FNUS72 KTAE 121101
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR AUCILLA WMA...FLORIDA FISH & WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
601 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...THE VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...WHICH WILL RESULT IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS
EACH AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE TRI-STATE AREA. FOR THIS
AFTERNOON ...EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 35 PERCENT WILL KEEP THE WARNING IN PLACE FOR NORTHWEST
FLORIDA. IN ADDITION TO THE DRY CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS
ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT WILL BECOME GUSTY THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON PERIOD TODAY. HOWEVER...DISPERSIONS ARE FORECAST TO STAY
BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS. HUMIDITIES SHOULD REMAIN JUST ABOVE 25
PERCENT OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA TODAY. ON
WEDNESDAY...A RED FLAG WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT ACROSS THE TRI-STATE
AREA DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON PERIOD. AFTER VERY SIMILAR CONDITIONS
THURSDAY...INCREASING MOISTURE AND RAIN CHANCES WILL KEEP RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ABOVE RED FLAG LEVELS FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 TO 3000 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     50     55     56     47     41
RH..............39     27     21     21     36     56
20 FT WIND......NW 7   NW 9   NW 9   NW 8   NW 7   NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 TO 2500 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GIBBS
REQUESTED BY...MORGAN WILBUR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100112.AUCIL.01/TAE