FNUS72 KTAE 161325
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 310...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
825 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 EST ON FEBRUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850)942-8835.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...A COOL AND DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO SETTLE INTO
THE REGION TODAY ON NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. DESPITE THE COOL AFTERNOON
HIGH TEMPERATURES...VERY DRY LOW LEVELS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB A FEW
DEGREES WEDNESDAY...AND ONCE AGAIN...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND
HIGH DISPERSIONS SHOULD RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP CONDITIONS DRY WITH SLOWLY MODERATING
TEMPERATURES INTO THE LATER PART OF THE WEEK. RAIN CHANCES DO NOT
LOOK TO ARRIVE UNTIL THE END OF THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...OR THE EARLY
PART OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
                    TEMPERATURE.........33 AT IGNITION...MAX 47.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING WEST 8 TO 12 MPH LATER
                    IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3600 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....MAX 62.

TIME (EST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............30     36     42     46     46     42
RH..............70     52     42     34     33     44
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 8    W 10   W 12   W 10   W 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-300 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....MIN 5.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 20
                    TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSION....MAX 90.

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FORECASTER...JAMSKI
REQUESTED BY...BOB AIRHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100216.UNIT3.01/TAE