FNUS72 KTAE 261127
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN UNIT 310...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
627 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850) 942-8835

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...HIGH DISPERSIONS...AND GUSTY WINDS...

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

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE REGION TODAY ON
DEVELOPING GUSTY WEST WINDS. RED FLAG CONDITIONS APPEAR LIKELY
ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA WITH AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF CRITICAL RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS AND HIGH DISPERSIONS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
OVER THE REGION FOR WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER RED FLAG EVENT LIKELY
FOR NORTH FLORIDA. WITH THE HIGH OVER TOP THE REGION DURING
WEDNESDAY...WINDS AND DISPERSION INDICES WILL BE MUCH LOWER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). FEW HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST OR SOUTHWEST WIND 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 15 MPH AT BURN TIME...BECOMING WEST
                    14 TO 18 MPH BY MIDDAY AND INTO THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 23 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO AROUND 4200 FT AGL
                    BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 19 TO 22 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....77.

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............50     57     61     62     56     47
RH..............48     36     29     28     38     58
20 FT WIND......W 10   W 15   W 16   W 15   W 9    W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     23     22     14     5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
                    LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT
                    AND VARIABLE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200 TO 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTH
                    5 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY EVENING...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2200-2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO
                    8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....34.

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FORECASTER...MROCZKA
REQUESTED BY...EUGENE WATKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100126.BURNU.01/TAE