FNUS72 KTAE 300940
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR AUCILLA WMA...FWC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
540 AM EDT TUE MAR 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/
THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...EXCEPT NEAR THE IMMEDIATE
COAST...DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
THE SAME AREAS DUE TO LIKELY LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE RIDGE OF CONTINENTAL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
INTO THE REGION AND REMAIN IN CONTROL FOR MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.
WITH THE WARMER AND DRIER AIR FROM THIS HIGH...RED FLAG CONDITIONS
WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE EACH
DAY...EXCEPT NEAR THE COAST WHERE AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER
DUE TO THE SEA BREEZE. ALSO...ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT
FOR 1 TO 2 HOURS BOTH TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...AND THESE AREAS WILL LIKELY
NEED TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK IN CASE CONDITIONS ARE
SLIGHTLY DRIER THAN EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    4800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION..........64.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     66     69     73     71     66
RH..............50     38     34     29     31     40
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 7   NW 8   NW 8   NW 7   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL EARLY THIS EVENING...DECREASING TO
                    1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION..........4.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 5200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION..........57.

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FORECASTER...BARRY
REQUESTED BY...MORGAN WILBUR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100330.AUCIL.01/TAE