FNUS72 KTAE 171238
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN UNIT 9...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
738 AM EST WED FEB 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850)942-8835.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
EST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...THE DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH
THE REST OF THE WEEK. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS NORTH
FLORIDA TODAY AND THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
                    TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...THEN 2900-4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                    18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSION....MAX 76.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     44     50     53     51     45
RH..............54     41     33     29     33     47
20 FT WIND......NW 7   NW 13  NW 14  NW 14  NW 10  W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     20     15     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
                    400-500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....MIN 4.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....MAX 49.

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FORECASTER...JAMSKI
REQUESTED BY...DAVID QUISENBERRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100217.BURNU.01/TAE