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FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN UNIT 55...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
756 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0750 EST ON JANUARY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850)942-8835.

NOTE: PLEASE TRY TO GET ALL SPOT REQUESTS IN AT LEAST 30 MINUTES
BEFORE THE SCHEDULED IGNITION TIME.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT RAIN OR SPRINKLES WILL FALL OUT OF A MID LEVEL
CLOUD DECK TODAY. A SURFACE LOW WILL MIGRATE FROM THE NORTHERN GULF
AND CROSS OUR REGION OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
SOUTHEAST AND RAPIDLY INCREASE AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES. MOIST
LOW-LEVEL FLOW WILL PROVIDE AMPLE MOISTURE TO KEEP RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WELL ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AND SPREAD WEST TO EAST
OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND THEN WEST BEHIND
A PASSING COLD FRONT. ONCE THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...NORTHERLY
FLOW WILL MOVE COOLER DRIER AIR INTO OUR AREA. ON SUNDAY...RELATIVE
HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT BUT AT THIS
-TIME...DURATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE LONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT A
RED FLAG WATCH. THIS MAY NEED TO BE CHANGED IN FUTURE FORECASTS AS
DETAILS BECOME MORE DEFINED.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN.
                    TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....MAX 48.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............48     53     57     65     63     62
RH..............94     74     66     59     66     72
20 FT WIND......SE 2   E 6    E 7    SE 8   SE 8   E 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     15     15     15     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....MIN 13.

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FORECASTER...WOOL
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL CEDENO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100129.BURNU.01/TAE