FNUS72 KTAE 241312 FWSTAE SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIER CREEK...EGLIN AFB JACKSON GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 912 AM EDT MON MAY 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MAY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT (850) 942-8835. .DISCUSSION...LOWER DEW POINT TEMPERATURES TODAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...COMBINED WITH STRONG DAYTIME HEATING...WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO REACH CRITICAL LEVELS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...DURATIONS WILL BE MARGINAL...AND THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE TRIMMED BACK TO INCLUDE ONLY INLAND WALTON COUNTY...AND HOLMES AND JACKSON COUNTIES. LOOKING AHEAD...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY APPROACH OR DROP BRIEFLY BELOW 35 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS THIS WEEK ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF FLORIDA...DURATIONS ARE CURRENTLY NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED CRITICAL VALUES. HOWEVER... CONDITIONS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED...ESPECIALLY ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS. NOTE TO EGLIN AFB: THIS PRESCRIBED BURN FALLS IN CENTRAL WALTON COUNTY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. LAL.................2. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL EARLY INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTM TSTM TSTM TEMP............79 84 90 93 92 87 RH..............69 53 43 39 41 51 20 FT WIND......N 3 NE 5 NE 6 NE 7 NE 8 NE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 DISPERSION......58. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN......0. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL EARLY DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION..........6. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN......40 PERCENT. LAL.................3. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL EARLY INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 12 MPH. DISPERSION..........65. $$ FORECASTER...GOULD REQUESTED BY...JERRY COON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100524.BRIER.01/TAE