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SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 356...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
759 AM EDT FRI APR 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...WITH HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE EXTREME WESTERN
ATLANTIC...WARM AND DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE REGION
TODAY YIELDING A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE MOST OF NORTH FLORIDA.
THE SEA BREEZE SHOULD PREVENT CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY DURATIONS
ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS. THE AIR MASS WILL GRADUALLY MOISTEN UP
ON SATURDAY FROM WEST TO EAST AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE
REGION AND THE PERSISTENT HIGH SLIDES EASTWARD. HOWEVER...
SUFFICIENT DRYING WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE INLAND BIG BEND SO
CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY DURATIONS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE.
THEREFORE...A WATCH WAS ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-2600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5
                    TO 13 MPH BY MID MORNING.

TIME (EDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     69     74     75     76     74
RH..............59     47     42     40     39     45
20 FT WIND......NE 3   S 5    S 10   S 10   S 8    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.              15     15     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-400 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3100 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WATSON
REQUESTED BY...BOB AIRHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100402.UNIT3.02/TAE