FNUS72 KTAE 091257
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR ARWEA - DUMP BLOCK BURN...FWC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
857 AM EDT FRI APR 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
THAT BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS YESTERDAY. THIS DRY AIRMASS
COUPLED WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF
THE REGION. RED FLAG WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY FOR ALL ZONES
IN FLORIDA...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...AND MUCH OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA IN
ANTICIPATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. HIGH DISPERSION
INDICIES ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED TODAY WITH BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AS SIMILAR CONDITIONS MAY
CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS AGAIN. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY
CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY DEPENDING ON THE QUANTITY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
AND DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES. BY TUESDAY...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
EAST...ALLOWING FOR MOISTURE TO RETURN AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO
INCREASE. THIS SHOULD ALLEVIATE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0 TO 5 PERCENT SKY COVER).
                    TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...AND RISING TO 4100 FT AGL BY 3 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....83.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............66     74     75     73     67     60
RH..............40     29     27     28     33     47
20 FT WIND......N 10   N 12   NW 12  NW 12  NW 8   N 4
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     15     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0 TO 10 PERCENT SKY COVER)
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING CALM AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....4
MAX LVORI...........4

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10 TO 15 PERCENT SKY COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....59.

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FORECASTER GODSEY
REQUESTED BY...KIM SASH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100409.ARWEA.01/TAE