FNUS72 KTAE 131241
FWSTAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR SMR 327   344...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
741 AM EST THU JAN 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (850)942-8835

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
CRITICAL DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE LIKELY ACROSS OUR
FLORIDA ZONES THIS AFTERNOON AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT.
LOW LEVEL AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH THROUGH THE
DURATION OF THE DAY...WHICH WILL HELP KEEP THE OVERALL INFLUENCE
FROM APALACHEE BAY TO A MINIMUM. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE CLOSER
FOR FRIDAY ALLOWING WINDS TO BE LIGHTER...BUT STILL GENERALLY
FROM THE NORTH OR NORTHEAST. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL AGAIN
BE QUITE LOW IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 15 MPH LATE THIS MORNING...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 10 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....65 TO 70.

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............38     43     45     46     42     35
RH..............40     30     27     26     35     53
20 FT WIND......N 7    N 8    N 8    N 7    N 6    N 4
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     13     10     8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY...THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO UNDER 500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....AROUND 5.
LVORI...............3.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 2300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....AROUND 30.

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FORECASTER...MROCZKA
REQUESTED BY...GREG TITUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110113.SMR32.01/TAE