FNUS72 KTAE 121512
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR FCV 2  4A    4B...FLORIDA CAVERNS STATE PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1112 AM EDT WED MAY 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE TO OUR
NORTHEAST WILL COMBINE WITH A BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM
ALOFT...TO PRODUCE FAIR...VERY WARM...AND GENERALLY DRY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ALTHOUGH
NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED...INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
MOVING IN FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO FROM ONSHORE WINDS SHOULD
KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ABOVE THE LEVELS FOR RED FLAG CONCERNS
DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. MORE UNSETTLED CONDITIONS APPEAR
LIKELY BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND AND FOR THE EARLY TO MID WEEK
PERIOD NEXT WEEK AS THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BREAKS DOWN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-4900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
LDSI................60

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............78     83     86     88     85     78
RH..............73     56     48     45     50     63
20 FT WIND......SE 12  S 10   S 10   S 10   S 8    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-1900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 2 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LDSI................4

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-6000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH.
LDSI................69

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FORECASTER...VAN DYKE
REQUESTED BY...PARK MANAGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100512.FCV24.01/TAE