FNUS72 KTAE 050931
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 206...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
431 AM EST FRI MAR 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON MARCH 5.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 850-942-8835.

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TO
7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND
PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
DISPERSION VALUES ABOVE 75...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EST /1 PM CST/ TO
6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA DUE TO
EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...THE DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN FIRMLY ENTRENCHED OVER
THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH MONDAY...WITH LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE
AREA FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH ISSUED FOR SATURDAY WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO A RED
FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
                    TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...INCREASING
                    TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 3800-4800
                    FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSION....MAX 85.

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     47     56     61     56     51
RH..............55     41     29     23     28     38
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 8   NW 10  NW 9   NW 7   N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-3300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1900-300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 3
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSION....MIN 4.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3200-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....MAX 52.

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FORECASTER...JAMSKI
REQUESTED BY...BOB AIRHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100305.UNIT2.01/TAE