FNUS72 KTAE 260926
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR 4...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
426 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...A DRY PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE RED FLAG
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. SURFACE HEATING COMBINED WITH VERY
LOW MOISTURE CONTENT IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE WILL LEAD TO RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS OVER THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE. A STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS SOUTH OF THE
AREA ON SATURDAY WITH SUBSTANTIAL CLOUD COVER AND POSSIBLE RAIN.
DESPITE THIS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS STILL PROJECTED TO FALL TO RED
FLAG LEVELS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THIS REASON A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR MOST OF OUR
FLORIDA ZONES. EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWER ACTIVITY SATURDAY MORNING
WITH ACTIVITY TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. SKIES WILL START
OUT MOSTLY CLOUDY ON SATURDAY WITH SKIES CLEARING TO PARTLY CLOUDY
DURING THE AFTERNOON AS SHOWERS COME TO AND END.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
POP.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10
                    PERCENT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO AROUND 2300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.
LDSI................27

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FORECASTER...GIBBS
REQUESTED BY...MARY OWEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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