FNUS72 KTAE 251412
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR JACKSON GUARD...NATURAL RESOURCES EGLIN AFB
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
901 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0815 CST ON JANUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850)942-8835.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...A COOLER AND DRIER AIR MASS WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION
TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY BEHIND AN EXITING COLD FRONT. MINIMUM AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITY MAY APPROACH CRITICAL THRESHOLDS OVER NORTHWEST
FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE MORE FAVORABLE OVER
NORTHWEST FLORIDA TUESDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND TUESDAY BUT WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED
TO A RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
                    TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST 7 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-3600 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15
                    TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSION....MAX 78.

TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     55     58     61     58     53
RH..............65     48     40     37     42     51
20 FT WIND......W 12   W 14   W 15   W 13   W 9    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     15     15     10
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 19  W 23   W 23   W 20   W 20   W 15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....MIN 4.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSION....MAX 69.

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FORECASTER...JAMSKI
REQUESTED BY...NATHAN PRICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100125.JACKS.01/TAE