FNUS72 KTAE 291218
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR 238...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
818 AM EDT THU APR 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 EDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

.AS HIGH PRESSURE HAS SETTLED IN OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS
MORNING...DRIER AIR AND CALM WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRIP THE
SOUTHEAST FOR ONE MORE DAY. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
OF CONCERN IN THE FL PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND THIS AFTERNOON...SO
WITH LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED...A RED FLAG
WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON. THIS RED FLAG
WARNING DOES INCLUDE THE IMMEDIATE FLORIDA COASTLINE. FRIDAY AND
BEYOND...MORE MOISTURE BEGINS TO FLOW INTO THE REGION AS WINDS SHIFT
TO A MORE ONSHORE DIRECTION...KEEPING THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
WELL ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THEREFORE...THERE SHOULD
BE NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT EAST WINDS THIS MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 5300
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION..........MAX AROUND 49.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     64     74     79     83     80
RH..............81     51     35     27     24     28
20 FT WIND......N 2    NE 2   E 2    E 3    SE 7   SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      10     10

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 400 FT
                    AGL TOWARD DAYBREAK.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION..........4.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 IN THE MORNING...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 3900 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 16 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION..........MAX AROUND 68.

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FORECASTER...BARRY
REQUESTED BY...MARY OWEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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