FNUS72 KTAE 211016
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR L KIRK EDWARDS WEA...FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
516 AM EST TUE DEC 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON DECEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE EAST OF AREA THIS MORNING WILL SLIDE
SOUTH DOWN THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TODAY ALLOWING A GRADUAL INCREASE
IN MOISTURE TO COMMENCE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. A DRY COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...IT
WILL NOT GET DRY ENOUGH BEHIND THE FRONT FOR ANY RED FLAG CONCERNS.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS
MORNING...ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SHOWERS. MUCH DRIER AIR WILL
ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AGAIN BY
SUNDAY AND ON INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-45
                    PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION..........MAX 31.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     58     63     64     58     54
RH..............59     51     47     47     66     82
20 FT WIND......S 6    SW 8   SW 8   S 7    S 6    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     10     10

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FORECASTER...WOOL
REQUESTED BY...CLINTON PETERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101221.LKIRK.01/TAE