FNUS72 KTAE 171138
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR SMR 330...US FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
638 AM EST WED FEB 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 FOR EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 35 PERCENT ALONG WITH HIGH DISPERSION...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A DRY PATTERN WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH
THE REST OF THE WEEK. RED FLAG CONDITIONS LOOK LIKELY ACROSS NORTH
FLORIDA TODAY AND THURSDAY WITH MARGINAL CONDITIONS OVER OUR ALABAMA
AND GEORGIA ZONES THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH THIS MORNING...
                    BECOMING WEST 12 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL EARLY THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 4100
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH.
DISPERSION..........AROUND 72.
LVORI...............1.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     48     52     55     50     44
RH..............43     37     32     29     40     53
20 FT WIND......NW 12  W 14   W 15   NW 14  W 8    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     20     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION..........6.
LVORI...............1 IN THE EVENING...INCREASING TO 3 BY DAYBREAK.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST 5 TO
                    12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION..........AROUND 41.
LVORI...............3 AT DAYBREAK...DECREASING TO 1.

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FORECASTER...BARRY
REQUESTED BY...GREG TITUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100217.SMR33.01/TAE