FNUS72 KTAE 200936 FWSTAE SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN UNIT 3...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 436 AM EST SAT FEB 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...ONE MORE DAY OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA TODAY. THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DRY AIR WILL THEN MOVE AWAY AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST AND A GULF LOW MOVES CLOSER TO THE REGION. A WARM FRONTAL PASSAGE ON SUNDAY WILL PULL IN SIGNIFICANTLY MORE HUMID AIR TO THE REGION. CONDITIONS WILL DRY OUT BRIEFLY ON TUESDAY AFTER A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE BEFORE RAIN CHANCES RETURN TO THE FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...AND 4700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 8 MPH. DISPERSION..........MAX 45. TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN TEMP............50 56 63 64 65 68 68 66 63 58 54 51 RH..............54 42 32 29 26 23 23 26 31 41 50 59 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 $$ FORECASTER...WOOL REQUESTED BY...MARY OWEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100220.BURNU.02/TAE