FNUS72 KTAE 171113
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 346...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
613 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........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING TO
                    THE WEST 12 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    4900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE WEST 18
                    TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION..........AROUND 81.


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     49     44
RH..............42     35     31     28     39     52
20 FT WIND......NW 12  W 15   W 15   NW 14  W 8    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     20     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    LIGHT OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO
                    600 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION..........6.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 2800
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION..........AROUND 44.

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FORECASTER...BARRY
REQUESTED BY...BOB AIRHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100217.UNIT3.01/TAE