FNUS72 KTAE 081036
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 224...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
636 AM EDT THU JUL 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON JULY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850)942-8835.

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...STACKED HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING HOT TEMPERATURES AND
DRIER AIR INTO THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS AFTERNOON
UNTIL THE SEA BREEZE PUSHES INLAND AND INCREASES LOW LEVEL MOISTURE.
HOT TEMPERATURES ARE AGAIN EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY...HOWEVER AN INCREASE
IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN IS ANTICIPATED...
WHICH SHOULD KEEP RED FLAG CONDITIONS FROM BEING MET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 TO
                    10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSION....36-37.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............82     89     94     97     96     89
RH..............64     47     37     33     36     49
20 FT WIND......NE 2   NE 5   NE 6   S 8    SW 9   SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10     15     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6700 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING DECREASING
                    TO 300-700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6
                    TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSION....4.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-6500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....71-73.

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FORECASTER...M BARRY
REQUESTED BY...BOB AIRHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100708.UNIT2.01/TAE