FNUS72 KTAE 221335
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR 602A...NATURAL RESOURCES EGLIN AFB
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
835 AM EST WED DEC 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 CST ON DECEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.AT (850)942-8835

.DISCUSSION...MOIST SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING WEAK COLD FRONT WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
WELL ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS TODAY.  WINDS WILL REMAIN STEADY OUT OF THE
WEST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE
REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON CAUSING WINDS TO SHIFT TO
THE NORTHWEST AROUND 2 PM CST. A DRIER AIRMASS WILL ARRIVE IN THE WAKE OF
TODAY'S FRONT FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
MAY BRIEFLY APPROACH CRITICAL LEVELS OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN FLORIDA BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER
DURATIONS WILL BE SHORT AND RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL WILL OCCUR DURING THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................94 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 8 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2 PM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2200-2600 FT AGL LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION..........MAX 51.

TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     63     68     71     68     59
RH..............94     93     76     68     69     82
20 FT WIND......W 8    W 9    W 10   NW 9   NW 7   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO AROUND 800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION..........MIN 6.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-3200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EVANS
REQUESTED BY...ROGER KENNEDY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101222.602A_.01/TAE