FNUS72 KTAE 040905
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 206...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
405 AM EST THU MAR 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON MARCH 4.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 850-942-8835.

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...THE RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND DISPERSION INDICES ABOVE 75. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL
BE ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE REGION ON FRIDAY DUE TO EXPECTED
LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THIS WEEKEND...RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS EACH AFTERNOON...MAINLY
OVER NORTHERN FLORIDA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
                    TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION INCREASING TO 8 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 21
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSION....MAX 90.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     45     52     58     54     49
RH..............54     40     30     23     28     39
20 FT WIND......NW 7   NW 12  NW 14  NW 12  NW 9   NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     15     15     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000-300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSION....MIN 4.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4800 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 13 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSION....MAX 72.

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FORECASTER...JAMSKI
REQUESTED BY...BOB AIRHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100304.UNIT2.01/TAE