FNUS72 KTAE 121304
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 216...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
804 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 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 AT THE FIRE SITE. FOR THIS AFTERNOON...IN ADDITION TO
THE DRY CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT
WILL BECOME GUSTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON PERIOD TODAY. HOWEVER...
DISPERSION INDICES ARE FORECAST TO STAY BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS.
ON WEDNESDAY...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT ACROSS THE
AFTER SIMILAR CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...INCREASING MOISTURE
AND RAIN CHANCES WILL KEEP THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE RED FLAG
LEVELS FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
                    TEMPERATURE.........32 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 3100 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION..........MAX 45.

TIME (EST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....FROST  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............32     40     49     54     55     48
RH..............62     46     33     28     28     40
20 FT WIND......W 3    NW 6   NW 8   NW 10  W 10   W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 13 MPH.
DISPERSION..........MIN 6.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION..........MAX 28.

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FORECASTER...WOOL
REQUESTED BY...JOEY LORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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