FNUS72 KTAE 310955
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR C6A  UNIT 2...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
555 AM EDT WED MAR 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 IN DIXIE COUNTY AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST...
...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 FLORIDA BIG BEND.
DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER IN. AT THE SURFACE...LIGHT
NORTHWEST FLOW WILL INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON TO WEST 5 TO 10 MPH
WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL
CREATE HAZARDOUS RED FLAG CONDITIONS TODAY AND AGAIN ON
THURSDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 70S COMBINED WITH
DEWPOINTS AROUND 40 WILL LEAD TO COASTAL RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
BOTTOMING OUT IN THE MID 30S THIS AFTERNOON. CRITICAL FOUR
HOURS OF RED FLAG DURATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED FOR THIS FORECAST
SITE. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
                    TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 3900 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION..........AROUND 60.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     66     69     72     70     64
RH..............68     51     42     38     44     60
20 FT WIND......NW 6   W 7    W 7    W 8    W 9    W 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
DISPERSION..........AROUND 4.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION..........AROUND 41.

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FORECASTER...BLOCK
REQUESTED BY...VIC DOIG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100331.C6AUN.01/TAE