FNUS72 KTAE 141236
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR LCI RX FIRE...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
836 AM EDT WED APR 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 14.
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...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY AGAIN TODAY AS DRY AIR
REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE SOUTHEAST. IN ADDITIONS TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
...LARGE MIXING HEIGHTS AND MODEST TRANSPORT WINDS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO HIGH
DISPERSIONS THIS AFTERNOON. DISPERSIONS WILL RANGE FROM 70 TO 80 ACROSS MOST
OF INLAND FLORIDA ZONES THIS AFTERNOON. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE THURSDAY AS DRY AIR AND HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUE OVER THE REGION.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO AROUND 6500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION..........75 TO 80

TIME (EDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
TEMP............64     70     76     80     82     78
RH..............72     56     44     35     31     36
20 FT WIND......E 6    E 7    E 10   E 12   E 9    E 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15     10

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO AROUND 300 FT AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION..........3 TO 6

.THURSDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO AROUND
                    6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 18
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION..........55 TO 60

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FORECASTER...AUSTIN/WOOL
REQUESTED BY...BRYAN KREITER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100414.LCIRX.01/TAE