FNUS72 KTAE 081208 FWSTAE SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN UNIT 17...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 708 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT (850) 942-8835. ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION...A DRY COLD FRONT WILL CROSS SOUTH OF THE LOCAL AREA THIS MORNING REINFORCING AN ALREADY DRY AIR MASS. HIGH TRANSPORT WINDS WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO WELL ABOVE AVERAGE DISPERSIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR MOST OF NORTH FLORIDA AWAY FROM THE COAST. DISPERSIONS WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL ON SUNDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT WEATHER MAKER...A LOW SLATED TO CROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY. THE LOCAL AIR MASS WILL REMAIN SUFFICIENTLY DRY TO ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA COUNTIES. AFTER THE LOW PASSES EAST...THE LOCAL AIR MASS WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DRY OUT AGAIN. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH. DISPERSION..........42. .TONIGHT... DISPERSION..........11. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 55 59 59 50 44 RH..............56 41 32 29 41 54 20 FT WIND......W 8 NW 10 NW 10 NW 8 NW 3 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 5 $$ FORECASTER...GOULD REQUESTED BY...STEVEN PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110108.BURNU.02/TAE