FNUS72 KTAE 251314
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR 407...EGLIN AFB JACKSON GUARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
814 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850)942-8835.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...IN THE WAKE OF YESTERDAY'S DEPARTING LOW...
ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH NOTICEABLY COLDER AND DRIER AIR
WILL BEGIN TO BUILD IN OVER THE REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN
DANGEROUSLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COUPLED WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS AND HIGH DISPERSION VALUES IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND
PANHANDLE PROMPTING A RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY. ALTHOUGH
WINDS AND DISPERSIONS WILL DECREASE ON FRIDAY...THE AIRMASS WILL
REMAIN VERY DRY WITH CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO A
WARNING LATER TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION..........62.

TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     40     46     49     50     41
RH..............45     33     25     21     22     37
20 FT WIND......NW 7   NW 8   NW 9   NW 8   NW 5   NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     10     10     5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT IN THE EVENING AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION..........2.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION..........37.

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FORECASTER...WOOL
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN MOCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100225.407__.01/TAE