FNUS72 KTAE 180832
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN UNIT 60...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
332 AM EST THU FEB 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850)942-8835.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...THE DRY WEATHER PATTERN WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION
THROUGH SATURDAY. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS NORTHWEST
FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY...WITH MARGINAL CONDITIONS OVER
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY AND
FRIDAY. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN OVER NORTHWEST
FLORIDA SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS EARLY...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION..........AROUND 50.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
TEMP............38     47     54     56     54     46
RH..............47     35     26     24     29     46
20 FT WIND......NW 3   NW 6   NW 8   NW 9   W 7    SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     15     15     10     5

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO
                    300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION..........3.

.FRIDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTH
                    5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION..........AROUND 37.

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FORECASTER...BARRY
REQUESTED BY...WAYNE BURNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100218.BURNU.01/TAE