANTICIPATED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH TODAY WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SUB-FREEZING
TEMPERATURES EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY RISE INTO THE LOWER TO
MIDDLE 40S FOR AFTERNOON HIGHS. DESPITE THE COLD TEMPERATURES...
A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL STILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS TO
FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S FOR A TIME THIS AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO FALL QUICKLY DURING THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1000 FT AGL MID MORNING INCREASING TO
                    3000-3300 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....INCREASING TO AROUND 60 THIS AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM  8 PM
TEMP............26     32     38     42     43     38    34
RH..............58     39     30     25     24     31    38
20 FT WIND......NW 9   NW 11  NW 12  NW 12  NW 10  NW 8  NW 6

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FORECASTER...MROCZKA
REQUESTED BY...LAND MANAGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100105.CHAIR.02/TAE