FNUS72 KTAE 261124
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR 4...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
624 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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 1 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION..........40-50.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     51     56     57     51     46
RH..............38     27     22     21     32     45
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 6   NW 6   W 6    W 5    W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

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