FNUS72 KTAE 311210
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN UNIT 23...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
810 AM EDT WED MAR 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850)942-8835.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD DIRECTLY OVER THE
REGION AND WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES.
DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER IN WITH LIGHT NORTHWESTERLY FLOW
AT THE SURFACE. THIS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS RED FLAG CONDITIONS
OVER ALL THE FORECAST AREA TODAY AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY. AFTERNOON
HIGH TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH LOW DEWPOINTS WILL LEAD TO
INLAND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BOTTOMING OUT AT AROUND 20 PERCENT.
RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK WITH THIS UNUSUALLY DRY AIR MASS IN PLACE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9 TO
                    12 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION..........AROUND 60.

TIME (EDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     63     71     76     78     70
RH..............72     52     31     23     22     33
20 FT WIND......S 1    S 5    SW 7   SW 7   SW 7   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...LANIER
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL CEDENO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100331.BURNU.01/TAE